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24.900 Introduction to Linguistics, Spring 2004
(2004-06)This class will provide some answers to basic questions about the nature of human language. Throughout the course, we will be learning (in many different ways) that human language is a surprisingly intricate -- yet ... -
24.900 Introduction to Linguistics, Spring 2005
(2005-06)This core-curriculum linguistics class will provide some answers to basic questions about the nature of human language. Topics include the intricate system that governs language, how it is acquired, the similarities and ... -
24.901 Language and its Structure I: Phonology, Fall 2002
(2002-12)24.901 is designed to give you a preliminary understanding of how the sound systems of different languages are structured, how and why they may differ from each other. The course also aims to provide you with analytical ... -
24.906J / 21F.024J The Linguistic Study of Bilingualism, Fall 2006
(2006-12)This course describes development of bilingualism in human history (from Lucy to present day). It focuses on linguistic aspects of bilingualism; models of bilingualism and language acquisition; competence versus performance; ... -
24.919 Topics in Linguistics: Creole Languages and Caribbean Identities, Spring 2004
(2004-06)The Creole languages spoken in the Caribbean are linguistic by-products of the historical events triggered by colonization and the slave trade in Africa and the "New World". In a nutshell, these languages are the results ... -
24.921 Special Topics in Linguistics: Genericity, Spring 2007
(2007-06)This course will investigate the semantics of generic sentences, i.e., sentences that are used to talk about habits, tendencies, dispositions, or kinds. For instance: Dogs are good pets. The giant panda is an ... -
24.946 Linguistic Theory and the Japanese Language, Fall 2001
(2001-12)Detailed examination of the grammar of Japanese and its structure which is significantly different from English, with special emphasis on problems of interest in the study of linguistic universals. Data from a broad group ... -
24.953 Argument Structure and Syntax, Spring 2003
(2003-06)This course is a detailed investigation of the major issues and problems in the study of lexical argument structure and how it determines syntactic structure. Its empirical scope  is along three dimensions: typology, ... -
24.954 Pragmatics in Linguistic Theory, Fall 2002
(2002-12)Formal theories of context-dependency, presupposition, implicature, context-change, focus and topic. Special emphasis on the division of labor between semantics and pragmatics. Applications to the analysis of quantification, ... -
24.954 Pragmatics in Linguistic Theory, Fall 2004
(2004-12)Formal theories of context-dependency, presupposition, implicature, context-change, focus and topic. Special emphasis on the division of labor between semantics and pragmatics. Applications to the analysis of quantification, ... -
24.961 Introduction to Phonology, Fall 2002
(2002-12)The year-long Introduction to Phonology reviews at the graduate level fundamental notions of phonological analysis and introduces students to current debates, research and analytical techniques. The Fall term reviews issues ... -
24.963 Linguistic Phonetics, Fall 2005
(2005-12)This course is a study of speech sounds: how we produce and perceive them and their acoustic properties. It explores the influence of the production and perception systems on phonological patterns and sound change. Acoustic ... -
24.973 Advanced Semantics, Spring 2003
(2003-06)Current work on semantics and questions of logic and meaning for syntactic systems in generative grammar. -
24.973 Advanced Semantics, Spring 2005
(2005-06)Current work on semantics and questions of logic and meaning for syntactic systems in generative grammar. From the course home page: Course Description This course is the second of the three parts of our graduate introduction ... -
24.979 Topics in Semantics, Fall 2002
(2002-12)This seminar will investigate the expression of gradability, comparison and degree in natural language. The course will address the following major issues, though we may also include other topics according to the interests ... -
6.542J / 24.966J / HST.712J Laboratory on the Physiology, Acoustics, and Perception of Speech, Fall 2001
(2001-12)Experimental investigations of speech processes. Topics: measurement of articulatory movements; measurements of pressures and airflows in speech production; computer-aided waveform analysis and spectral analysis of speech; ... -
9.591J / 24.945J Language Processing, Fall 2002
(2002-12)Seminar in real-time language comprehension. Models of sentence and discourse comprehension from the linguistic, psychology, and artificial intelligence literature, including symbolic and connectionist models. Ambiguity ... -
9.59J / 24.905J Psycholinguistics, Fall 2002
(2002-12)Central topics in language processing. The structure of language. Sentence processing. Discourse processing. Morphological processing. The storage and access of words in the mental dictionary. Speech processing. The ... -
9.59J / 24.905J Psycholinguistics, Spring 2005
(2005-06)This course covers central topics in language processing, including: the structure of language; sentence, discourse, and morphological processing; storage and access of words in the mental dictionary; speech processing; ... -
9.601J / 24.949J Language Acquisition I, Spring 2002
(2002-06)Lectures, reading, and discussion of current theory and data concerning the psychology and biology of language acquisition. Emphasizes learning of syntax and morphology, together with some discussion of phonology, and ...