LING 4770/6770

Historical Sociolinguistics

Credit Hours:

Provides an overview of the extra-linguistic factors that affect language use in historical languages; provides an introduction to conducting sociolinguistic inquiry on linguistic varieties for which direct linguistic evidence is limited. Emphasis is placed on quantifiable methods for correlating extra-linguistic factors with observable changes in language use over time.

Prerequisites:

LING 4690/6690 or LING(ANTH) 4860/6860 or POD

Level:

Graduate

Undergraduate

Course information

Schedule

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Instructors of this Course

Joshua Bousquette

Associate Professor

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