Spring 2027

Topics in Linguistics

Topics in Linguistics: Study of a particular topic in linguistics.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Jacqueline BrixeyJoe Salmons

Summary

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Past student reviews · Joseph Salmons

The course was rated with a difficulty of 3, indicating a moderate level of academic demand.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Discuss key concepts, terms, and debates in the study of a particular topic in linguistics.

  • Compare different approaches to a particular topic in linguistics.

  • Integrate course material into current research project.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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LINGUIS 101 or 301

LINGUIS 373

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Professors

Spring 2027
Historical instructors & teaching patterns

JOSEPH SALMONS is recorded teaching in Spring 2011, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 250
LEC 002Classroom Instruction0 / 300

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Joseph Salmons

Students described Joe Salmons as an awesome teacher who was highly recommended for his supportive teaching style.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.90 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.57 GPA, 71.4% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Joseph Salmons

The course was rated with a difficulty of 3, indicating a moderate level of academic demand.

Past student reviews · Joseph Salmons

Joe was willing to help students do well and pursue goals outside of class, answering questions quickly and thoroughly.

Topics

  • Particular topics in linguistics.

Skills

  • Discussing key concepts and comparing different approaches to specific linguistic topics.
  • Integrating course material into current research projects.

Grades

Latest available · Fall 2025— not enough history to project Spring 2027.

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Sources & history

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Catalog & offerings

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Selected offering source records
LINGUIS 373 · Spring 2027

Topics in Linguistics

Recorded 2026-10-14
LINGUIS 373 · Spring 2027

Historical Sociolinguistics

Recorded 2026-10-14
LINGUIS 373 · Spring 2027

Computational Linguistics

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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Model & dataset provenance 
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