Robert B. Hausmann, Chair
Linguistics is the science that
investigates the structure of languages
and their dialects that are in use, or have
been in use, throughout the world. Its
goal is to investigate specific languages
in order to construct a theory of language that will account for all human
language behavior. Because human
language provides one nexus of human
behavior, linguistics has implications for
many other disciplines such as
anthropology, education, foreign
languages, literature, philosophy,
psychology and sociology, just to name a
few. Although the University offers no
separate degree in linguistics, a student
can earn a baccalaureate degree in
anthropology, English or foreign
languages with emphases in linguistics.
A graduate student can earn a master's
degree with a major concentration in
linguistics through the interdisciplinary
master degree program or through the
linguistics options in the Department of
Anthropology or the Department of
English. A core curriculum in linguistics
is required of all students electing
individual majors with concentrations in
linguistics:
Linguistics 270 (Anth, Enli, FLLL
270): Introduction to Linguistics 3
credits or Linguistics 470 (Anth, Enli,
FLLL 470) Introduction to Linguistic
Analysis 3 credits.
Linguistics 471: Phonology and
Morphology 3 credits
Linguistics 472: Generative Syntax
and Semantics 3 credits
Students interested in such degrees
should examine the degree requirements
in these departments and confer both
with the advisors in the individual
departments and the chair of the
Linguistics Program.
The University offers a sequence of
courses that will lead to a Certificate of
Accomplishment. The certificate will be
issued by the University upon the
recommendation of the chair of the
Linguistics Program and the Faculty
Senate.
In order to earn this certificate, a
student must hold (or simultaneously
earn) a baccalaureate or higher degree
and complete the following courses:
Ling 270 or 470 and 471, 472; two
courses from 395, 473S, 475, 477; 478,
479, 487, 495/595; and 480 and 494.
It is recommended that a student have
the equivalent of two years of a foreign
language. Non-native speakers of
English must take an English
competency examination to be
administered by the chair of the
Linguistics Program.
English as a Second Language
ESL instruction is offered in two
distinct, but related, programs: the
English as a Second Language (ESL)
credit support courses and the English
Language Institute. These programs are
designed to meet the needs of students
whose native language is not English.
The ESL credit support courses carry
undergraduate credit toward graduation
and help students raise their English
proficiency and academic skills level so
that they can complete a degree
successfully. The ELI provides
full-time, intensive instruction for
students who must raise their English
proficiency to gain admission to a
university or college.
ESL Credit Support Courses
These courses bridge the gap between
full-time language instruction and full-time academic work, serving students
whose TOEFL scores range from 500 to
580. ESL courses are offered to increase
proficiency in seven skill areas: reading,
writing, speaking, listening
comprehension, pronunciation, grammar,
and study skills. Each course grants
three semester credits, that count toward
graduation. Courses are taught by ESL
professional staff members and by
teaching assistants pursuing advanced
degrees in linguistics.
English Language Institute
The ELI primarily serves students who
have not yet been admitted to the
University and whose TOEFL scores are
below 500 if undergraduate students or
below 525 if graduate students. The
program offers intensive English
instruction and a cultural, social, and
academic orientation to the United States. Instruction emphasizes proficiency
in spoken and written English crucial to
college and university work. Grammar,
writing, reading, listening
comprehension, pronunciation, and
speaking are taught at beginning,
intermediate, and advanced levels.
Each student receives twenty hours of
classroom instruction and individual
work in the language laboratory each
week. Field trips and cultural and social
experiences are an integral part of the
program. Students enrolled in the ELI
have full access to all University
facilities. The program welcomes
international students preparing to enter
universities and colleges as well as other
adults who want to improve their
English skills. Instruction is by
professional ESL instructors.
Students admitted to ELI receive a
Certificate of Eligibility (Form I-20),
which enables them to obtain a student
visa at a U.S. Consulate. Application
materials are available from the English
Language Institute, Linguistics Program,
The University of Montana, Fine Arts
201, Missoula, MT 59812.
