Course Catalog - 2017-2018

     

ANTH 305 - HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS

Long Title: HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS
Department: Anthropology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group II
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Prerequisite(s): (ANTH 200 OR LING 200) AND (ANTH 301 OR LING 301)
Description: Exploration of the nature of language change. Topics covered include sound change syntactic and semantic change, modeling language splits, the sociolinguistics of language change, and the history of European languages. Cross-list: LING 305, Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: ANTH 505. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for ANTH 305 if student has credit for ANTH 505.