Program Information
As students’ progress through a minor, they will acquire the following:
Skills and Abilities
- Recognize and understand the basic fields of linguistics
- Be familiar with the types of representational units that are used in describing and
analyzing patterns of sound, word, and sentence structure
- Be able to formulate rules to describe the patterns of speech sounds, morphemes, and
words in English and across other languages
- Formulate and test hypotheses
- Conduct linguistic research and present findings
- Apply knowledge of linguistics to other fields
- Impart critical thinking by hypothesis creation and testing predictions
- Involve in different types of data collection and management
Knowledge
- Understand language as a grammatical system and social
- Analyze the structural components of language
- Create new constructed languages
- Understand how languages vary across time and space
- Apply linguistic principles to other domains, such as food studies, music, social
contexts
Program Goals
Increasing interest in the program has led to a thriving minor. To support this program,
faculty continue to:
- Pursue cutting edge research agendas that encourage professional visibility through
professional conferences and publications
- Make effective use of technology in instruction, particularly through the use of computers
for linguistic analysis
- Provide career advising to help prepare students for higher education in the field
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Minor in Linguistics
A minor in linguistics consist of 15 credit hours selected from the following courses.
Note: Coursese applied toward another major or minor will not apply toward a minor
in linguistics.
Group A: Basic Linguistic Theory
At least 6 credit hours must be selected from Group A.
Code |
Title |
LING 151 |
Nature of Language |
LING 315 |
Introduction to English Linguistics |
LING 316 |
English Sentence Structure |
LING 317 |
History of the English Language |
LING 318 |
Dialectology |
LING 667 |
English Syntax |
LING 672 |
Dialectology |
Group B: Linguistic Study of Specific Languages or Language Groups
Code |
Title |
LING 505A |
Advanced French Phonetics and Diction |
LING 505B |
Russian Phonology |
LING 505C |
Spanish Phonetics |
LING 635 |
Introduction to Romance Linguistics |
LING 720 |
Seminar in Old English |
Group C: Areas of Contact Between Linguistics and Other Disciplines
Code |
Title |
LING 351 |
Linguistics and Foreign Languages |
LING 651 |
Language and Culture |
LING 740 |
Graduate Studies in Linguistics |
Course List
Several new courses are being developed and offered that count towards the Minor in
Linguistics. These include:
- LING 152: Language of Food
- LING 665: Field Methods of Linguistics
- SPAN 546: Spanish Language Learning
- SPAN 547: Spanish in the U.S.
- CSD 270 / LING 270. American Sign Language I
- CSD 304 / LING 304. Early Language Development
- CSD 306 / LING 306. Applied Phonetics
- CSD 506 / 506H / LING 506: Acoustic and Perceptual Phonetics
- CSD 520 / LING 520. ASL: Nonverbal Communication
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Linguistics Faculty
Dr. Mythili Menon
mythili.menon@wichita.edu
316-978-6763
Lindquist Hall 608A
www.mythilimenon.com
Educational Qualifications
BA in Mass Communication and Journalism, Mahatma Gandhi University, India;
MA and MPhil in Linguistics, Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages,
Hyderabad, India;
MA and PhD in Linguistics, University of Southern California.
Research and teaching interests
Syntax and semantics interface- Adjectival meaning, Comparatives, Plurals, Numerals
and Measurement, Spanish Copulas and Measure Phrases
Language and Musical processing- Language and Music, Artificial Language Learning
Language documentation and revitalization- Praire-Band Potawatomi, Judeo-Malayalam
Dr. Rachel Showstack
rachel.showstack@wichita.edu
316-978-6006
Jardine Hall
www.rachelshowstack.com
Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures
Educational Qualifications
Ph.D., Hispanic Linguistics, The University of Texas at Austin
M.A., Spanish, Sacramento State University
B.A., History, The University of California, Santa Cruz
Research and teaching interests
Spanish in the U.S., Language and Identity, Language Ideologies, Language Maintenance,
Heritage Language Learning and Pedagogy, Discourse Analysis and Pragmatics, Language
in Health Care, Service Learning
Dr. Jens Kreinath
jens.kreinath@wichita.edu
316-978-7193
Department of Anthropology
Dr. Douglas Parham
douglas.parham@wichita.edu
316-978-5634
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Educational Qualifications
2008 PhD, Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, University of Memphis
1996 MA, Philosophy, University of Memphis
1992 BA, (1) Foreign Languages and (2) Philosophy, Memphis State University
Research and teaching interests
Typical and Atypical Speech-Language Development
Speech Production
Speech Breathing
Speech Acoustics
Infant Vocalization
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Physiological Instrumentation
Conversational Interaction
Dr. Tina Bennett
tina.bennett@wichita.edu
Professor Emerita of English and Linguistics
Department of English
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Advising
Dr. Mythili Menon is the Linguistics Advisor for LAS and Wichita State University.
Please contact her directly through email, telephone, or at the office during office
hours. If you have questions about our program, classes, or need general information
about Linguistics minor, and/or applying please talk with Dr. Menon.
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WichiLing: WSU Linguistics Club
Welcome to Wichiling, the linguistics club at Wichita State University!
We generally meet every other Friday afternoons at 12:00 pm in Lindquist Hall 503!
The Linguistics Club at Wichita State University is open to everyone, whether or
not you're a linguistics minor, and is free to join! Each week we meet to hang out,
eat snacks, play language games, and talk linguistics. Sometimes an invited speaker
comes in to talk about their job or research in linguistics, so WichiLing is a great
way to network and think about your career as a linguist. It's also a good way to
meet other linguistics students on campus if you want a study buddy!
» Check out the WichiLing website
» Follow WichiLing on Facebook
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