Arts, Sciences, and Engineering Linguistics
Course Section Listing Course Course Title Term Credits Status
COURSE_SECTION-3-164552 LING 161-1 Modern English Grammar Spring 2024 4.0 Open
Schedule:
Day Begin End Location Start Date End Date
MW 1230 PM 145 PM Hylan Building Room 203 01/17/2024 05/11/2024
Enrollment: Enrolled     
7 		Capacity     
20
Co-Located: LING 161-1 (P), WRTG 250-2
Instructors: Solveiga Armoskaite
Delivery Mode: In-Person
Description: This course is a comprehensive review of the grammar of Modern Standard English. The course will be of interest to those who wish to sharpen their language skills, or to know more about the workings of the English language whether for practical, cognitive or creative ends. Drawing on work in mostly pre-theoretical, descriptive linguistics this course reveals the mechanics of Standard English structure, with occasional detours into the finesse of usage across registers (dialect to slang). Students will learn to develop the ability to see patterns in grammar, as well as its structural possibilities and limits. Assignments will regularly involve reflection on form, usage and speaker judgments. Through a final project, students will investigate some aspect of an English variety available to them. Throughout, students will be working with their data samples of English to explore how speaker choices lead to particular grammatical structures or yield ungrammaticality. Background in linguistics or grammar not needed.
Offered: Spring
Course Section Listing Course Course Title Term Credits Status
COURSE_SECTION-3-144309 LING 161-1 Modern English Grammar Spring 2023 4.0 Open
Schedule:
Day Begin End Location Start Date End Date
MW 1230 PM 145 PM Hylan Building Room 203 01/11/2023 05/06/2023
Enrollment: Enrolled     
11 		Capacity     
20
Co-Located: LING 161-1 (P), WRTG 250-2
Instructors: Solveiga Armoskaite
Delivery Mode: In-Person
Description: This course is a comprehensive review of the grammar of Modern Standard English. The course will be of interest to those who wish to sharpen their language skills, or to know more about the workings of the English language whether for practical, cognitive or creative ends. Drawing on work in mostly pre-theoretical, descriptive linguistics this course reveals the mechanics of Standard English structure, with occasional detours into the finesse of usage across registers (dialect to slang). Students will learn to develop the ability to see patterns in grammar, as well as its structural possibilities and limits. Assignments will regularly involve reflection on form, usage and speaker judgments. Through a final project, students will investigate some aspect of an English variety available to them. Throughout, students will be working with their data samples of English to explore how speaker choices lead to particular grammatical structures or yield ungrammaticality. Background in linguistics or grammar not needed.
Offered: Spring