Course Requirements
Students must take the following six foundational courses, which are offered as two-quarter sequences during the first year:
- Phonological Analysis 1 (30101), Phonological Analysis 2 (30102)
- Syntactic Analysis 1 (30201), Syntactic Analysis 2 (30102)
- Semantics and Pragmatics 1 (30301), Semantics and Pragmatics 2 (30302)
Students must also take the Colloquium Seminar (47800) during the first year: attendance at colloquia is mandatory; grading is P/F; attendance and grading is done by the colloquium organizer.
In addition to the foundational courses, students must take Historical Linguistics (31300), Morphology (31000), a “Methods” course (Field Methods, Experimental Methods, Computational Methods, Statistics, etc.), and one advanced course in each of the following areas:
- Phonetics/phonology/morphology
- Syntax/semantics/pragmatics
- Sociolinguistics/Historical
Finally, in their second and third years and in conjunction with writing their qualifying papers, students must take the Research Seminar (47900).