Richard P. Meier, Chair
CAL 501, Mailcode B5100, Austin, TX 78712 • 512-471-1701
Documentary and Descriptive Linguistics - Program of Study
All PhD students interested in descriptive/documentary linguistics should take the following courses (in addition to required courses):
- LIN 392 Tools for Linguistic Description
- LIN 385 Field Methods
- LIN 392 Linguistic Typology
- LIN 382 Historical Linguistics
- At least one seminar in phonology, syntax, or semantics
The following courses are also highly recommended:
- A course in sociolinguistics or linguistic anthropology
- LIN 386M Computational linguistics I
Some documentary/descriptive linguistics courses offered on an occasional basis are:
- LIN 384 Structure of a Language (Recent offerings have included Chatino, Yupik, Mayan languages, Navajo)
- LIN 392 Current Developments in Linguistic Research (Topics in descriptive linguistics such as: Reading and Writing Grammars, and Morphology)
- LIN 393 Seminar in Linguistic Topics (Topics in descriptive linguistics such as: Language Contact, Speech Play and Verbal Art, Linguistic Diversity, and Native Languages of North America)
