LINGUISTICS IN THE U of S

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LINGUISTICS IN THE U of S
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Why MAJOR IN LINGUISTICS?

• 1. It gives you a CAREER (i.e., a JOB)
• -- Speech and Language Pathology,
• -- Language teaching (TESOL),
• -- Software companies (Computational Ling),
• -- law forensics
• --entertainment,
• --translation,
• -- telecommunication, language and ----,
  --literacy,
• --publishing,

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JOBS IN THESAC
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Daniel Jackson Star Track Linguist and
archeologist

• Alex Blake,
• Forensic
• Linguist, Criminal Minds

James Fitzjerald consultant for CM threat
assessment
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• 2. A perfect career to get married to, because
• ..
• IT GIVES YOU WINGS
• Everybody uses language, only linguists know how
  and why it is fun gives you that warm and
  fuzzy feeling of superiority

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• Artificial languages design
• Dothraki (Games of Throne)
• About 200 newborn girls in USA have been named
  Khaleesi (wife of a ruler)
• Nevakhi vekha ha maan Rekke, m'aresakea norethi
  fitte.
• /'n?evaxi 'vexa ha ma'an? 'rek?e 'ma?esakea
  'n?o?e?i 'fit??e/
• seat.GEN exist.3SG.PRES for 3SG.ALL there.ACC
  with.coward.ALL.PL hair.GEN short There is a
  place for him There, with the short-haired
  cowards https//www.youtube.com/watch?v2-3iLo4_jg
  Ahttps//www.youtube.com/watch?v8VyxspLdQBs

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• 3. Linguistics combines well with other majors
  and minors, since Linguistics is the most
  interdisciplinary subject
• -- physics
• -- music
• -- computer science
• -- biology
• --languages
• --anthropology
• --psychology
• --WGST
• --arts

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4. IT IS EASY TO COMPLETE

• Straightforward,
• Flexible make your own major (Generic Applied
  Linguistics stream) recommended for language
  teachers, individuals interested in language and
  culture connections (linguistic anthropology,
  ritual services, publishing, telecommunications,
  etc)
• Speech and Language Sciences stream aims at
  enabling students to enter MSLP programs

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5 Program cultureHyperactive LSA,friendly
accommodating profsinternships

• Sense of family
• Your profs CARE about you
• 2 out of 4 Ling profs were USSU nominees for
  teaching awards
• Academic advising is provided each spring
• Internships with the LC (tutoring ESL), schools,
  Ling program

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6. You bet on the winning horse

• The fastest growing program on campus
• The 3rd highest number of majors in the Division
  (70 in 2014/15 graduated 20 students last year)
• Over 600 students a year take Ling courses
• High quality program (one
• of the best Transform US)

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• 7. You can use your language studies (Chinese,
  Japanese, Hindi, German, Spanish, French,
  Sanskrit, Latin, Cree, Hebrew, ESL, etc.)
  productively towards BA Linguistics degree
• For a linguist, all languages are equal, so our
  program supports the learning of all languages

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Linguistics Programs

• Linguistics 4yr BA
• Linguistics 3yr BA
• Honours Program in Linguistics
• / recommended for individuals who want to
  combine it with another major/
• recommended for individuals willing to pursue
  postgraduate degrees/

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Ling Programs

• General Applied Ling stream
• 21cu of LING
• Plus 15 cu selected from following
• --- Linguistics
• --- Languages (ANY taught in the U of S anywhere)
  
• Lang/Lit/Cult French, Spanish, German
• RLCULT ESL, Hindi, Chinese, Japanese, Sanskrit,
  Hebrew
• -- English ENG 290.6, 301.3, 310.3, 389.3, 391.3
  
• -- Computer Science
• -- Anthropology
• -- Communication
• -- Philosophy
• -- WGSt
• -- Classics

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• Speech and Language sciences stream
• B6 Major Requirement (36 credit units)
• Part A. Linguistics courses requirement
•          LING 242.3 Phonetics
•          LING 340.3 Phonology
•          LING 241.3 Syntax
•          LING 248.3 Semantics
•          LING 243.3 Morphology
•          LING 347.3 Research
•          3cu senior LING
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• Part B. Cognate disciplines requirement  15 cu
  as follows
•          3 cu research methods or statistical
  analysis selected from 
• LING 345, 403 PSY 233, 234, 235 STAT 242, 244,
  245, 246
• 3 cu Child development  -- PSY 213
• 3 cu Psych selected from PSY 256, 253, 252
• 3 cu Neuroanatomy or Neuropsychology selected
  from   PSY 242, 246,
• 3cu senior LING or ACB 310.3 ACB 334.3
  BIOL/BMSC 224   BIOL 317.3

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Honours program

• Research methods Ling 345 or 403
• Ling 478 (your honours project)
• 21 cu from senior Ling courses (including 110)
• Choose 21 cu from
• (all the options the same as in 4-yr BA, GAL
  stream)
• Notice, you have to submit an application to
  Students central by May of a year preceding your
  final (4th yr), if you want to switch to Hnrs.

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How to declare your major

• Online - DEGREE WORKS, OR
• Ask Students office for help
• It is very important to officially declare your
  major, so that we could plan your course of
  studies together.

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TERM 2 courses

• Ling 112.3 Dynamics of Language MWF 1.30-2.20
• (112 is continuation of Ling 111 but with FUN
  topics)
• Ling 110.3 Intro Grammar TTh 2.30-3.50
• Ling 241 Syntax MWF 10.30-11.20
• Ling 248 Second Lang Acquisition TTH 1.00-2.20
• Ling 252 Lang Cultures of Canada MWF 2.30-3.20
• Ling 341 Semantics TTH 10.00-11.20
• Ling 360 Pragmatics (Context/Meaning) MWF
  3.30-4.20
• recommended for senior sts only
• Ling 350/351 Internships (Ling LC)
• Ling 403 Research Methods

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MWF 130pm-220pm (STM 2002) Span 250  (3.0)  A.
Smith Historical Trends of the Spanish Language
Have you ever wondered where Spanish came from?
What is the relationship between Spanish and
other Romance languages? Why are some Spanish
words similar to their French, Italian and
Portuguese counterparts while others are
completely different?  Historical Trends of the
Spanish Language answers those questions by
examining the evolution of Spanish from its
pre-Latinate origins to the contemporary language
we speak today. Special attention will be paid to
the watershed political and historical events and
social movements in Spain , so as to illustrate
how such factors are mirrored in the
phonological, morphological, syntactic and
semantic constructions of modern Spanish.   This
course is taught in English previous knowledge
of Spanish is an asset, but not a prerequisite.  
Prerequisite Completion of 18 credit units of
university courses.

• Recommended for Spanish speakers and individuals
  interested in Spanish

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QUESTIONS ABOUT LINGUISTICS?

• Contact Program Chair
• Veronika Makarova
• v.makarova_at_usask.ca
• Arts 914
• We are the world, we are the linguists
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• https//www.youtube.com/watch?vDIol1_ktcP4
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Academic advising April 2015

• Please contact v.makarova_at_usask.ca to confirm the
  day and time for advising sessions.

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NOTE on LANGUAGES

• Department of Linguistics and Religious Studies
  offers courses in the following languages and
  cultures (2015-16)
• Arabic (ARBC),
• Hindi (HNDI)
• Chinese (CHIN)
• Japanese (JPNS)

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If smth you need to graduate is not offered,
e-mail v. MAKAROVA ASP