Linguistics

Linguistics: Introduction

Faculty Affiliation

Arts and Science

Degree Programs

Linguistics

MA and PhD

  • Fields:
    • Language Variation;
    • Psycholinguistics;
    • Theoretical Linguistics

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

The discipline of linguistics focuses on the nature of human language and how its many systems can be accounted for. The Department of Linguistics focuses on three major areas — theoretical linguistics, language variation and change, and psycholinguistics — with an emphasis on the intersections between these areas.

The core areas of research and teaching in the MA and PhD are:

  • Theoretical Linguistics (generative grammar: phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics)

  • Language Variation (sociolinguistics, dialectology, language variation, language change)

  • Psycholinguistics (comprehension and production, language acquisition, both in relation to linguistic theory)

Contact and Address

Web: www.linguistics.utoronto.ca
Email: linguistics@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-4029
Fax: (416) 971-2688

Department of Linguistics
University of Toronto
Sidney Smith Hall
4th Floor, 100 St. George Street
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G3
Canada

Linguistics: Graduate Faculty

Full Members

Atkinson, Emily - BA, MA, MS, PhD
Beekhuizen, Barend - BA, MA, PhD
Bejar, Susana - BA, MA, PhD
Chambers, Craig - BA, MA, MA, PhD
Cuervo, M. Cristina - PhD
Grigoroglou, Myrto - PhD, PhD
Hachimi, Atiqa - BA, MA, PhD
Heller, Daphna - PhD
Ippolito, Michela - BA, MPH, PhD
Jurgec, Peter - BA, PhD, ScD
Kahnemuyipour, Arsalan - PhD
Kang, Yoonjung - BA, PhD
Kochetov, Alexei - BA, MA, PhD
Kush, Dave W. - BA, PhD
Monahan, Philip Joseph - BPhil, MPH, PhD
Moulton, Keir - PhD (Graduate Chair)
Nagy, Naomi - BA, PhD
Oliveira de Lima, Suzi - PhD
Ozburn, Avery - BMath, MA, PhD
Perez-Leroux, Ana Teresa - MA, PhD
Roberge, Yves - BA, MA, PhD
Tagliamonte, Sali - AB, MA, DPhil (Chair)
Thomas, Guillaume - PhD

Members Emeriti

Chambers, J. - DipEd, BA, MA, PhD
Cowper, Elizabeth - BA, AM, PhD
Dresher, B. Elan - BA, PhD
Johns, Alana - BA, MA, PhD
Massam, Diane - BA, MA, PhD

Associate Members

Bhatt, Parth - BA, MA, PhD
Brant, Tahohtharatye Joe - MA
Brousseau, Anne-Marie - PhD
Chasin, Marshall - BSc, MSc
Colantoni, Laura - MA, PhD
DeCaire, Ryan - MA
Dunbar, Ewan - BS, MA, PhD
Ehrlich, Susan - PhD
Helms-Park, Rena - BA, MA, AM, DPhil
Johnson, Elizabeth - BA, MA, PhD
Mateo Pedro, Pedro - PhD
Nikiema, Emmanuel - PhD
Pirvulescu, Mihaela - MA, PhD
Sanders, Nathan - PhD
Sidnell, Jack - BA, MA, PhD
Steele, Jeffrey - BA, MA, PhD
Tamminga, Meredith - PhD
Taniguchi, Ai - BA, MA, PhD
Tieu, Lyn - BS, MA, MA, PhD
Todorovic, Neda - PhD
Troberg, Michelle - BE, BA, MA, PhD

Linguistics: Linguistics MA, PhD Courses

Course descriptions and other information are available each spring from the Coordinator of Graduate Studies. Not all courses are offered in a given year. Students should consult the departmental website.

Course Code Course Title
JAL1145H
Field Methods
JFL1107H Computational Methods for Linguists
JFL1207H Advanced Computational Methods for Linguists
(prerequisite: JFL1107H or equivalent; exclusions: CSC2501/485 and CSC2511/401)
JLP2450H Psycholinguistics
JLP2451H
Language Acquisition
JLP2452H
Language Acquisition and Linguistic Theory
LIN1001H
Introduction to Linguistics: Sound Structure
LIN1002H
Introduction to Linguistics: Sentence Structure and Meaning
LIN1028H
Phonetics
LIN1029H
Sound Patterns in Language
LIN1032H
Syntactic Patterns
LIN1041H
Introduction to Semantics
LIN1070H Language Processing
LIN1103H Introduction to Analysis and Argumentation
LIN1104H Quantitative Methods in Linguistics (Credit/No Credit)
LIN1105H
Advanced Quantitative Methods in Linguistics
(prerequisite: LIN1104H)
LIN1106H Introduction to Experimental Design
LIN1107H Computational Methods in Linguistics
(exclusions: CSC2501H/485 Computational Linguistics and CSC2511H/401 Natural Language Computing)
LIN1111H Acoustic Phonetics
LIN1112H Phonetic Analysis
LIN1121H
Phonological Theory
LIN1131H
Introduction to Syntactic Theory
LIN1133H
Morphology: Morphosyntactic Issues
LIN1145H
Semantics
LIN1151H
Urban Dialectology
LIN1156H
Language Variation and Change: Theory and Analysis
LIN1211H
Advanced Phonetics
(prerequisite: LIN228H, LIN323H, or permission of the instructor)
LIN1221H
Advanced Phonology I
LIN1222H
Advanced Phonology II
LIN1231H
Advanced Syntax I
LIN1232H
Advanced Syntax II
LIN1245H
Advanced Semantics I
LIN1246H
Advanced Semantics II
LIN1255H Advanced Language Variation and Change I
LIN1256H Advanced Language Variation and Change II
LIN1271H Advanced Psycholinguistics I
LIN1272H Advanced Psycholinguistics II
LIN1276H Topics in Speech Perception
LIN1503H
Reading Seminar
LIN1505H
Research Seminar
LIN2100Y Linguistic Forum
LIN2101H
Junior Forum (Credit/No Credit)
LIN2201Y
Generals Paper I
LIN2202Y
Generals Paper II