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Ranked courses have at least 100 recorded letter grades.
Introduction to sociolinguistics focusing on how language is shaped by social factors like gender, ethnicity, education, social status, and geographic location.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Kelly Wright
Dr. Wright assigned long, repetitive work due on Sundays, and the final exam required finding specific quotes from presentations or the book.
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Spring 2024–Spring 2026Capstone in Linguistics: in-depth exploration of a topic with training in data collection and supervised research experience.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026American Sign Language 2 develops ASL comprehension and production, focuses on sophisticated grammar for fluency and accuracy, and builds cultural awareness of global Deaf communities.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Taylor Koss
The class featured a bunch of fun activities and was characterized as laid back.
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Spring 2024–Spring 2026Human Language covers elementary theory and practical work in phonetics, phonology, morphology, and syntax, with attention to formal grammar.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Ryan Henke
Exams were straightforward with no trick questions. Students were advised to attend lectures because readings did not cover lecture material, and to complete practice problems for tests.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Introduction to theoretical approaches to morphology, covering morphological characteristics of world languages and interactions with syntax and phonology.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Ryan Henke
The course included plenty of practice material, and Ryan Henke provided incredibly clear grading and testing criteria to help students succeed.
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Spring 2023–Spring 2026An introduction to syntactic description covering grammatical theory, element types, and processes for analyzing human language structures.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026