Course Detail
Units:
3.0
Course Components:
Lecture
Enrollment Information
Enrollment Requirement:
Prerequisite: ENGL/LING 1200 or its equivalent.
Requirement Designation:
Humanities Exploration
Description
Historical linguistics is about how and why languages change. This course is a "hands-on" introduction to historical linguistics. Students learn not only the fundamental contents and methods of historical linguistics, but also how to "do" historical linguistics by working through exercise involving a variety of languages. Meets with LING 6130.