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375. Philosophy of Language. (3h) Study of such philosophical issues about language as truth
and meaning, reference and description, proper names, indexicals, modality, tense, the semantic
paradoxes, and the differences between languages and other sorts of sign systems. Also listed
as PHI 375. P—POI.
383. Language Engineering: Localization & Terminology. (3h) Introduction to the process of
making a product linguistically and culturally appropriate to the target locale, and to computerassisted
terminology management. Surveys applications in translation technology. Taught in
English. P—POI.
398, 399. Individual Study. (1-3h, 1-3h) Designed to meet the needs of selected students, to
be carried out under the supervision of a faculty member in the linguistics minor program.
P—LIN 150 and POI.
SIL 101, 102. Self Instructional Language. (3h, 3h) Students wishing to learn a language not offered
at Wake Forest may arrange to study the language in consultation with a native speaker.
Does not count toward the linguistics minor without approval from the coordinator. P—POI.
Students may choose from the following list of electives when designing their minor. Additional
elective courses may have been approved since publication of this bulletin. The program
coordinator maintains a complete list of all approved elective courses. For course descriptions,
see the relevant department’s listings in this publication.
Electives for Linguistics
Historical Linguistics
Related Topics
ENG 304. History of the English Language. (3h)
RUS 232. The History of the Russian Language. (3h)
SPA 321. The Rise of Spanish. (3h)
ANT 355. Language and Culture. (3h)
ENG 390. The Structure of English. (3h)
FRH 222. French Phonetics. (3h)
RUS 230. The Structure of Russian. (3h)
SPA 322. Spanish Pronunciation and Dialect Variation. (3h)
380. Contrastive Spanish/English Grammar and Stylistics. (3h)
Students intending to minor in linguistics should consult the coordinator of linguistics in the
Department of Romance Languages, preferably during their sophomore year
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