LING 125 - Introduction to Historical and Comparative Linguistics

3 units
Why and how languages change; how linguists go about studying, documenting and explaining such change. Social and phonetic motivations for change. Language families and proto-languages.

Prerequisite(s): LING 101, LING 111 or instructor consent.
Grading: Letter Graded

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