Overview
Description
General principles of historical and comparative linguistics. Theories of language origin, methods of classifying language, processes of language change, techniques of reconstructing older forms of languages.
Requirements
Prerequisites
- Junior standing
ENG 281ENG 282ENG 412AENG 303
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
ENG 281 or ENG 282 or ENG 412A; ENG 303 or Junior standing.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Related Courses
Cross Listed With ENG 413B
Restrictions
Junior standing
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- identify both fundamental and advanced concepts within historical linguistics addressing issues of human communicative behavior.
- use proposed linguistic theories and empirical evidence to provide logical, substantiated arguments in support of or in opposition to those theories and that evidence.
- apply the social science research methods appropriate to the field they are studying and understand why these methods are used.
- identify the complex elements (linguistic and communicative) important to members of a diverse cultural group or groups in relation to its/their history, values, politics, economy, or beliefs and practices.
- articulate an awareness of some of the central historical and present diversity issues addressed in the course, including race, ethnicity, gender, social class, religion, sexual identity, ability, national origin, or other identities, in relation to linguistic practices.