Types of theories of language change. Language families and subgroups. Internal and comparative reconstruction. The interpretation of historical records. Dialectology; sociolinguistic factors in language change and processes of grammaticization. Ramifications of observed changes for synchronic theories of language structure.

Prerequisites: Graduate standing.

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KATSIKA A
Argyro Katsika
3.7
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Fall 2024 . Mithun M
SH 3519
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11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
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LING 260 Mithun M Fall 2024 Total: 5
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LING145 . Katsika A A Month Ago

Very passionate professor, but she is disorganized with lectures. Each slideshow was about 50-80 pages long. There is so much information thrown at you at once. The textbooks are supposed to explain things more in depth, however they do not really coincide with all lecture material. I recommend going to office hours and reviewing lectures!

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LING145 . Katsika A 1 Year, 2 Months Ago

She's a great lecturer and really wants students to succeed. If you have any homework questions make sure to go to office hours for clarification. If you're interested in SLP make sure to take her! This class was homework (50%) and attendance (20%) heavy with only a final (30%) - no midterm or paper. Very nice teacher!

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LING106 . Katsika A 8 Years Ago

She's really helpful, but she taught a lot of extra things we didn't really need to know. We sped through IPA in the first two weeks. Then we were learning gestural scores and anatomy. Other classes are normally IPA based, so just have prior knowledge of the IPA chart and gestural scores and maybe you'll be okay

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