Linguistics

49 resources

MIT OCW
free
Introduction to Linguistics
Prof. Norvin W. Richards
This class provides some answers to basic questions about the nature of human language. Throughout the course, we...
Humanities Linguistics
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Myth, Ritual, and Symbolism
Prof. James Howe
Human beings are symbol-making as well as tool-making animals. We understand our world and shape our lives in large...
Anthropology Humanities Linguistics
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Advanced Natural Language Processing
Prof. Michael Collins
This course is a graduate introduction to natural language processing - the study of human language from a...
AI Cognitive Science Computer Science
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Introduction to Philosophy of Language
Prof. Stephen Yablo
This course explores the nature of meaning and truth, and their bearing on the use of language in communication. No...
Humanities Linguistics Philosophy
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Language Acquisition
Prof. Athulya Aravind
This course is an introduction to language acquisition, a subfield of linguistics whose goal is to understand how...
Humanities Linguistics
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Teaching and Learning: Cross-Cultural Perspectives
Prof. Graham Jones
This course explores the diverse ways that people teach and learn—in different countries, in different disciplines,...
Anthropology Communication Educational Technology
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Linguistic Phonetics
Prof. Edward Flemming
This course is about the study of speech sounds; how we produce and perceive them and their acoustic properties....
Humanities Linguistics
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
The Linguistic Study of Bilingualism
Prof. Suzanne Flynn
One mind, two languages. The basic focus of this class will be on the linguistic and psycholinguistic underpinnings...
Cognitive Science Humanities Linguistics
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Linguistics in K–12 Education
Dr. Maya Honda
This seminar explored the idea that the study of linguistics can be a means to develop young people’s understanding...
Education & Teaching Humanities Linguistics
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Modal Logic
Prof. Stephen Yablo
Modal logic is the logic of necessity and possibility, and by extension of analogously paired notions like validity...
Humanities Linguistics Philosophy
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Language and Mind
Prof. Ted Gibson
This course will address some fundamental questions regarding human language: (1) how language is represented in our...
Biology Cognitive Science Engineering
intermediate
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free
Natural Language and the Computer Representation of Knowledge
Prof. Robert Berwick
6.863 is a laboratory-oriented course on the theory and practice of building computer systems for human language...
AI Cognitive Science Computer Science
advanced
MIT OCW
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Language and Its Structure I: Phonology
Prof. Michael Kenstowicz
24.901 is designed to give you a preliminary understanding of how the sound systems of different languages are...
Humanities Linguistics
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Linguistic Studies of Bilingualism
Prof. Suzanne Flynn
This course studies the development of bilingualism in human history (from Australopithecus to present day). It...
Humanities Language Linguistics
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Linguistics and Social Justice: Language, Education, and Human Rights
Prof. Michel DeGraff
Linguists take it for granted that all languages, including languages in the Global South, are worthy of study. Yet...
Anthropology Education Policy Education & Teaching
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Language and its Structure III: Semantics and Pragmatics
Prof. Kai von Fintel
This course gives an introduction to the science of linguistic meaning. There are two branches to this discipline:...
Humanities Linguistics Philosophy
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Computational Models of Discourse
Prof. Regina Barzilay
This course is a graduate level introduction to automatic discourse processing. The emphasis will be on methods and...
AI Computer Science Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Introduction to Phonology
Prof. Donca Steriade
This is an introduction to the scientific study of phonological grammars, the component of speakers’ knowledge...
Humanities Linguistics
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Speech Communication
Prof. Kenneth Stevens
6.541J surveys the structural properties of natural languages, with special emphasis on the sound pattern. Topics...
Electrical Engineering Engineering Health Care Management
advanced
MIT OCW
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Lab in Psycholinguistics
Prof. Edward Gibson
Hands-on experience designing, conducting, analyzing, and presenting experiments on the structure and processing of...
Cognitive Science Humanities Linguistics
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Advanced Semantics
Prof. Kai von Fintel
This course is the second of the three parts of our graduate introduction to semantics. The others are 24.970...
Humanities Linguistics
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Language Acquisition I
Prof. Athulya Aravind
This course focuses on the process by which native speakers of a language acquire the ability to speak and...
Humanities Linguistics
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Linguistic Theory and the Japanese Language
Prof. Shigeru Miyagawa
This course is a detailed examination of the grammar of Japanese and its structure which is significantly different...
Humanities Language Linguistics
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
ConLangs: How to Construct a Language
Prof. Norvin W. Richards
This course explores languages that have been deliberately constructed, including Esperanto, Klingon, and Tolkien’s...
