Linguistics

Jill P. Morford, Chairperson
Humanities Bldg. 526
MSC03 2130, Linguistics
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131
(505) 277-6353 Fax (505) 277-6355
e-mail: linguist@unm.edu
Web site: http://ling.unm.edu/

Professors
Jill P. Morford, Ph.D., University of Chicago
Barbara J. Shaffer, Ph.D., University of New Mexico

Associate Professors
Holly Jacobson, Ph.D., University of Arizona
Christian Koops, Ph.D., Rice University
Naomi Lapidus Shin, Ph.D., The Graduate Center at the City University of New York
Caroline L. Smith, Ph.D., Yale University
Rosa Vallejos Yopán, Ph.D., University of Oregon
Erin Wilkinson, Ph.D., The University of New Mexico

Assistant Professor
Melvatha Chee, Ph.D., The University of New Mexico

Senior Lecturers
Dawn Myers, M.S., University of New Mexico 

Lecturers
Christena Griffin, M.A., Gallaudet University
Amanda D. Lujan, NIC, M.S., University of Northern Florida
Dawn Nordquist, Ph.D., University of New Mexico

Professors Emeriti 
Melissa Axelrod, Ph.D., University of Colorado (Boulder)
Garland D. Bills, Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Joan L. Bybee, Ph.D., University of California (Los Angeles)
William Croft, Ph.D., Stanford University
Eduardo Hernández Chávez, Ph.D., University of California (Berkeley)
Phyllis Perrin Wilcox, Ph.D., University of New Mexico
Sherman E. Wilcox, Ph.D., University of New Mexico

Adjunct Faculty
Paul Edmunds, Ph.D., University of New Mexico
Ian Maddieson, Ph.D., University of California (Los Angeles) 

Associated Faculty in Other Departments
Pisarn Bee Chamcharatsri, Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania (English & LLSS)
Richard File-Muriel, Ph.D., Indiana University at Bloomington (Spanish and Portuguese)
Tania Ivanova-Sullivan, Ph.D., Ohio State University (Foreign Languages and Literatures)
Barbara Rodriguez, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, University of Washington (Speech and Hearing Sciences)
Eva Rodrí­guez-Gonzáles, Ph.D., University of Kansas (Spanish and Portuguese)
Emma Trentman, Ph.D., Michigan State University (Foreign Languages and Literatures – Arabic)
Damián Vergara Wilson, Ph.D., University of New Mexico (Spanish and Portuguese)


Introduction

The UNM Department of Linguistics is the only degree-granting linguistics program in one of the most multilingual and multicultural states in the U.S. The Department offers two minors (Linguistics, Navajo), two majors (Linguistics, Signed Language Interpreting), a Masters (Linguistics) and a PhD (Linguistics). The department strengths in cognitive-functional linguistics, typology, language documentation, and language variation are all highly relevant to the cultural and linguistic diversity of the state, and lay the groundwork for guiding the university’s student population to a nuanced understanding of language, identity and power. Faculty expertise in Navajo, varieties of Spanish, indigenous languages of the Americas, and signed languages (American Sign Language, in particular) is essential to the Department’s efforts to train students to conduct research on language structure and use, while also serving society on language-related issues. Graduates specialize in Cognitive Linguistics, Health Disparities & Health Discourse, Hispanic Linguistics, Language Contact, Language Documentation & Fieldwork, Navajo Linguistics, Phonetics, Psycholinguistics, Signed Language Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Sociophonetics, and Typology.


Courses

LING 1996. Topics. (1-6, no limit Δ)



LING 2110. Introduction to the Study of Language and Linguistics. (3)



LING 2151. Language of Advertising. (3)



LING 2996. Topics. (1-6, no limit Δ)



LING 301. Introduction to Linguistic Analysis. (3)



LING 302. Phonetic Analysis. (3)



LING 303. Introduction to Phonetics. (3)



LING 304 / 504. Phonological Analysis. (3)



LING 322 / 522. Grammatical Analysis. (3)



LING 331 / 531. Language in Society. (3)



LING 334 / 534. Language and Gender. (3)



LING 359. Language and Culture. (3)



LING 367 / 567. Psychology of Language. (3)



LING *401–*402. Topics: American Indian Languages. (3, may be repeated three times Δ; 3, may be repeated three times Δ)



LING 412 / 512. Morphosyntax. (3)



