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LING 425. Historical Linguistics.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Linguistics (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

An examination of how languages change over time and the methods that allow us to study linguistic history. Topics include: types of language change (sound change, anology, etc.) linguistic reconstruction, the origins of modern languages.
  • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken LING 400.
  • Fall
  • Prerequisites: LING 330 and LING 320 or permission of instructor.

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