Typology

Typology
Introduction to the study of language universals and linguistic typology.
LING
460
 Hours3.0 Credit, 3.0 Lecture, 0.0 Lab
 PrerequisitesFor Fall 2013 & forward admits, Ling 220.
 TaughtFall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Course Outcomes

Identify Universals

Identify different kinds of universals (formal, substantive, implicational, syntactic, lexical, morphological).

Apply Typological Concepts

Apply typological concepts to specific languages.

Understand Arguments

Understand arguments for and against language universals.