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Arts, Sciences, and Engineering |
Linguistics |
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Course Section Listing |
Course |
Course Title |
Term |
Credits |
Status |
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COURSE_SECTION-3-168355 |
LING 204-1 |
History of Linguistic Thought |
Spring 2024 |
4.0 |
Open |
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Schedule: |
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Day |
Begin |
End |
Location |
Start Date |
End Date |
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TR
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200 PM
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315 PM
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Lattimore Room 513
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01/17/2024
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05/11/2024
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Enrollment: |
Enrolled
12
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Capacity
25
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Co-Located: |
LING 204-1 (P), LING 404-1 |
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Instructors: |
Arshia Asudeh |
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Delivery Mode: |
In-Person |
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Description: |
This course looks at key ideas in linguistics, starting in Babylon and Ancient China and working towards the study of meaning in modern linguistic theory and philosophy of language. Among the topics we will look at are: writing and its influence on grammatical traditions; the advent of historical linguistics, linguistic phylogeny, and the comparative method; European structuralism; American structuralism; variation within and across languages; the rise of generative grammar; Chomskys philosophy of linguistics, including competence and I-language; literal meaning and beyond. Students will be expected to read a selection of primary literature and participate actively in class discussion. The course will be assessed by essays (essay questions and reading lists for each essay to be provided). Prerequisites: LING 110 & LING 210 OR LING 220 |
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Offered: |
Fall Spring |