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2019-2020 General/Graduate Catalog - Expires August 2025 [Archived Catalog]

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LING 318 - Structure and History of English

The development of the English language is explored, from Proto-Indo-European origins, through Old English and Middle English, up to various dialects of modern English. Each component of the language system is analyzed (lexicon, phonetics and phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and pragmatics). It is seen how all the different mechanisms of language change (sound change, analogical change, grammaticalization, lexical and semantic changes) have applied through the history of the language and continue to apply today.

Prerequisite: LING 238 - Introduction to Linguistics  with a a grade of “C” or higher.
Credits: 4
NOTE:
* Honors Scholar Course.
** This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.


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