LING 3452 — Semantics
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath ADNUpath FQusually offered: springtypical days: T/FBostonTraditional
Focuses on meaning and how it is expressed in language—through words, sentence structure, intonation, stress patterns, and speech acts. Considers how content, logic, and speakers’ and listeners’ assumptions affect what sentences can mean and how linguistic meaning is determined by one’s perceptual system or culture.
Prerequisites
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer B 2023 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 32% | 13.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 100% | 0.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 95% | 1.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 14% · T 100% · W 14% · Th 14% · F 86%
Common patterns: TF (86% of sections), MTWR (14% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Spring
- Heather Littlefield (100% of students) · reviews
Summer B
- Robert Painter (100% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
Official catalog (LING course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All LING courses · Plan it at numap.app