Humanities Linguistics
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
MIT-Haiti Initiative / Inisyativ MIT-Ayiti
Prof. Michel DeGraff
The mission of the MIT-Haiti Initiative is to promote active learning in Kreyòl so that Haitians can have universal...
Education & Teaching Humanities Linguistics
beginner
MIT OCW
free
Language Processing
Prof. Edward Gibson
This course is a seminar in real-time language comprehension. It considers models of sentence and discourse...
Cognitive Science Humanities Linguistics
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Topics in Phonology
Prof. Adam Albright
This course introduces students to the theory and practice of modeling phonology, with an empirical focus on...
Engineering Humanities Linguistics
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Language Disorders in Children
Prof. Suzanne Flynn
This seminar focuses on reading and discussion of current linguistic theory, first language acquisition and language...
Humanities Language Linguistics
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Topics in Linguistic Theory: Laboratory Phonology
Prof. Edward Flemming
The goal of this course is to prepare you to engage in experimental investigations of questions related to...
Electrical Engineering Engineering Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Grammar of a Less Familiar Language
Prof. Michael Kenstowicz
This course is designed to allow participants to engage in the exploration of the grammatical structure of a...
Humanities Linguistics
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Introduction to Syntax
Prof. Idan Landau
This course is concerned with the concepts and principles which have been of central significance in the recent...
Humanities Linguistics
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Language and its Structure II: Syntax
Prof. David Pesetsky
This course will acquaint you with some of the important results and ideas of the last half - century of research in...
Humanities Linguistics Philosophy
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Laboratory on the Physiology, Acoustics, and Perception of Speech
Dr. Joseph S. Perkell
The course focuses on experimental investigations of speech processes. Topics include: measurement of articulatory...
Electrical Engineering Engineering Health Care Management
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Automatic Speech Recognition
Dr. James Glass
6.345 introduces students to the rapidly developing field of automatic speech recognition. Its content is divided...
Electrical Engineering Engineering Humanities
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Pragmatics in Linguistic Theory
Prof. Daniel Fox
The course introduces formal theories of context-dependency, presupposition, implicature, context-change, focus and...
Humanities Linguistics
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Topics in Linguistics Theory
Prof. Kai von Fintel
I realize that “Modes of Assertion” is a rather cryptic title for the course. What we will explore are ways of...
Humanities Linguistics
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
The Lexicon and Its Features
Dr. David Gow
This course provides an overview of the distinctive features which distinguish sound categories of languages of the...
Cognitive Science Humanities Linguistics
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Abnormal Language
Mr. Christopher Hirsch
Introduction to the linguistic study of language pathology, concentrating on experimental approaches and theoretical...
Cognitive Science Health Care Management Health & Medicine
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Advanced Phonology
Prof. Donca Steriade
This course focuses on phonological phenomena that are sensitive to morphological structure, including...
Humanities Linguistics
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Special Topics in Media Technology: Computational Semantics
Prof. Deb Roy
How do words get their meanings? How can word meanings be represented and used by machines? We will explore three...
Art, Design & Architecture Humanities Linguistics
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Language Variation and Change
Prof. Edward Flemming
All languages vary across geographic space and between social groups, and languages are always changing. It makes...
Humanities Linguistics
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Digital Typography
Prof. John Maeda
This class introduces studies in the algorithmic manipulation of type as word, symbol, and form. Problems covered...
Art, Design & Architecture Humanities Linguistics
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Topics in Phonology: Phonetic Realization
Prof. Edward Flemming
Many details of phonetic realization cannot be predicted from standard phonological representations on a...
Humanities Linguistics
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Topics in Semantics: Negative Polarity Items
Prof. Luka Crnic
This course is concerned with Negative Polarity Items. While raising familiar foundational questions for linguistic...
Humanities Linguistics
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Advanced Syntax
Prof. Daniel Fox
This course is a continuation of 24.951. This semester the course topics of interest include movement, phrase...
Humanities Linguistics
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Topics in Linguistic Theory: Propositional Attitudes
Dr. Tamina Stephenson
This course explores topics related to the representation and expression of propositional attitudes (e.g. belief,...
Humanities Linguistics
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Syntactic Models
Prof. David Pesetsky
This course presents a comparison of different proposed architectures for the syntax module of grammar. The subject...
Humanities Linguistics
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Transcribing Prosodic Structure of Spoken Utterances with ToBI
Dr. Nanette Veilleux
This course presents a tutorial on the ToBI (Tones and Break Indices) system, for labelling certain aspects of...
Cognitive Science Computer Science Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Creole Languages and Caribbean Identities
Prof. Michel DeGraff
Caribbean Creole languages result from language contact via colonization and the slave trade. In this course we...
Humanities Linguistics Social Sciences
intermediate