Historical Linguistics

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Overview

Subject area

LNG

Catalog Number

334

Course Title

Historical Linguistics

Department(s)

Description

Principles of historical linguistics. The nature of language change, types and causes of change, variation and diffusion of changes through populations, differentiation of dialects and languages, determination and classification of historical relationships among languages, the reconstruction of ancestral languages and intermediate changes. PREREQ: SPV (LNG) 246 or LNG 160.

Typically Offered

Fall, Spring

Academic Career

Undergraduate

Liberal Arts

Yes

Credits

Minimum Units

3

Maximum Units

3

Academic Progress Units

3

Repeat For Credit

No

Components

Name

Lecture

Hours

3

Requisites

010371

Course Schedule