ANTH 482 - Historical Linguistics

(3 units)

General principles of historical and comparative linguistics. Theories of language origin, methods of classifying language, processes of language change, techniques of reconstructing older forms of languages. (ANTH 482 and ENG 413B are cross-listed; credit may be earned in one of the two.)

Prerequisite(s): ENG 281 or ENG 282 or ENG 412A; ENG 303 or Junior standing.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. identify both fundamental and advanced concepts within historical linguistics addressing issues of human communicative behavior.
2. use proposed linguistic theories and empirical evidence to provide logical, substantiated arguments in support of or in opposition to those theories and that evidence.
3. apply the social science research methods appropriate to the field they are studying and understand why these methods are used.
4. identify the complex elements (linguistic and communicative) important to members of a diverse cultural group or groups in relation to its/their history, values, politics, economy, or beliefs and practices.
5. articulate an awareness of some of the central historical and present diversity issues addressed in the course, including race, ethnicity, gender, social class, religion, sexual identity, ability, national origin, or other identities, in relation to linguistic practices.

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