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  • LIN 313: Syntax

    3.00 Credits
    University of Southern Maine

    This is an introduction to the role of sentences and sentence structure in natural language. The course addresses the questions: What makes a particular string of words usable as a sentence? Why are some strings acceptable while others are not? What is the nature of the knowledge humans bring to the process of forming and interpreting sentences? How is this knowledge acquired? Why is the ability to produce and understand well-formed sentences disrupted by injury to specific brain regions? How and why do the sentence patterns that are typical of a language community change over time? Prerequisite: grade of at least B in LIN 185J. Cr 3.
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  • LIN 314: Semantics

    3.00 Credits
    University of Southern Maine

    An introduction to the study of meaning in natural language. The course explores questions about the nature of meanings and how they are related to minds. Another concern is the relation between words and sentences, on one hand, and the objects, events and relations we experience in the world, on the other. How are words linked to things in the world? How do words refer or describe? What is it for a sentence to be true? Prerequisite: grade of at least B in LIN 185J. Cr 3.
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  • LIN 315: Field Methods

    3.00 Credits
    University of Southern Maine

    Students learn to use a variety of elicitation and field methods techniques to explore the linguistic structure of a language that is foreign to them. They work with a native signer or speaker and apply their knowledge of linguistics to a specific aspect of the grammar of the language. Prerequisite: LIN 312 or 313. Cr 3.
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  • LIN 331: ASL/English Interpre t i n g

    3.00 Credits
    University of Southern Maine

    This course offers the beginning interpreting student an introduction to the field of interpreting, its code of ethics, and several models and approaches to the interpreting process. Students will become familiar with the complex processing required to provide a nuanced interpretation through learning a form of text analysis called discourse mapping. Prerequisites: grade of at least B in ASL 202I or equivalent; or grade of at least B in ASL 201I or equivalent and ASL 202I concurrently. Cr 3.
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  • LIN 332: Consecutive Interpreting and Deaf/Hearing Interpreter Teams

    3.00 Credits
    University of Southern Maine

    This course covers the mechanics and psycholin-guistics of the consecutive interpreting process, as well as hands-on training in the consecutive method for both Deaf and hearing interpreters. Consecutive interpreting will be taught in the context of a variety of typical interpreting situations as well as situations involving special populations. Prerequisite: LIN 331. Cr 3.
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  • LIN 333: Interpreting: Source Language A

    3.00 Credits
    University of Southern Maine

    Deaf and hearing interpreting students focus on consecutive and simultaneous interpreting from ASL into English (spoken and written). Emphasis is placed upon achieving the nuances of translation in terms of word choice, register, and affect. Aspects of the interpreting process are dissected, examined, and practiced. Consequences of native vs. second language fluency in the source and target languages are examined. Prerequisite: LIN 331. Cr 3.
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  • LIN 334: Interpreting:Source Language E n g l i s h

    3.00 Credits
    University of Southern Maine

    Deaf and hearing interpreting students study consecutive and simultaneous interpretation from English (spoken and written) into ASL. Emphasis is placed upon appropriate sign choice, register, and affect. The interpreting process is dissected, examined, and practiced. Special attention is given to language interference, where influence from the source language impedes successful translation into the target language. Prerequisite: LIN 331. Cr 3.
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  • LIN 335: Advanced Interpreting: Source Language A

    3.00 Credits
    University of Southern Maine

    Interpreting students confront a range of situations (educational, medical, legal, theatrical), formats (face-to-face, platform, conference interpreting, shadow interpreting), dialects, and registers of ASL produced by both ASL-signing children and adults. Emphasis is placed upon effective and comprehensive transmission of the message, as well as upon matching the style and register of the source language with that of the target language. Prerequisite: LIN 332, 333, and 334. Cr 3.
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  • LIN 390: Introduction to Language Research

    3.00 Credits
    University of Southern Maine

    An introduction to basic aspects of the experimental study of human linguistic abilities. This will include coverage of the identification of viable research questions, literature reviews, special considerations for materials preparation for language experiments, research design, sampling, control of artifacts, data handling, analysis, some special statistical considerations, and reporting conventions. Students will also be introduced to various computer resources relevant to these matters. Prerequisites: grade of at least B in LIN 185J and one of the following: PSY201D (Statistics in Psychology), MAT 120D (Introduction to Statistics); or an equivalent course. Cr 3.
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  • LIN 395: Research Internship

    6.00 Credits
    University of Southern Maine

    Students will work closely with a faculty member on a research project. They will be involved in experimental design, data collection, data entry, and data analysis, and will attend regularly scheduled lab meetings. Enrollment in LIN 395 will depend on needs determined by current research projects. Selection is made by the faculty. Students should contact the Department chair for details. May be taken more than once for a maximum of six credits. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Cr 3.
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