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21 courses with the subject LING, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.

LING 105Linguistic Analysis: Sounds and Words1

Offered Fall Semester Only; Lecture hours:3One semester of a two-semester introduction to linguistics. Topics include: phonetics, phonology, word forms, language change, language acquisition.

Subject
LING
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
LING 110Linguistic Analysis: Sentences and Dialects1

Offered Spring Semester Only; Lecture hours:3One semester of a two-semester introduction to linguistics. Topics include: syntax, semantics, language variation, language and society.

Subject
LING
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
LING 205Phonetics and Phonology1

Offered Alternate Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3An investigation into the articulatory and acoustic properties and patterns of speech sounds, with applications to speech pathology, processing, and phonological theory. Prerequisite: LING 105.

Subject
LING
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
LING 206Morphology1

Offered Occasionally; Lecture hours:3Explores the mental lexicon, the internal structure of words, and the processes by which words are formed in a wide variety of languages. Prerequisite: LING 105 or LING 110.

Subject
LING
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
LING 210Language and Race1

Offered Alternate Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3An introduction to "non-standard" dialects of English with a primary focus on African-American Vernacular English (AAVE). This course explores the linguistic and non-linguistic factors that give rise to language variation. Crosslisted as CBST 210.

Subject
LING
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
LING 215Syntax1

Offered Fall Semester Only; Lecture hours:3Contemporary generative theories of phrase structure and its relation to meaning. Focus on comparative syntax and its implications for Universal Grammar. Prerequisite: LING 110 or permission of the instructor.

Subject
LING
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
LING 216Semantics1

Offered Alternate Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3An introduction to the fundamental notions, arguments, and techniques of linguistic semantics. Focus on how meaning is structured and represented by the human mind. Prerequisite: LING 110 or permission of the instructor.

Subject
LING
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
LING 220Bilingualism1

Offered Occasionally; Lecture hours:3An examination of the psychological and social factors involved in the acquisition and use of two or more languages across the lifespan. Topics will also include language contact and bilingual education.

Subject
LING
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
LING 230Psycholinguistics1

Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3Analysis of psychological processes involved in language. Topics include language production and perception in children, adults, bilinguals, and exceptional populations.

Subject
LING
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
LING 237Introduction to Language Development1

Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3Survey of the mechanisms involved in language development. Topics include the stages in language development, theoretical approaches to language development, the biological bases of language, and atypical language development. Prerequisite: PSYC 100, or LING 105, or LING 110, or LING 230. Crosslisted as PSYC 237.

Subject
LING
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
LING 275Linguistic Diversity & Equity in Education1

Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3This course explores linguistic diversity and how it shapes teaching and learning in US schools. This course is designed to develop critical language awareness by examining language ideologies. We will discuss ways to recognize the linguistic resources and experiences of diverse students and identify pedagogical strategies that promote educational equity. Crosslisted as EDUC 275.

Subject
LING
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
LING 295Topics in Linguistics1

Offered Alternate Fall or Spring,Topics course; Lecture hours:3; RepeatableA specific linguistic topic, to be selected. Prerequisite: LING 105 or LING 110 or permission of the instructor. May be repeated for credit.

Subject
LING
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated for credit.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
LING 310Advanced Sociolinguistics1

Offered Occasionally; Lecture hours:3An examination of sociolinguistic theory and methods. Topics include identifying a speech community, interviewing techniques, data collection and analysis, linguistic fieldwork, audio recording and transcription. Emphasis on writing up empirical findings. Provides W2 and Culminating Experience credit. Prerequisites: LING 205 or LING 206 or LING 215 or LING 216.

Subject
LING
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
LING 315Advanced Syntax1

Offered Occasionally; Lecture hours:3Topics in advanced generative syntax, emphasis on new developments in syntactic theory. Prerequisite: LING 215 or LING 216.

Subject
LING
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
LING 319Undergraduate Research5-1

Offered Both Fall and Spring,Topics course; Lecture hours:Varies,Other:1.5; RepeatableResearch in psycholinguistics. Research topics may be posed by students or faculty. Prerequisite: LING 230 and permission of the instructor.

Subject
LING
Credits (min)
5
Credits (max)
1
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
LING 320Language & Environmental Politics1

Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3Communication is central to how people perceive the environment, understand their relationship to it, and organize actions to change it. This course draws on concepts from linguistic anthropology, including discourse analysis, to examine debates about wildlife conservation, clean energy, eco-friendly products, environmental rights, and climate change. Crosslisted as ANTH 307 and ENST 320.

Subject
LING
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
LING 325Language and the Brain1

Offered Alternating Spring Semester; Lecture hours:3An examination of the physical basis for language. Topics include the nature of language as a cognitive faculty, atypical language development in childhood, and acquired aphasia. Prerequisites: LING 105 or LING 110 or LING 230 or PSYC 237 or LING 237.

Subject
LING
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
LING 330Advanced Topics in Psycholinguistics1

Offered Occasionally,Topics course; Lecture hours:3; RepeatableAdvanced study in psycholinguistics. Includes topics such as language production, language comprehension, and bilingualism. Prerequisite: LING 230 or permission of the instructor.

Subject
LING
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
LING 340Typology and Universals1

Offered Occasionally; Lecture hours:3Examination of the wide range of features in the world's languages. The course is mainly descriptive, with some theory regarding the source of linguistic universals. Prerequisite: one of the following: LING 205, LING 206, LING 215, or LING 216.

Subject
LING
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
LING 390Independent Study5-1

Offered Both Fall and Spring,Topics course; Lecture hours:Varies,Other:Varies; RepeatableSubject to be selected by the student in consultation with the instructor. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor.

Subject
LING
Credits (min)
5
Credits (max)
1
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
LING 395Honors in Linguistics1

Offered Both Fall and Spring,Topics course; Lecture hours:Varies,Other:3Honors thesis in Linguistics. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor.

Subject
LING
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu

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