Courses
U = for undergraduate credit only, UG
= for undergraduate or graduate credit,
G = for graduate credit. R after the credit indicates the course may be repeated
for credit to the maximum indicated after
the R.
U 170 Orientation to the U.S. 2 cr.
Offered intermittently. Examination of
American cultural and societal trends
from a cross-cultural perspective to help
new and continuing foreign students
adjust to life in the United States and to
offer U.S. students an opportunity to
examine their own culture from the
perspective of members of other
cultures.
U 173 Introduction to Language 3
cr. Offered autumn. Same as Comm 173.
A survey of the elements of language
(structure, meaning, and sound)
including language use in its social and
cultural context. Credit is not allowed
for students who have already completed
Ling 270.
U 195 Special Topics Variable cr.
(R-6) Offered autumn and spring.
Experimental offerings of visiting
professors, experimental offerings of
new courses, or one-time offerings of
current topics.
U 198 Cooperative Education
Experience Variable cr. (R-9) Offered
autumn and spring. Prereq., consent of
department. Extended classroom
experience which provides practical
application of classroom learning during
placements off campus. Prior approval
must be obtained from the faculty
supervisor and the Cooperative
Education Office.
U 250 Intermediate English for
Academic Purposes: I 3 cr. (R-6)
Offered autumn and spring. Same as
Ensl 250. Extensive training in reading,
writing, and speaking grammatical English. This course is required of all
foreign students with TOEFL scores
between 500 and 525. Grading A, B, C,
D, or F.
U 251 Intermediate English for
Academic Purposes: II 3 cr. (R-6)
Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., 500
to 525 on the TOEFL or consent of instr.
Same as Ensl 251. English grammar,
reading, writing, and conversation skills
for students who are not native speaker
of English; designed for students who
have scored between 500 and 525 on the
TOEFL. Grading A, B, C, D, or F.
U 270 Introduction to Linguistics 3
cr. Offered every term. Same as Anth,
Enli, FLLL 270. An introduction to the
field of modern linguistics and to the
nature of language. Emphasis on the
ways different cultures develop symbol
systems for representing meaning.
U 271 The Least You Should Know
About English 3 cr. Offered spring.
The principles behind grammatical
nomenclature in human languages;
emphasis on ways that humans use
language to develop standard and non-standard dialects of the same language,
special focus on English.
U 370 Structure of English for
Language Teachers 3 cr. Offered
autumn and spring. Same as Enli 370.
The development of the English
language from a historical perspective
contrasted with the phonological and
grammatical structure of English from a
modern linguistic point of view;
specifically designed for teachers.
U 395 Special Topics Variable cr.
(R-9) Offered autumn and spring.
Experimental offerings of visiting
professors, experimental offerings of
new courses, or one-time offerings of
current topics.
U 398 Cooperative Education
Experience Variable cr. (R-9) Offered
autumn and spring. Prereq., consent of
department. Extended classroom
experience which provides practical
application of classroom learning during
placements off campus. Prior approval
must be obtained from the faculty
supervisor and the Cooperative
Education Office.
UG 401 Applied French Linguistics
3 cr. Offered spring. Prereq., Fren 301
and Ling 270 or consent of instr. Same
as Fren 401. Contrastive analysis of
French phonology (including phonetics),
morphology, and syntax.
UG 403 Applied German
Linguistics 3 cr. Offered autumn.
Prereq., Ling 270 and Germ 301. Same
as Germ 403. Contrastive analysis of
German phonology, morphology, and
syntax.
UG 405 Applied Spanish
Linguistics 3 cr. Offered autumn.
Prereq., Span 302 and Ling 270 or
consent of instr. Same as Span 405. Topics and issues from various linguistic
approaches, selected for their
applicability to the teaching of Spanish.
