LING 210

Spring 2010 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Jan 19-May 5

Language History

Credit: 3 hours.

Addresses the question "Why does language change?" Specific topics include: the history and origin of writing; why pronunciation changes; change in vocabulary and what it tells us about change in culture and society; the relation between "language" and "dialect"; multilingualism and its consequences, including Pidgins and Creoles; genetic relationship between languages, with focus on the "Indo-European" family (English, German, French, Russia, Latin, Greek, and Sanskrit, etc.) and the relationships between human languages.

Prerequisite: Fulfillment of the foreign language requirement of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Students must register for one discussion and one lecture section.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in Fall 2022 for:

Humanities – Hist & Phil

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LING 210 class schedule data for spring 2010
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
43631	Discussion/ Recitation	AD2	3:00PM -3:50PM	F	Armory	Molina Munoz, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/19/10-05/05/10 Degree Notes: Hist&Philosoph Perspect course.
43630	Discussion/ Recitation	AD3	1:00PM -1:50PM	F	Davenport Hall	Slade, B	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/19/10-05/05/10 Degree Notes: Hist&Philosoph Perspect course.
43632	Lecture	AL1	3:00PM -3:50PM	MW	Armory	Slade, B Molina Munoz, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/19/10-05/05/10 Degree Notes: Hist&Philosoph Perspect course. Section Info: LING 210 - STUDENTS MUST REGISTER FOR LECT. SECTION AND ONE OF THE DISCUSSION SECTIONS.