Course Catalog - 2017-2018

     

LING 305 - HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS

Long Title: HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS
Department: Linguistics
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): (LING 200 OR ANTH 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: ANTH 305, Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: LING 505. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for LING 305 if student has credit for LING 505.