LING 413 / 513. Linguistic Field Methods. (3)



LING 415 / 515. Native American Languages. (3)



LING 417 / 517. Typology and Universals. (3)



LING 425 / 525. Semantic Analysis. (3)



LING 429 / 529. Discourse Analysis. (3)



LING 433 / 533. Sociolinguistic Variation. (3)



LING 435 / 535. Language Contact. (3)



LING 446 / 546. Introduction to Language Change. (3)



LING 449. Middle English Language. (3)



LING 460 / 560. Child Language. (3)



LING 469L / 569L. Experimental Psycholinguistics. (3)



LING 490 / 590. Topics in Linguistics. (3, no limit Δ)



LING 495. Undergraduate Problems. (1-6 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



LING 498. Reading and Research for Honors. (3)



LING 499. Honors Thesis. (3)



LING 502. Current Approaches to Phonology. (3)



LING 503. Usage-based Phonology. (3)



LING 504 / 304. Phonological Analysis. (3)



LING 510. Statistical Methods in Linguistics. (3)



LING 512 / 412. Morphosyntax. (3)



LING 513 / 413. Linguistic Field Methods. (3)



LING 515 / 415. Native American Languages. (3)



LING 517 / 417. Typology and Universals. (3)



LING 519. Cognitive Linguistics. (3)



LING 522 / 322. Grammatical Analysis. (3)



LING 523. Functional Syntactic Theories. (3)



LING 525 / 425. Semantic Analysis. (3)



LING 529 / 429. Discourse Analysis. (3)



LING 531 / 331. Language in Society. (3)



LING 533 / 433. Sociolinguistic Variation. (3)



LING 534 / 334. Language and Gender. (3)



LING 535 / 435. Language Contact. (3)



LING 546 / 446. Introduction to Language Change. (3)



LING 548. Grammaticization. (3)



LING 554. Seminar in Linguistic Theory. (3, no limit Δ)



LING 560 / 460. Child Language. (3)



LING 565. Seminar in Thought and Language. (3)



LING 567 / 367. Psychology of Language. (3)



LING 568. Seminar in Psycholinguistics. (3, may be repeated three times Δ)



LING 569L / 469L. Experimental Psycholinguistics. (3)



LING 590 / 490. Topics in Linguistics. (1-3, no limit Δ)



LING 595. Graduate Problems. (1-6 to a maximum of 24 Δ)



LING 599. Master's Thesis. (1-6, no limit Δ)



LING 697. Qualifying Paper. (3-9, may be repeated once Δ)



LING 699. Dissertation. (3-12, no limit Δ)



NAVA 1110. Navajo I. (3)



NAVA 1120. Navajo II. (3)



NAVA 1150. Navajo Medical. (3)



NAVA 2110. Intermediate Navajo I. (3)



NAVA 2120. Intermediate Navajo II. (3)



NVJO 311 / 511. Navajo Verb System I. (3)



NVJO 312 / 512. Navajo Verb System II. (3)



NVJO 315 / 515. Advanced Navajo. (3)



NVJO 401 / 501. Navajo Linguistics. (3)



NVJO 495. Undergraduate Problems. (1-6 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



NVJO 501 / 401. Navajo Linguistics. (3)



NVJO 511 / 311. Navajo Verb System I. (3)



NVJO 512/312. Navajo Verb System II. (3)



NVJO 515 / 315. Advanced Navajo. (3)



NVJO 595. Graduate Problems. (1-6)



SIGN 2125. Introduction to Signed Language. (3)



SIGN 2130. Fingerspelling. (3)



SIGN 2150. Lexical Semantics for Transliteration. (3)



SIGN 2210. American Sign Language I. (3)



SIGN 2220. American Sign Language II. (3)



SIGN *305. Structure of American Sign Language. (3)



SIGN *310. American Sign Language III. (3)



SIGN 320. American Sign Language IV. (3)



SIGN *352. Language and Culture in the Deaf Community, Part 1. (3)



SIGN 355. Deaf History and Literature. (3)



SIGN *360. The Interpreting Profession. (3)



SIGN 411. Consecutive Interpretation. (3)



SIGN 412. Simultaneous Interpreting. (3)



SIGN 418. Signed Language Interpreting Research. (3)



SIGN 419. Practicum in Signed Language Interpreting. (1-3 to a maximum of 4 Δ)



SIGN 495. Undergraduate Problems. (1-6 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



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