Undergraduate Courses in Linguistics

Undergraduate Courses

CAS LX 110 Say What' Accents, Dialects, and Society

4 credits.

The Individual in Community
Research and Information Literacy
Social Inquiry I

Exploration of how variation in accents and dialects interacts with various aspects of society and human life. Students examine how dialect variation arises, how it can be described, and how it interacts with literature, film, humor, and music. Cannot be taken for credit by students who have previously taken, or are currently taking, CAS LX 250 or a higher-level linguistics course. Carries humanities divisional credit in CAS. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Social Inquiry I, The Individual in Community, Research and Information Literacy.

CAS LX 301 Phonetics & Phonology: Introduction to Sound Systems

4 credits.

Critical Thinking
Quantitative Reasoning I
Scientific Inquiry II

Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASLX250) or consent of instructor. ; Undergraduate Corequisites: (CASLX302) - (Students must also register for required co-req CAS LX 302.) Introduction to the nature and patterning of sounds in human language. Presents articulatory and acoustic phonetics, and basic phonological analysis, focusing on cross-language typology and comparison. Hands-on development of practical skills, including IPA transcription, field techniques, and digital speech analysis. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Scientific Inquiry II, Quantitative Reasoning I, Critical Thinking.

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Chair of Department

Jonathan Barnes Professor

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Director of Undergraduate Studies

Paul Hagstrom Associate Professor

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