GERMAN C142Linguistic Theory and Grammatical Description
German · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
Taught in English with German proficiency required. Problems in structure of Dutch and German, considered from theoretical frameworks such as sign-oriented linguistics, functional linguistics, discourse grammar, and cognitive linguistics. Discussion of formal linguistic approaches. Concurrently scheduled with course C238.
Letter grading.
When it runs
Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.
Requisites
Official UCLA wording
Enforced requisite: course 140 or Linguistics 20.
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Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
GERMAN C142
- GERMAN 140Language and Linguistics
- GERMAN 6Intermediate German
- LING 20Introduction to Linguistic Analysis
2 direct requisites. Showing 4 courses over 3 levels; the branches marked with a count carry on past it. Every course here opens its own tree.
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What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
GERMAN C142
- GERMAN 264Topics in Communicative, Cognitive, and Functional Approaches to Linguistic Analysis
1 course lists this as a requisite. The whole downstream is here — 1 course over 1 level. Every course here opens its own tree.