U 450 Advanced English for
Academic Purposes: I 3 cr. Offered
autumn and spring. Prereq., TOEFL
score of 526 or greater and consent of
instr. Same as Ensl 450. Extensive
training in reading, writing, and speaking
grammatical English. Grading A, B, C,
D, or F.
U 451 Advanced English for
Academic Purposes: II 3 cr. Offered
autumn and spring. Prereq., 526 to 580
on the TOEFL or consent of instr. Same
as Ensl 451. English grammar, reading,
writing, and conversation skills for
students who are not native speakers of
English; designed for students who have
scored between 525 an 580 on the
TOEFL. Grading A, B, C, D, or F.
UG 470 Introduction to Linguistic
Analysis 3 cr. Offered autumn and
spring. Same as Anth, FLLL, ENLI 470.
An introduction to the field of modern
linguistics and to the nature of language.
Emphasis on linguistic analysis.
UG 471 Phonology and Morphology
3 cr. Offered autumn. Prereq., Ling 270.
or equiv. A study of phonological and
morphological systems from as many as
20 languages, most of them
non-Indo-European; training in how to
do linguistic analysis as well as
linguistic theory.
UG 472 Generative Syntax and
Semantics 3 cr. Offered spring. Prereq.,
Ling 270 or 470. A systematic study of
the nature of syntactic and semantic
systems in natural language. Emphasis
on abstract argument.
UG 473S Language and Culture 3
cr. Offered odd-numbered years.
Prereq., Ling 270 or Ling 470. Same as
Anth 473S. Technical study of the
relationships between grammatical
categories and world view.
UG 474 Language History, Variety,
and Change 3 cr. Offered
intermittently. Prereq., Ling 270 or 470.
The principles of historical
reconstruction and comparative method
in the analysis of linguistic variation and
change.
UG 475 Linguistic Fieldmethods 3
cr. Offered even-numbered years.
Prereq., Ling 270 or equiv. Same as
Anth 475. Writing up linguistic data;
developing techniques for eliciting
linguistic data by working with a native
speaker of a non-Indo-European language.
UG 476 Child Language Acquisition
3 cr. Offered intermittently. Prereq.,
Ling 270 or 470. The development of
speech and language: phonologic,
prosodic, semantic, pragmatic, and
morphosyntactic systems.
UG 477 Bilingualism 3 cr. Offered
even-numbered years. Prereq., Ling 270
or 470. Societal and individual
bilingualism: topics include language
policy such as maintenance and
interference; code switching and
mixture; and bilingual education.
UG 478 Second Language
Acquisition 3 cr. Offered odd-numbered years. Prereq., 270 or 470.
Discussion of theories of SLA, analysis
of the development of Interlanguage and
study and use of the research methods in
SLA.
UG 479 Pragmatics 3 cr. Offered
even-numbered years. Prereq., Ling 270
or 470. Relations between language and
its interpreters focusing on
presupposition, speech acts, discourse
analysis, and the application of
pragmatics to second and foreign
language acquisition.
UG 480 Teaching English as a
Foreign Language 3 cr. Offered spring.
Prerq., Ling 270 or 470. Same as Enli
477. The application of principles of
modern linguistics to the problems of
teaching English as a foreign language.
UG 481 Sociology of Language 3 cr.
Offered spring. Prereq., Soc 110. Same
as Soc 302. An examination of the ways
language functions to fashion groups,
situations, relationships, and
memberships in contemporary society.
Special emphasis on how language is
used in actual social settings.
UG 482 Philosophy of Language 3
cr. Offered odd-numbered years.
Prereq., upper-division standing. Same
as Phil 482. Structure and functions of
natural and ideal languages; the relations
of language to thought and reality.
UG 483 Education in English as a
Second Language 3 cr. Offered autumn
even-numbered years. Prereq., Ling 270
or 470. Same as Enli 483. Examination
of the development of academic
language proficiency in English as a
second language and discussion of
procedures educators use when working
with students with limited English
proficiency.
