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ANTH 2430

Languages of the World

Course Description

Prerequisites

One year of a foreign language or permission of instructor

An introduction to the study of language relationships and linguistic structures.  Topics covered the basic elements of grammatical description; genetic, areal, and typological relationships among languages; a survey of the world's major language groupings and the notable structures and grammatical categories they exhibit; and the issue of language endangerment.