Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: FOUNDATIONS OF LINGUISTICS

Department: Linguistics

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: The foundations of important linguistic ideas and currents in the classic work of 19th and 20th century linguists, with reference to their influence on modern theories. Includes discussion of the Neogrammarians, Saussure, Sapir, Jespersen, Bloomfield, Whorf, and American and European structuralists. Taught as a pro-seminar.