2025-26 Courses

This course listing is for informational purposes only and should not be considered an official source. Always refer to B for the most accurate and up-to-date course information.  Please contact the Linguistics Department for further information and academic advising.

 

FALL 2025

LING 101 - Intro to Linguistic Analysis*

  • LEC A01: 10:00-10:50 AM, M-W-F, Instructor: Lachler, J.
  • LEC A02: 12:00-12:50 PM, M-W-F, Instructor: TBA
  • LEC A03: 9:30-10:50 AM, T-R, Instructor: Blekher, M
  • LEC A04: 11:00-12:20 PM, T-R. Instructor: Arnhold, A.
  • LEC A05: 14:00-15:20 PM, T-R, Instructor: Blekher, M
  • LEC 800: ONLINE Asynchronous, Instructor: Guardado, M.
  • LEC 801: ONLINE Asynchronous , Instructor: Guardado, M. 

LING 102 - Linguistics in Action*

Pre/corequisite: LING 101.

  • LEC A01: 13:00-13:50 PM, M-W-F, Instructor: Colston, H.

LING 204 - Syntax of World Languages*

This course examines the syntactic structures of natural languages from a descriptive-typological perspective. Topics will include parts of speech systems, clause types, sentence structure, grammatical relations, and syntactic processes. Students should finish the course with an understanding of how languages organize their syntax and how syntax is both the same and different across languages.Prerequisite: LING 101.

  • LEC A01: 12:30-13:50 PM, T-R, Instructor: Daskalaki, L.

LING 205 – Phonetics*

This course provides students with the practical skills and the conceptual framework to do work in phonetics, especially speech perception and speech production. It will give training in the production, perception, physiological and acoustic description, and transcription of speech sounds used in the world’s languages using the International Phonetic Alphabet.Prerequisite: LING 101.

  • LEC A01: 11:00-12:20 PM, T-R, Instructor: Huang Y.
  • LEC 800: ONLINE Asynchronous TBA

LING 224 - Endangered Languages**

Speakers of minority and Indigenous languages today face serious challenges passing their languages on to their children, meaning that many of the languages of the world may cease to be spoken. Students will learn about the various social, political and economic factors underlying language shift; the ways in which endangerment impacts linguistic structure, communities, and society in general; and the efforts of linguists and communities to stem the tide of language loss.

  • LEC A01: 9:30-10:50 AM, T-R, Instructor: Rosés Labrada, J.

LING 310 – Phonology*
This course is an introduction to phonological description and analysis. Students will become familiar with the theoretical aspects of phonological structure. Lectures will include sound inventories, phonemes & allophones, features, representations, and segmental structure. Students will also learn how to work with phonological data to discover some ways that sound systems can be structured. The course should provide a solid base for conducting further phonological research.Prerequisites: LING 101 and 205.

  • LEC A01: 13:00-13:50 PM, M-W-F, Instructor: Archer, S.

LING 319 - Child Language Acquisition

Basic issues in first language acquisition: theories, research methods, and major findings. Prerequisite: LING 101, LING 204 and 205 recommended.

  • LEC 800: ONLINE Asynchronous, Instructor: Paradis, J.
  • LEC 801: ONLINE Asynchronous, Instructor: Archer, S.

LING 320 - Second Language Acquisition

Introduction to the study of the acquisition of second or additional languages, including the psycholinguistic, sociolinguistic, and other factors which influence second language learning. The course also looks at topics in bilingualism and sources of individual differences in learners. Prerequisite: LING 101 or equivalent.

  • LEC A01: 12:30-13:50 PM, T-R, Instructor: Blekher, M.

LING 323 - Linguistics and the Mind

This course examines the relationship between language and its sociological and cognitive underpinnings. Students will learn about the motor and sensory processing involved in gesture production and comprehension, as well as the neurologically driven social imperatives that language has, to a large extent, evolved to fulfill. Prerequisite: LING 101.

  • LEC A01: 11:00-11:50 AM, M-W-F. Instructor: Colston, H.

