LIN 1145H         Semantics (R. Binnik)
An introduction to contemporary approaches to meaning within Linguistics.  Emphasis will be on truth conditional, model-theoretical semantics and the semantic interpretation of natural languages expression via translation into an intentional logical language.

 LIN 1154H         Sociology of Language (Staff)
For information on this course, please consult the Graduate Coordinator in the Department of Linguistics.

 LIN 1162H         Comparative-Historical Linguistics (Staff)
A survey of topics and methods dealing with language change: phonetic, phonological, morphological, syntactic, and semantic change; the comparative method, internal reconstruction, linguistic geography, the origin and decline of languages, and so on.

LIN 1172H         Introduction to Cognitive Linguistics (Staff)
An introduction to a theory of language behavior in which the structure is represented in complex networks and processing is described in terms of signals in the network plus network self-modification.  Phenomena accounted for include language production, comprehension, acquisition, slips of the tongue, and other language behaviors.

LIN 1180H         History of Linguistic Thought  (Staff)
A survey of linguistic 'schools' of the twentieth century, starting with Saussure. Emphasis will be placed on the leading personalities and their works. 

LIN 1182H         Language and Mind (E. Dresher)
Language is a dramatic example of Palto's problem: how can humans attain complex systems of knowledge on the basis of limited experience? The course will explore rationalist and empiricist approaches to this problem, drawing on readings from linguistics, philosophy, psychology, and artificial intelligence, with special attention given to the ideas of Noam Chomsky.

 LIN 1200Y         Current Issues in Linguistic Theory (Staff)
For information on this course, please consult the Graduate Coordinator in the Department of Linguistics.

LIN 1201H         Current Issues in Linguistic Theory (Staff)
For information on this course, please consult the Graduate Coordinator in the Department of Linguistics.

LIN 1245H         Advanced Semantics I (R. Binnik)
Topics in current semantic theory.  Specific topics will vary from year to year, and will depend to a certain extent on the interests of the students.

LIN 1246H         Advanced Semantics II
For information on this course, please consult the Graduate Coordinator in the Department of Linguistics.

JIL 1140H         Semiotics (M. Danesi)
This course will deal with the major theories of the sign, both verbal and nonverbal, focusing primarily on the ideas of Saussure and Peirce. It will start by looking at the research evidence on the origin of verbal and nonverbal sign and communication systems, discussing critically the main theories to explain semiosis and communication in the human species, from those of the Ancients to the most contemporary.