This course explores the rich variety of syntactic and semantic structures found in human language, deepening the students’ understanding of syntactic phenomena.
This course introduces students to theories of second language and second culture acquisition.
This course covers the process of translating from a source language to a target language.
This course provides students with the theoretical tools with which to study meaning at the word and sentence levels, and to explain how people interpret utterances in context.
An examination of the philosophical basis of human language and communication, with special attention to issues relating to semantics, discourse, lexicon, metaphor, and translation–all the areas that deal with meaning creation.
This course investigates the sociolinguistic and background factors upon which a language development program for speakers of vernacular languages may be based.
This course introduces students to language change. It considers how and why languages change and the role of language contact.
An exploration of practical methodology for managing, analyzing and describing language data.
This course focuses on the development of a systematic approach to the interpretation of Scripture.