Black, Deirdre

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University of Montana ScholarWorks at University of Montana Syllabi Course Syllabi Fall 9-1-2000 LING 474.01: Language History, Variety, and Change Deirdre Black The University Of Montana Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/syllabi Let us know how access to this document benefits you. Recommended Citation Black, Deirdre, "LING 474.01: Language History, Variety, and Change" (2000). Syllabi. 5157. https://scholarworks.umt.edu/syllabi/5157 This Syllabus is brought to you for free and open access by the Course Syllabi at ScholarWorks at University of Montana. It has been accepted for inclusion in Syllabi by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks at University of Montana. For more information, please contact scholarworks@mso.umt.edu. Ling 474:01 Language History, Variety, and Change Fall 2000 DHC 117, MWF 11-12 Deirdre BlackOffice: Ling 108Hrs: 10-11 MWF; by apptTel: w 5164; h 728-0713Required Text: Hock, Hans Heinrich and Brian D. Joseph. 1996. Language History, Language Change, and Language Relationship. Walter de Gruyter & Co.Reserve Room Readings: numerous texts tba Films: In Search o f  the First LanguageSelections from The Story o f  English Selections from the Nova Series (among others that may be available)Requirem ents and G rad ing  SystemAll students are required to complete five written assignments (5 x 10%), a midterm (25%), and a final (25%). In addition, graduate students must complete a small research project and provide a short presentation o f  that research to the class.DescriptionThis class provides a descriptive and theoretical overview on the origins o f language, language development, and dialect variation. While the text selected is aimed at the non-specialist, those students with a background in linguistics will find the topics relevant, challenging, and nicely detailed. Specific topics include: language relationship, with a particular emphasis on Indo-European; the history o f writing systems; changes in lexicon and grammatical structure; variety and change of sign languages; dialect variation, with a particular emphasis on American English; language contact; and, language reconstruction.ObjectivesUpon completion o f this course, students will:1. be familiar with the grammatical components o f natural language and the tendency for grammatical features to vary over space and through time;2. have explored some o f the causes of language variation and change, as well as language birth and death;3. have examined certain varieties o f American English; and,4. understand the inevitabilty o f language variation and change.Course O utlineWeeks 1-2 Introductory, introduction, Indo-European, and writingWeeks 3-5 Change in Structure: phonology, morphology, and syntaxWeek 6 Change in the Lexicon: semantics, borrowing, and coinageWeek 7 Review and Midterm ExamWeeks 8-10 Language and DialectWeeks 11-13 Languages in ContactWeeks 14-15 Language RelationshipReviewWeek 16 Final Exam  on Monday December 18 from 8:00-10:00amLing 474:01 Language H istory, V ariety, and Change Fall 1999 Name: Midterm

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