LING 325 - Writing Systems

All human cultures have spoken language, but writing has only been developed independently four times in human history. This class covers the origins and development of the world’s major writing systems. Students will learn the basic principles underlying the organization of writing systems and gain an appreciation for the ways in which people transform speech into written symbols.Prerequisite: LING 101.

  • LEC A01: 11:00-12:20 PM, T-R, Instructor: Arppe, A.

LING 375 - Linguistic Directed Research I

Students in this course will engage in experiential learning-based linguistic research in collaboration with professors/labs; participate in meetings with other students in LING 375; learn about research methods and designs; and gain practical experience in presenting research to an audience of their peers.

  • RSC A01: 9:00-9:50 AM, M-W-F, Instructor: Järvikivi, J.

LING 400/500 - Psycholinguistics
Central topics, theoretical approaches, experimental techniques, and recent trends in how language is processed in the mind, including sentence and discourse processing and the role of socio-psycholinguistic individual difference factors. Through hands-on research creation and dissemination, students will gain experience with knowledge mobilization and practice in experiment design. Prerequisites: Any two of LING 308, 309 or 310. Recommended: a course in elementary statistics.

  • LEC A01: 12:00-12:50 PM, M-W-F, Instructor: Järvikivi, J.

LING 501 - Research Project Seminar
This course provides students with an overview of possible career paths for linguists both inside and outside academia and with an opportunity to hone important skills related to research, public speaking, and job/graduate school applications and interviews. In a nutshell, this seminar is to help senior undergraduate students in linguistics prepare for their future careers. Prerequisite: consent of Department.

  • LEC A01: 14:00-15:20 PM, T-R, Instructor: Rosés Labrada, J.

LING 509 - Syntactic Theory
The class introduces students to different syntactic theories, including Generative Grammar and Construction Grammar. By the end of the course students will be able to recognize and analyze a range of syntactic structures; use and evaluate syntactic argumentation; understand the syntactic literature and relate it to their own research; and understand the strengths and limitations of different syntactic theories.Prerequisite: LING 309 or consent of Department.

  • LEC A01: 9:30-10:50 AM, T-R, Instructor: Daskalaki, L.

LING 523 - Intro to Statistics for Linguistic Data
This course will equip students with the conceptual and practical skills necessary to statistically analyze linguistic data, as well as similar data from other social sciences and humanities. Students will learn how to select an analysis and identify dependent and independent variables based on the hypothesis to be tested; inspect and transform data sets; visualize data through graphs; select and perform statistical analyses and interpret their results; and report statistics in publications. The course includes extensive hands-on exercises using the free open-source software R to analyze real linguistic data sets. Prerequisite: any one of LING 308, LING 309, LING 310 or equivalent, or consent of Department.

  • LEC A01: 12:30-13:50 PM, T-R, Instructor: Arnhold, A.

WINTER 2026

LING 101 - Intro to Linguistic Analysis*
  • LEC B01: 13:00-13:50 PM, M-W-F, Instructor: Daskalaki, L
  • LEC B02: 11:00-11:50 AM, M-W-Finstructor: Lachler, J.
  • LEC B03: 9:30-10:50 AM, T-R, Instructor: Rosés Labrada, J.
  • LEC B04: 11:00-12:20 PM, T-R, Instructor: Huang Y.
  • LEC B05: 9:00-9:50 AM, M-W-F, TBA
  • LEC 850: 1:00 PM, ONLINE Asynchronous, Instructor: Blekher, M.
  • LEC 851: 1:00 PM, ONLINE Asynchronous, Instructor: Huijsmans, M.

LING 102 - Linguistics in Action*
Pre/corequisite: LING 101.

  • LEC B01: 10:00-10:50 AM, M-W-F, Instructor: Guardado, M.

LING 204 - Syntax of World Languages*
Exploration of morphological and syntactic phenomena found in English and other languages of the world. Prerequisite: LING 101.

  • LEC B01: 9:30-10:50 AM, T-R, Instuctor: Blekher, M.

