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Linguistics

John Baugh

Barbara Jordan Distinguished Professor of Linguistics

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3.6

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Difficulty

3.1

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Courses

5

in seeded sections

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Research areas

Studies advancing linguistic research to improve the human condition. Legal applications of linguistics. Sociolinguistic studies in communities where linguistic discrimination exists. Experimental sociophonetic analyses. Survey analyses of linguistic circumstances in diverse social and professional settings. Educational applications of linguistics. Workplace linguistic climate analyses, especially pertaining to potential hostile environments resulting from abusive language usage. Analyses of linguistic profiling in multilingual and multidialectal communities.

Courses taught

LING 322

Language And Ethnicity

This course explores the role that ethnicity plays in various language varieties used in the U.S., and the role that language varieties play in ethnic identity. We examine this from both speech production and speech perception perspectives.

LinguisticsD13 credits
3.67.9hBaugh, John

LING 331

Linguistics For Legal Purposes

Linguistics for Legal Purposes is an interdisciplinary course that introduces students to linguistic methodologies that have been used in various legal cases or disputes. Capital crimes and civil litigation are evaluated with foci on iconic cases where forensic linguistics pertains. Students will learn how to write an affidavit and will explore trademark disputes, defamation, and murder trials. Students will write a legal opinion about a case of their choosing in lieu of a final examination.

LinguisticsD13 credits
3.68.4hBaugh, John

LING 480

Independent Study

Repeatable for Credit.

LinguisticsNone3 credits
3.77.6hBaugh, John, Crouch, Caroline, Englebretson, Robert, Kemmer, Suzanne, McCleary, Bryce, Niedzielski, Nancy

LING 481

Undergraduate Research

Repeatable for Credit.

LinguisticsNone3 credits
3.210.8hBaugh, John, Crouch, Caroline, Englebretson, Robert, Hayden, Benjamin Y., Kemmer, Suzanne, McCleary, Bryce, Niedzielski, Nancy

LING 482

Honors Project

Independent directed research toward preparation of an undergraduate honors project or thesis. Repeatable for Credit.

LinguisticsNone1-4 credits
3.36.6hBaugh, John, Crouch, Caroline, Englebretson, Robert, Kemmer, Suzanne, McCleary, Bryce, Niedzielski, Nancy

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