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Spring 2014  |  LING 5900 Section 001: Topics in Linguistics -- Language and Gender (58437)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Repeat Credit Limit:
4 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
Delivery Medium
Meets With:
ANTH 5980 Section 003
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/21/2014 - 05/09/2014
Tue, Thu 11:15AM - 12:30PM
UMTC, East Bank
Science Teaching Student Svcs 420B
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Topics vary. See Class Schedule.
Class Description:
Language and Gneder Taught with Anth 5980. Prereq: Introduction to Linguistics, Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology, or equivalent. Description: Description: Language and Gender Taught with Anth 5980. Prereq: Introduction to Linguistics, or Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology, or the equivalent, or instr consent, 3 credits, Instructor: Sheldon,Amy Description: This course will critically examine whether and how language and communicative practices construct and represent normative and non-normative sexualities and genders. Possible topics: gender socialization through language; genderlects; gender as binarity or multiplicity; gender as linguistic stylization; language issues in LGBT communities; sexist and nonsexist language; language reform; conversational and rhetorical practices that create dominance, subordination, silencing and resistance. Language contexts include, but are not limited to: everyday conversational interactions that create personal relationships, personal narratives, talk in public spaces (e.g., radio/TV/print media, classrooms, workplaces, online language), etc. Students will observe their own and others' everyday speech and will work with found or recorded examples. Term projects can be started early and developed with guidance across the semester. The focus is on English but comparisons across languages are welcome. Moodle enhanced. Electronic reserves and text. If you have questions, please contact Professor Amy Sheldon, asheldon@umn.edu Moodle enhanced. Electronic reserves and text. If you have questions, please contact Professor Amy Sheldon, asheldon@umn.edu
Grading:
50% Reports/Papers
20% Written Homework
10% Attendance
10% In-class Presentations
10% Class Participation Other Grading Information: No exams.
Exam Format:
n.a.
Class Format:
20% Lecture
25% Discussion
30% Small Group Activities
20% Student Presentations
5% Demonstration
Workload:
20-30 Pages Reading Per Week
20-25 Pages Writing Per Term
1-2 Paper(s)
3 Presentation(s)
4 Homework Assignment(s)
Other Workload: Media Mill, Video Ant, iMovie, Moodle, eRseserve
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/58437/1143
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
18 October 2012

Spring 2014  |  LING 5900 Section 002: Topics in Linguistics -- Language and Food (61527)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Repeat Credit Limit:
4 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Meets With:
ANTH 5980 Section 004
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/21/2014 - 05/09/2014
Tue, Thu 11:15AM - 12:30PM
UMTC, East Bank
Science Teaching Student Svcs 420A
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Topics vary. See Class Schedule.
Class Notes:
Topic prereq - [LING 3001 or 3001H or 5001] or instr consent
Class Description:
Linguistics 5900 (Sec 002) Topics in Linguistics: Language and Food (Polly Szatrowski) What could be more central to our lives than language and food? We learn language (together with gesture) and the tastes (textures, smells, visual features, and sounds) we associate with food early in our lives, and both form an important part of our identities. In this course, we will address the following questions: 1) How do we organize our language and bodies around food, i.e., how do we use them to get to and from the table, and to proceed in a meal (e.g., at a sushi restaurant)? 2) How do we use language to taste, identify and assess food, and how do these fine distinctions and discriminations define us as people and relate to our identity? 3) How do we talk about our experience of food and tell stories about food? 4) What metaphors do we have for food and how does language relate to gender in the context of food? 5) How is language used to socialize children around food? We will explore the relation between language and food by video recording and analyzing actual conversations among people eating a variety of foods, using a variety of languages, including English, Japanese, Chinese, Lao, Kri, Eegimaa, Wolof, Italian, Persian, German, Danish, and French. The class will be most rewarding for students who like to cook/eat, talk about food, and educate their palate. Prerequisite: LING 3001 or 3011 or 5001 OR permission of the instructor
Grading:
Other Grading Information: 30% Major Paper, Abstract, Presentation 30% Data collection, Transcription, Written homework assignments 40% Class Participation and Preparation
Class Format:
30% Lecture
40% Discussion
30% Student Presentations
Workload:
40-50 Pages Reading Per Week
1 Paper(s)
5 Presentation(s)
5 Homework Assignment(s)
Other Workload: Pages Writing per Term: paper (undergrad 10-15, grad 20-30) + homework (10-15 pages)=undergrad 20-30, grad 30-45
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/61527/1143
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
6 November 2013

Spring 2014  |  LING 5900 Section 003: Topics in Linguistics -- Gender in Linguistic Structure (63561)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Repeat Credit Limit:
4 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
Delivery Medium
Meets With:
LING 8900 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/21/2014 - 05/09/2014
Tue, Thu 01:00PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 245
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Topics vary. See Class Schedule.
Class Description:
Topics to be covered include defining gender, bases for gender classification (semantic, structural), gender in diachronic and psycholinguistic perspective, gender agreement and gender resolution.
Grading:
Other Grading Information: The grade will be based on a paper (15-20 pp., double-spaced).
Workload:
Other Workload: Workload: 4-6 hours per week outside of class
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/63561/1143
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
25 September 2013

Spring 2014  |  LING 5900 Section 004: Topics in Linguistics -- Semantics as a Mental Phenomenon (67952)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Repeat Credit Limit:
4 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Meets With:
LING 8900 Section 002
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/21/2014 - 05/09/2014
Mon 03:00PM - 05:30PM
UMTC, East Bank
Lind Hall 216
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Topics vary. See Class Schedule.
Class Notes:
Topic prereq - Ling 4201 or 5201 or instr consent
Class Description:
Introduction to mathematical and computational tools for assgining meanings to natural language sentences. Foundational skills for the development of formal models of human language syntax and semantics, and for practical applications of language technology such as text understanding and question-answering. Topics include logical inference predication, argument structure, and quantification; and syntactic structure and displacement. No previous knowledge of semantics is necessary. Pre-requisite: LING 4201 or 5201 or instructor consent.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/67952/1143
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
25 July 2013

Spring 2014  |  LING 5900 Section 005: Topics in Linguistics -- Computing Meanings (67953)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Repeat Credit Limit:
4 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Meets With:
LING 8900 Section 003
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/21/2014 - 05/09/2014
Wed 10:00AM - 12:30PM
UMTC, East Bank
Elliott Hall S225
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Topics vary. See Class Schedule.
Class Notes:
Topic prereq - Ling 4201 or 5201 or instr consent
Class Description:
Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/67953/1143

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