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ASL 131Structure of American Sign Language

American Sign Language · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)

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Advanced overview of the linguistic analysis, research methods, and topics of American Sign Language. Major topics include phonology, morphology, syntax, language use, and linguistic applications. Examination of some comparisons with English and other spoken and signed languages.

P/NP or letter grading.

When it runs

  • Spring 2027

Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.

Requisites

Official UCLA wording

Requisite: course 1 or Linguistics 20.

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confidence 1.00 · from UCLA’s structured data
one of
  • ASL 1
  • LING 20

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ASL 131

  • ASL 1Elementary American Sign Language
  • LING 20Introduction to Linguistic Analysis

2 direct requisites. The whole upstream is here — 2 courses over 1 level. Every course here opens its own tree.

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