Course Catalog - 2006-2007

     

LING 416 - LANGUAGE UNIVERSALS & TYPOLOGY

Long Title: LANGUAGE UNIVERSALS AND TYPOLOGY
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): LING 304 or permission of instructor
Description: Investigation of what human languages have in common and a range of ways in which they can differ. Includes marking patterns in particular linguistic domains (e.g., case marking, animacy, and passives) and theoretical and methodological issues.