8.18 Linguistics

Head: Terry Janzen
General Office: 534 Fletcher Argue Building
Telephone: (204) 474-9596
Email: lingdpt@cc.umanitoba.ca
Web: http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/departments/linguistics/index.html

8.18.1 Academic Staff

8.18.2 Program Information
The linguistics approach to language is based on the analysis of sound, the structure of words and sentences, and the meanings they transmit. But it also has to deal with the way sounds change, words come and go, and meanings shift. Linguistics is the humanities discipline that is closest to being a science in the generally accepted sense of the word. Partly because human language, the subject of linguistics, is almost entirely acquired subconsciously, it is a massive and intricate structure that is free to develop in accordance with natural rather than with consciously determined social laws.

For entry, continuation and graduation requirements for the General Degree, Advanced Degree and Honours Degree, see Section 4: Basic Faculty Regulations for the Three Programs Leading to a B.A.

Major Program
For entry to the Major, the prerequisite is a grade of "C" or better in LING 1200 or written consent of the department head. For students who have taken additional courses toward the major, then a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00 is required on all courses including the higher grade of repeated courses and excluding failed courses.

A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00 in all courses that comprise the Major is required to graduate including the higher grade of repeated courses and excluding failed courses.

Minor Program
For entry to the Minor, the prerequisite is a grade of "C" or better in LING 1200, or written consent of the department head.

Other
In addition to its core concentration in Linguistic Theory and Analysis and such other areas of study as Applied Linguistics, Verbal Arts, etc., Linguistics also offers:

• A pre-professional concentration in Applied Linguistic Science, which will be of special interest to students planning a career in speech/language pathology; contact department general office for information; and

• A program in American Sign Language/English Interpretation, offered jointly with Red River College; see below for details.

8.18.3 Linguistics, Department Code: 126

UNIVERSITY 1	YEAR 2	YEAR 3	YEAR 4
GENERAL MAJOR   TOTAL: 30 CREDIT HOURS
LING 12001	• at least 9 credit hours chosen from the core courses2 numbered at the 2000 level • at least 6 credit hours chosen from the core courses2 numbered at the 3000 level • 9 additional credit hours of Linguistics
ADVANCED MAJOR   TOTAL: 48 CREDIT HOURS
LING 12001	• at least 12 credit hours chosen from the core courses2 numbered at the 2000 level • LING 3200 or LING 3300 or LING 3400 • 6 additional credit hours chosen from the core courses2 numbered at the 3000 level • 18 additional credit hours of Linguistics
MINOR   TOTAL: 18 CREDIT HOURS
LING 12001	• at least 6 credit hours chosen from the core courses2 numbered at or above the 2000 level • 6 additional credit hours of Linguistics
Notes: 1 Students are advised to take LING 1380 General Phonetics as early as possible in their program (ideally during their first year, in addition to LING 1200 Introduction to Linguistics) as this course is a prerequisite for many of the advanced courses. 2 Not all of the core courses listed below will necessarily be offered every year; this includes even those at the 2000 level which are prerequisites for courses at the 3000 level. Students intending to major in Linguistics are advised to plan their programs well in advance, and to consult the Linguistics department at the beginning of each academic year.

Core Courses		Credit Hours
LING 2200	Syntax	6
LING 2420	Phonology	3
LING 2440	Analytic Techniques	3
LING 2460	Morphology	3
LING 2640	Comparative Linguistics	3
LING 3120	Syntactic Theory	3
LING 3140	Phonological Theory	3
LING 3200	The Structure of a non-Indoeuropean Language	6
LING 3300	The Structure of ASL	6
LING 3400	Field Methods	6
LING 3800	Seminar	6
LING 3820	Selected Topics	3
LING 3840	Special Topics in ASL	3

Program in Linguistics and American Sign Language/English Interpretation taught jointly with Red River College leading to a B.A. General Degree

Students who wish to pursue this program must seek separate admission to both the University of Manitoba and Red River College.

Students must successfully complete all requirements for Deaf Studies and the American Sign Language/English Interpretation Program at Red River College only. Specific courses (42 credit hours) completed in this program will be considered acceptable for university degree credit, will satisfy a humanities requirement and will become the declared minor for purposes of the degree. For the purposes of satisfying the distribution requirement, completion of the Deaf Studies Certificate will qualify as six hours in a field and completion of the Joint ASL Program will qualify as six hours in a field.

The entire joint program is described below:

Deaf Studies Program (prerequisite) - RRC Course No.		Credit Hours
DSP-D101	American Sign Language 1	These 3 courses count as 6 credit hours
DSP-D201	American Sign Language 2
DSP-D300	American Sign Language 3
DSP-D100	Deaf Culture	3
DSP-D202	Deaf History	3
DSP-D301	Cross-cultural Interaction	(no UofM credit)
	Total Hours	12
Deaf Studies Program (prerequisite) - U of M Course No.		Credit Hours
LING 1200	Introduction to Linguistics	6
ANTH 1220 ANTH 1520	Cultural Anthropology (A) or Critical Cultural Anthropology (A)	3 3
	Math (science)	3
	Total Hours	12

Following successful completion of this prerequisite year, a Certificate in Deaf Studies is awarded by Red River College and selection for continuation for the joint degree program is made by RRC and the Linguistics department.

Linguistics (U of M) and American Sign Language/English Interpretation (RRC) Year 1 - RRC Course No.		Credit Hours
AEI-I320	Cross-language Processing in Interpretation	3
AEI-I120	Language Processing in Interpretation - English	3
AEI-I220	Language Processing in Interpretation-ASL	3
AEI-I101	English Comprehension and Expression	3
	Total Hours	12
Year 1 - U of M		Credit Hours
LING 2200	Syntax	6
LING 2460	Morphology	3
LING 2740	Interpretation Theory	3
ENGL XXXX	English	6
	Math (science)	3
	[Students seeking a second degree may substitute any 3 credit hours for Math (science).]
	Total Hours	21
Year 2 - RRC		Credit Hours
AEI-A420	Advanced ASL	3
AEI-P120	Interpretation Lab 1	6
AEI-I290	Ethics 1	3
AEI-I390	Ethics 2	3
AEI-I280	Interpretation Settings 1	(no U of M credit)
AEI-I380	Interpretation Settings 2	(no U of M credit)
	Total Hours	15
Year 2 - U of M Course No.		Credit Hours
LING 3300	The Structure of ASL	6
LING XXXX	Linguistic elective	3
	Total Hours	9
Year 3 - RRC Course No.		Credit Hours
AEI-P220	Interpretation Lab 2	3
AEI-P500	Practicum	(no U of M credit)
AEI-P454	Practicum Seminar	(no U of M credit)
	Total Hours	3
Year 3 - U of M Course No.		Credit Hours
LING 3840	Special Topics in ASL	3
	UM Electives (non linguistics courses) (Before selecting the 6 credit hours of electives, contact the dean's office to ensure the selection satisfies the subject field requirement.)	6
	Total Hours	9