LING 340 Historical Linguistics (Not offered 2006-2007; to be offered 2007-2008)
This course is an introduction to the study of how languages change over time.
Topics to be covered include a review of basic phonetics and phonology, regularity of sound change, analogy, the comparative method, linguistic reconstruction, linguistic family classification, and syntactic and semantic change.
Format: lecture/discussion. Requirements: participation in discussions, weekly
homework, a midterm exam, and a final exam.
Prerequisites: Linguistics 101 or Linguistics 111. No enrollment limit (expected:
10).