UG 484 North American Indian
Linguistics 3 cr. Offered spring.
Prereq., Ling 270 or 470. Same as Anth
484. Analysis and characteristics of
American Indian languages in historical
perspective.
UG 485 Topics in the Linguistic
Structure of French 3 cr. (R-6) Offered
autumn. Prereq., Fren 301 and Ling 270
or consent of instr. Same as Fren 485.
Synchronic and diachonic topics in French phonology, morphology, syntax, and
lexicon.
UG 486 History of the Spanish
Language 3 cr. Offered autumn.
Prereq., Span 302 or consent of instr.
Same as Span 486.
UG 487 Computer Assisted
Language Instruction 3 cr. Offered
odd-numbered years. Prereq., Ling 270
or 470 or consent of instr. Use of
computer programs to supplement and
complement modern foreign language
techniques; emphasis on English
language instruction.
UG 494 ESL Senior Seminar 3 cr.
Prereq., or coreq., Ling 480. Offered
every term. Same as Enli 494.
UG 495 Special Topics Variable cr.
(R-6) Offered autumn and spring.
Experimental offerings of visiting
professors, experimental offerings of
new courses, or one-time offerings of
current topics.
UG 496 Independent Study
Variable cr. (R-9) Offered every term.
Prereq., consent of instr. Special projects
in linguistic analysis.
U 498 Cooperative Education
Experience Variable cr. (R-12) Offered
autumn and spring. Prereq., consent of
department. Extended classroom
experience which provides practical
application of classroom learning during
placements off campus. Prior approval
must be obtained from the faculty
supervisor and the Cooperative
Education Office.
G 570 Seminar in Linguistics 3 cr.
(R-12) Offered autumn and spring.
Prereq., Ling 270 or equiv. Same as
Anth 570 and Enli 570. Advanced topics
in linguistic analysis.
G 575 Teaching College Level
English as a Second Language 3 cr.
(R-6) Offered autumn and spring.
Prereq., consent of instr. Same as Enli
575. Methods and procedures for
teaching English as a second language to
university students.
G 595 Special Topics Variable cr.
(R-9) Offered every term. Experimental
offerings of visiting professors,
experimental offerings of new courses,
or one-time offerings of current topics.
G 596 S Independent Study 1-3 cr.
(R-6) Offered every term.
G 598 Cooperative Education
Experience Variable cr. (R-6) Offered
autumn and spring.
G 599 Professional Paper Variable
cr. (R-6) Offered every term.
G 699 Thesis Variable cr. (R-6)
Offered every term.
Faculty
Anthony Beltramo, Ph.D., Stanford
University, 1972, Professor (Foreign
Languages and Literatures)
Deirdre Black, Ph.D., University of
Victoria, 1996, Adjunct Assistant
Professor (Linguistics)
Albert Borgmann, Ph.D., University of
Munich, 1963, Professor (Philosophy)
Merrel D. Clubb, Jr., Ph.D., University
of Michigan, 1953, Emeritus (English)
Robert Hausmann, Ph.D., University
of Wisconsin, 1972, Professor
(Linguistics)
Istvan Kecskes, Ph.D., Kossuth
University (Hungary), 1976, Professor
(Linguistics)
Donovan Lytle, M.A., The University
of Montana, 1990, Adjunct Instructor
(English Language Institute)
Anthony Mattina, Ph.D., University of
Hawaii, 1973, Professor (Linguistics)
Nancy Mattina, Ph.D., Simon Frasier
University, 1996, Adjunct Assistant
Professor (Linguistics)
Lee Ann Millar, M.A., San Francisco
State University, 1991, Adjunct
Instructor (English Language Institute)
O.W. Rolfe, Ph.D., Stanford
University, 1967, Profesor (Foreign Languages and Literatures)
Wesley Shellen, Ph.D., Ohio
University, 1973, Professor
(Communication Studies)
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