Linguistics (LING)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

LING 1100

In this course the students learn the skill of writing at the university level. Instructors offer themes for their courses within their own special areas of expertise. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Constructed Languages

  •  2989 LING 1100   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Borah, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

LING 1101

Overview of the science of language, especially its theoretical underpinnings, methods, and major findings. Areas covered include: the relation between sound and meaning in human languages, social variation ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: COGST 1105

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7981 LING 1101   LEC 001

    • MWF
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Aparicio Terrasa, H

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7982 LING 1101   DIS 201

    • W
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Aparicio Terrasa, H

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7983 LING 1101   DIS 202

    • W
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Aparicio Terrasa, H

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7984 LING 1101   DIS 203

    • W
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Aparicio Terrasa, H

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7985 LING 1101   DIS 204

    • W
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Aparicio Terrasa, H

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7986 LING 1101   DIS 205

    • W
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Aparicio Terrasa, H

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7987 LING 1101   DIS 206

    • W
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Aparicio Terrasa, H

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LING 1109

Where do the words we use come from? This course examines the history and structure of the English vocabulary from its distant Indo-European roots to the latest in technical jargon and slang. Topics include ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CLASS 1699

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8027 LING 1109   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Qu, Y

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LING 1141

This course is a survey of the languages and language families of the world and the people who speak them. We will look at historically, culturally, and linguistically important and interesting languages ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  8075 LING 1141   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Despic, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LING 2212

An introduction to the history and theory of writing systems from cuneiform to the alphabet, historical and new writing media, and the complex relationship of writing technologies to human language and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  5994 LING 2212   LEC 001

    • MWF
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Kirk, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    This is part of the Cornell Prison Education Program (CPEP).

LING 2215

Provides an introduction to the psychology of language. The purpose of the course is to introduce students to the scientific study of psycholinguistic phenomena. Covers a broad range of topics ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COGST 2150, PSYCH 2150

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14815 LING 2215   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Christiansen, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LING 2221

In this writing intensive course, we will explore how language and society affect each other. How do class, age, ethnicity, gender, and geography affect the way people speak? Why are some ways of speaking ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8046 LING 2221   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Cohn, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8047 LING 2221   DIS 201

    • F
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Cohn, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8048 LING 2221   DIS 202

    • F
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Cohn, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LING 2248

This course explores the wide variety of languages indigenous to the Americas. There were thousands of languages spoken in the Americas before the arrival of Europeans and hundreds of these languages are ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  8055 LING 2248   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Murray, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LING 2261

An introduction to the phonology, morphology, and syntax of Proto-Indo-European and the chief historical developments of the daughter languages. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CLASS 2691, CLASS 7691, LING 6261

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8044 LING 2261   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Qu, Y

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LING 3150

In this course, we will explore how language interacts with power: how does language reflect, shape, threaten and reinforce power relations in human society? From childhood through old age, language is ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COGST 3150, HD 3150, PSYCH 3130

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14085 LING 3150   SEM 101

    • W
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Casasanto, L

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LING 3302

This course is an introduction to both phonetics (the study of the physical properties of the sounds of human language) and phonology (the organization and patterning of those sounds). The first part of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: COGST 3302

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7995 LING 3302   LEC 001

    • MWF
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Tilsen, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7996 LING 3302   DIS 201

    • F
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Tilsen, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7997 LING 3302   DIS 202

    • F
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Tilsen, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LING 3314

Survey of the basic mechanisms of linguistic change, with examples from a variety of languages. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: LING 6314

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8001 LING 3314   LEC 001

    • MWF
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Weiss, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8002 LING 3314   DIS 201

    • W
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8003 LING 3314   DIS 202

    • M
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LING 3316

The purpose of this course is to further develop the elementary reading skills acquired in Old Norse I. We will review some of the grammar from Old Norse I, cover additional grammar, and, through a primary ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: MEDVL 3316

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8004 LING 3316   LEC 001

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Hauksdottir, H

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LING 3325

A continuation of LING 3324, with further exploration of Cayuga (Gayogo_hó:no?) language and culture. Language instruction continues in an immersive learning environment with a focus on plants and growing ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AIIS 3325, LING 6325

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17142 LING 3325   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Henhawk, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LING 4423

Addresses the basic issues in the study of words and their structures. Provides an introduction to different types of morphological structures with examples from a wide range of languages. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LING 6423

