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The Department of Linguistics offers undergraduate instruction of
two types: general linguistics and non-Western languages courses.
General linguistics courses have two purposes: they are intended to
prepare students for various careers in which the scientific study
of language is of significance; they are, furthermore, the basis for
continued professional training toward the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees
in this field.
Languages Offered by the Department of Linguistics
African Languages (Bamana, Lingala, Swahili, Wolof, and Zulu)
Arabic
Modern Hebrew
Hindi
Sanskrit
Major in Sciences and Letters Curriculum
E-mail: deptling@uiuc.edu
Degree title: Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts and Sciences
Minimum major and supporting course work normally equates to 50-52
hours.
General education: The LAS General Education requirements are set
up so students automatically complete the Campus
General Education requirements.
Minimum hours required for graduation: 120 hours
Departmental distinction: Students are strongly encouraged to fulfill
the requirements for completing their program with distinction. Candidates
for the degree with distinction must register their candidacy with
their advisers no later than the beginning of the second semester
of the junior year. They must achieve a grade point average of at
least 3.4 for the required 36 hours in linguistics, and register for
at least 4 hours of LING 391–Honors Individual Study, plus submit
a senior honors thesis to the Department of Linguistics by the first
day of the month preceding the month of graduation.
Students must select one option in consultation with an academic adviser.
General Linguistics Option
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Requirements |
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Major core courses: |
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LING
100–Intro to Language Science |
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LING 210–Language History |
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LING
301–Elements of Syntax |
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LING
302–Elements of Phonology |
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LING
307–Elmnts Semantics & Pragmatics |
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LING
401–Intro to General Phonetics |
| 3 |
One course from the following: |
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LING 225 - Elements of Psycholinguists |
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LING 250 - Language in the USA |
| 15 |
Major electives: 15 hours of Linguistics courses at the 200- to 400-level, chosen in consultation with the student's advisor |
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Students must fulfill the LAS foreign language requirement, and in addition, complete at least 8 hours in a second foreign language. One of these languages must be a non-Western language chosen from the following list or approved in consultation with the student's advisor: Amharic, Arabic, Bamana, Chinese, Coptic, Hebrew, Hindi/Urdu, Japanese, Korean, Lingala, Persian, Quechua, Sanskrit, Swahili, Wolof, Zulu. Courses used to complete this requirement may also be used to meet the requirement of "Courses in linguistically relevant areas," below. |
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Courses in linguistically relevant areas chosen in consultation with the student's advisor. There are two ways of meeting this requirement: |
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A. The courses may come from any of the following disciplines: any foreign language, anthropology, classics, computer science, English, English as an international language, philosophy, psychology, speech and hearing science, speech communication. |
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B. Students desiring to specialize in the linguistics of a particular language should complete at least four semesters of instruction in that language beyond the elementary level, and a linguistics course or independent study focusing on the selected language or its language family. |
Students must complete 21 hours of advanced coursework, including at least 12 hours of advanced linguistics courses on this campus. These courses may be included in the core courses or electives required above.
Hebrew Language and Linguistics Option
This option provides the student with a broad knowledge of the Hebrew
language, both modern and biblical, as well as with introductory training
in general linguistics.
| Hours |
Requirements1 |
| 29 |
Hebrew language
courses, including: |
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LING
100–Intro to Language Science, and two other courses
in linguistics |
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HEBR
405–Advanced Modern Hebrew I |
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HEBR
406–Advanced Modern Hebrew II |
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HEBR
407–Topics Mod Hebrew Lang & Lit I |
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HEBR
408– Topics Mod Hebrew Lang&Lit II |
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Biblical
Hebrew, select two courses in consultation with the advisor |
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Courses which
should constitute a coherent program complementing the major
in Hebrew language and linguistics. Possible supporting courses
include Jewish culture and society, biblical literature, anthropology,
classics, and additional languages. The program of supporting
course work will be planned by the student in conjunction with
the Hebrew language coordinator. |
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Western Civilization,
select from: |
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HIST
141–Western Civ to 1660 (or HIST 140), and |
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HIST
142–Western Civ Since 1660 (or HIST 143) |
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or |
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CWL
241–Masterpieces West Culture I, and |
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CWL
242–Masterpieces West Culture II |
For All Options:
Twelve hours of 300- or 400-level courses in the major must be taken
on this campus.
All foreign language requirements must be satisfied.
A Major Plan of Study Form must be completed and submitted to the
LAS Student Affairs Office before the end of the fifth semester (60-75
hours). Please see your adviser.
Minor in Linguistics
The Linguistics Minor is designed for students who seek a basic familiarity
with the field and is especially suited for students with majors in
foreign language and other language-related fields such as anthropology,
bilingual studies, cognitive science, computer science, English, language
acquisition, psychology, speech communication, and for anyone interested in the nature of language.
E-mail: deptling@uiuc.edu
| Hours |
Requirements |
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LING 100–Intro
to Language Science |
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Select two
of the following: |
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LING 301 – Elements of Syntax |
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LING
302 – Elements of Phonology |
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LING
307 – Elmnts Semantics & Pragmatics |
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Nine additional hours of linguistics courses, including at least six hours chosen from the following list. Students must take at least six hours of linguistics courses at the advanced level. |
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LING 301 – Elements of Syntax (if not chosen for the second requirement above) |
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LING 302 – Elements of Phonology (if not chosen for the second requirement above) |
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LING 307 – Elmnts Semantics and Pragmatics (if not chosen for the second requirement above) |
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LING 210 – Language History |
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LING 225 – Elements of Psycholinguistics |
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LING 250 – Language in the USA |
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LING 400 – Intro to Linguistic Structure |
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LING 401 – Intro to General Phonetics |
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LING 406 – Intro to Computational Ling |
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LING 470 – Mind, Culture and Society |
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