LINGUIST 308

Language Change

Please note: this is archived course information from 2014 for LINGUIST 308.

Description

Introduces long-term historical trends, types of language change, language families and comparative reconstruction.

Availability 2014

Semester 1

Lecturer(s)

Coordinator(s) Dr Ross Clark

Reading/Texts

Crowley, T. and Claire Bowern, An Introduction to Historical Linguistics, 4th. ed. (Oxford University Press)

Recommended Reading

Assessment

Coursework only

Points

LINGUIST 308: 15 points

Prerequisites

LINGUIST 200 and 201

Corequisites

Restrictions

LINGUIST 202