  • 3-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8018 LING 4423   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Qu, Y

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LING 4492

This course provides structure and guidance to students doing an honors thesis in linguistics. The course consists of biweekly meeting of all honors thesis writers with the course instructor. Students ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  8050 LING 4492   RSC 701

    • W
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Cohn, A

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

LING 4494

Directed honors thesis research for students working on an honors thesis, taken with the student's honors thesis chair or other committee member. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8033 LING 4494   RSC 702

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Aparicio Terrasa, H

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8034 LING 4494   RSC 703

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Cohn, A

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8035 LING 4494   RSC 704

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Despic, M

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8036 LING 4494   RSC 707

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Murray, S

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8037 LING 4494   RSC 710

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Schertz, B

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8038 LING 4494   RSC 711

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Sereikaite, M

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8039 LING 4494   RSC 712

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Tilsen, S

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8040 LING 4494   RSC 714

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Weiss, M

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

LING 6248

This course explores the wide variety of languages indigenous to the Americas. There were thousands of languages spoken in the Americas before the arrival of Europeans and hundreds of these languages are ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  8061 LING 6248   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Murray, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LING 6261

An introduction to the phonology, morphology, and syntax of Proto-Indo-European and the chief historical developments of the daughter languages. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CLASS 2691, CLASS 7691, LING 2261

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8042 LING 6261   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Qu, Y

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LING 6314

Survey of the basic mechanisms of linguistic change, with examples from a variety of languages. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LING 3314

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8051 LING 6314   LEC 001

    • MWF
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Weiss, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Enrollment limited to: graduate students.

LING 6325

A continuation of LING 6324, with further exploration of Cayuga (Gayogo_h?') language and culture. Language instruction continues in an immersive learning environment with a focus on plants and growing ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AIIS 3325, LING 3325

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17144 LING 6325   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Henhawk, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LING 6402

A continuation of LING 6401 with a focus on developing research skills. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one independent study.

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8014 LING 6402   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Cohn, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8015 LING 6402   IND 601

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Cohn, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

LING 6404

A continuation of LING 6403, focusing on syntactic dependencies, including the theory of control, an examination of locality constraints on movement, covert versus overt movement, and the syntax ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8016 LING 6404   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Despic, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8017 LING 6404   DIS 201

    • R
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Despic, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LING 6423

Addresses the basic issues in the study of words and their structures. Provides an introduction to different types of morphological structures with examples from a wide range of languages. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LING 4423

  • 3-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8053 LING 6423   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Qu, Y

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LING 6603

Provides a forum for presentation and discussion of ongoing research, and development of professional skills. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LING 6604

  • 2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  •  8049 LING 6603   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Aparicio Terrasa, H

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LING 6604

Provides a forum for presentation and discussion of ongoing research, and development of professional skills. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LING 6603

  • 2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  •  8019 LING 6604   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Aparicio Terrasa, H

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LING 6624

Reading and linguistic analysis of Old Irish texts. In this semester we will read some complete works of Old Irish literature such as Scéla Muicce Mac Dathó, Táin Bó Froích, The Infancy Gospel of Thomas, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8041 LING 6624   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Weiss, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LING 6692

The phonetics data analysis workshop provides students with practice in analysis and visualization of phonetic data, using Matlab, R, and Praat. Experiment design and statistical methods are ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  •  8054 LING 6692   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Tilsen, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LING 6694

This seminar provides a venue for discussion of ongoing research, technical tutorials, invited speakers and paper discussions of topics related to experimental and computational approaches to natural language ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  8073 LING 6694   SEM 101

    • F
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Aparicio Terrasa, H

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LING 6695

This seminar provides a venue for collaborative research, feedback on ongoing research, technical tutorials, invited speakers, and paper discussions within the area of language documentation. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  8076 LING 6695   SEM 101

    • F
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Murray, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LING 7702

An independent study for graduate students. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8020 LING 7702   RSC 702

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8021 LING 7702   RSC 703

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Cohn, A

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

LING 7712

Addresses current theoretical and empirical issues in syntax. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LING 7712

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8029 LING 7712   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Sereikaite, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: LING 7712

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8030 LING 7712   SEM 102

    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Sereikaite, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8031 LING 7712   IND 602

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Sereikaite, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

LING 7713

Addresses current theoretical and empirical issues in phonetics. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8032 LING 7713   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Tilsen, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person