LING 205 – Phonetics*

Recognizing, transcribing, and producing speech sounds using the International Phonetic Alphabet; problems in phonetic analysis; elementary acoustic phonetics; techniques for describing the sound system of an unfamiliar language. Prerequisite: LING 101.

  • LEC B01: 12:30-13:50 PM, T-R, Instructor: Arnhold, A.
  • LEC 850: ONLINE Asynchronous, Instructor: Archer, S.

LING 299 - Special Topics in Linguistics

LEC B01 Language and the Internet: 10:00-10:50 AM, M-W-F Mills, T.

This course looks at the various sides of digital language,as well as the descriptive and analytical tools that linguists use as we discover patterns, identify connections with pre-digital forms of language, and assess the communicative, social, and technological forces that drive these behaviours. We cover internet slang, compare different generations of people on the internet, look at emojis and automation and more.

LEC B02 Metaphor in Language and Mind: 12:00-12:50 PM, M-W-F, Colston, H.

This course is an in-depth discussion of metaphor in language use and beyond, including metaphor comprehension and cognition, methods in metaphor research, metaphor and its pragmatic effects, metaphorical framing, and metaphor in major topics like morality, life, death, love, disease, and many others. Students should finish the course with a better understanding of how metaphors work and why they are so essential to language. 

LING 308 – Morphology*

Morphology is the study of the shapes of words, how these shapes express meanings, and the processes which build them. This course focuses on the frameworks used to describe morphological systems and their underlying organization. Students in this class will learn the principles of morphological analysis and apply them to a wide range of languages from around the world. Prerequisites: LING 101, 204, and 310.

  • LEC B01: 12:00-12:50 PM, M-W-F, Instructor: Beck, D.

LING 309 – Syntax*
Syntax is the study of how words are grouped into larger units such as phrases and sentences and how these units are built and organized. This course focuses on approaches to describing and modelling syntactic structure and the formalisms used for this purpose. Students will learn the methods and rationales for syntactic theories and apply them to the analysis of data. Prerequisites: LING 101 and 204.

  • LEC B01: 11:00-12:20 PM, T-R, Instructor: Huijsmans, M.

LING 314 - Discourse Analysis
Language is more than just words and sentences; it is embedded in conversations, narratives, and broader semiotic systems, collectively known as “discourses.” This course explores language in use through various analytical approaches, examining referential, constitutive, and critical perspectives to understand how discourse shapes meaning, identity, and power.

  • LEC B01: 12:00-12:50 PM, M-W-F, Instructor: Guardado, M.

LING 319 - Child Language Acquisition

Introduction to the study of the development of all aspects of language from birth through adolescence. Includes a review of theories and current research as well as practice with analyses of children’s language. This course provides students with a foundation in the development of speech perception, phonology, lexicon/semantics, pragmatics, and morphosyntax. Prerequisite: LING 101 or equivalent. Prerequisite: LING 101, LING 204 and 205 recommended. 

  • LEC B01: 14:00-15:20 PM, T-R, Instructor: Archer, S.

LING 321 - Neurolinguistics

 Introduction to the modern cognitive neuroscience of language, including acquired language disorders; behavioural and neurocognitive factors in language processing, production, and comprehension; and how different brain structures and networks contribute to language processing. The experiential learning component includes individual research and practical experience with knowledge mobilization. Prerequisites: LING 101 and 204, or consent of Department. 

  • LEC B01: 11:00-11:50 AM, M-W-F, Instructor: Järvikivi, J.

LING 360 - Indigenous Languages of the Americas**
At the time of European contact with the Americas, there were well over a thousand languages spoken across the three continents. This course will survey the linguistic characteristics of the major language families of the region, with a particular emphasis on the Indigenous languages of Canada, and will examine the cultural and sociopolitical factors affecting their maintenance and survival. Students will finish the class with an appreciation for the linguistic diversity of Indigenous America and the challenges posed by language endangerment in Indigenous communities. Prerequisite: LING 101.

  • LEC B01: 12:30-13:50 PM, T-R, Instructor: Rosés Labrada, J.

