Course Catalog - 2003-2004

     

LING 405 - TOPICS IN LANGUAGE CHANGE

Long Title:
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): LING 305
Description: TOPICS IN LANGUAGE CHANGE ***** Survey of the current research on the nature of diachronic processes and their implications for linguistic theory. May include diachronic typology, issues in genetic classification, grammaticalization, syntactic change, and analogical change. Content varies from year to year. ***** Prerequisite: LING 305 or equivalent. Repeatable for Credit.