Timothy Mills
Contact
Associate Lecturer, Faculty of Arts - Linguistics Dept
- timills@ualberta.ca
Courses
INT D 318 - Technologies for Endangered Language Documentation
Provides Canadian Indigenous language speakers with the technical skills needed to digitally archive their languages in a database or on the web with text, sound, images, and video. These digital resources can be incorporated into interactive multimedia resources for access by community-based learners and second-language teachers. Restricted to CILLDI program students. (Offered jointly by the following faculties: Arts; Education; and Native Studies.) Prerequisite: LING 101 or LING 111. Note: Not to be taken by students with credit in LING 399 (Techniques for Endangered Language Documentation) or NS 380 (Technologies for Endangered Language Documentation). [Linguistics]
LING 101 - Introduction to Linguistic Analysis
Central concepts of linguistics: linguistic categories and structure (phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics). Note: May not be taken by students with credit in LING 111.
LING 205 - Phonetics
Recognizing, transcribing, and producing speech sounds using the International Phonetic Alphabet; problems in phonetic analysis; elementary acoustic phonetics; techniques for describing the sound system of an unfamiliar language. Sections may be offered at an increased rate of fee assessment; refer to the Tuition and Fees page in the University Regulations sections of the Calendar. Prerequisite: LING 101.
LING 299 - Special Topics in Linguistics
A study of recent developments in particular sub-areas of linguistics. Can be repeated twice when topics vary.
LING 325 - Writing Systems
History and typology of writing systems and how different writing systems influence the reading process. Prerequisite: LING 101.
LING 502 - Honors Project
Directed Honors thesis. Prerequisites: LING 402 and 501 and consent of Department. Note: Required for and restricted to BA Honors students in Linguistics in their final year.
MST 299 - Special Topics in Media Studies
Prerequisite: MST100 or consent of the Program Administrator. May be repeated for credit when course content differs.