ANTH 411 - Historical Linguistics

Spring (3) Martin. Prerequisite(s): ANTH 204 / ENGL 220 / LING 220. (GER 3)

A study of the kinds of change which language may undergo. Covers the nature and motivation of linguistic evolution, and the methods by which unattested early stages of known language may be reconstructed. (Cross listed with ENGL 404 and LING 404.)