LING 361 - Language Revitalization**
Language loss and endangerment is an issue facing minority and Indigenous language communities around the world. This course focuses on what can be done to turn the tide and to support, maintain, and revitalize languages that are in danger of passing out of use. Students in this class will learn about revitalization projects in a wide range of communities, how to evaluate their effectiveness, and how best to engage with communities to develop projects that meet the needs of speakers and language learners.Prerequisite: LING 101 and 224.

  • LEC B01: 13:00-13:50 PM, M-W-F, Instructor: Lachler, J.

LING 375 - Linguistic Directed Research I
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Students in this course will engage in experiential learning-based linguistic research in collaboration with professors/labs; participate in meetings with other students in LING 375; learn about research methods and designs; and gain practical experience in presenting research to an audience of their peers.

  • RSC B01: 9:00-9:50 AM, M-W-F, Instructor: Järvikivi, J.

LING 405 - Historical Linguistics
Historical-comparative linguistics, also known as linguistic phylogenetics, is the study of the ways languages change over time, a parent language gradually diverging into two or more distinct daughter languages. This course focuses on the way languages change, the methods linguists use to discover the proto-forms of ancient languages, and the historical relationships between speech communities. Prerequisite: LING 310.

  • LEC B01: 12:30-13:50 PM, T-R, Instructor: Blekher, M.

LING 422/522 - Heritage Language Acquisition
The class examines the development, maintenance, and cross-generational transmission of heritage/minority languages spoken primarily in the home. The course will address heritage languages in the Canadian context; what aspects of heritage languages are vulnerable/resilient to change; the extra- and intra-linguistic factors that influence heritage language acquisition; and heritage language instruction. Students will present recent academic papers, will develop an original study proposal, and will have the opportunity to work with heritage speakers and heritage language instructors. Prerequisites: LING 319 or LING 320 (or consent of Department).

  • LEC B01: 10:00-10:50 AM, M-W-F, Instructor: Daskalaki, L.

LING 499 - Linguistic Theory
A course designed to explore recent developments in particular areas of linguistic theory. Prerequisite: consent of Department. Normally offered only as a reading course through special arrangement.

  • LEC B01: 11:00-12:20 PM, T-R, Instructor: Paradis, J.

LING 510 - Phonological Theory
Students will expand their knowledge of phonology. Each term, the course focuses on a topic such as prominence or acquisition of sound patterns and provides an overview of main theoretical approaches from the later 20th century up until today. Students will practice phonological argumentation, applying and comparing different theoretical accounts through in-class discussion, assignments and tests. Prerequisite: LING 310 or consent of Department.

  • LEC B01: 9:30-10:50 AM, T-R, Instructor: Arnhold, A.

LING 512 - Acoustic Phonetics

This course focuses on acoustics, the physical properties of speech sounds. It covers basic acoustic principles and it surveys practical methods for the analysis (and synthesis) of human speech. Praat, WaveSurfer, R, Matlab and other software systems are used in hands-on demos and exercises to illustrate analysis and synthesis methods. At the end of the course, students will be able  to use speech analysis software and to measure key acoustic properties of speech signals. Prerequisite: LING 310. Note: Open to senior undergraduates in Linguistics.

  • LEC B01: 14:00-15:20 PM, T-R, Instructor: Huang, Y.

LING 525 - Second Language Acquisition and Bilingualism

Major theories and issues in second language acquisition, heritage language acquisition and bilingualism research with children and adults. Topics include sources of individual differences in bilinguals, age effects in second language abilities, the intersection of bilingualism and communication disorders, and cross-language interactions in bilinguals. Students will gain practical experience in knowledge mobilization for research end-users.

  • LEC B01: 11:00-12:20 T-TH; Instructor: Paradis, J.

  *Required courses for a Major in Linguistic

 **Courses part of the Certificate in Language Documentation & Revitalization (CLaDR). Visit website for more information.

 

This course listing is for informational purposes only and should not be considered an official source. Always refer to B for the most accurate and up-to-date course information.  Please contact the Linguistics Department for further information and academic advising.