LT4257 - Historical Linguistics | ||||||||||
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| * The offering term is subject to change without prior notice | ||||||||||
Course Aims | ||||||||||
This course introduces the study of language change, discusses the different ways in which languages can and do change. Students will be able to identify areas of language change in the lexicon, in phonology, morphology and syntax. The theories of grammaticalization and lexicalization will also be introduced. Chinese and English data will be examined or re-examined under the frameworks of grammaticalization and lexicalization. | ||||||||||
Assessment (Indicative only, please check the detailed course information) | ||||||||||
Continuous Assessment: 100% | ||||||||||
Detailed Course Information | ||||||||||
| LT4257.pdf | ||||||||||
Useful Links | ||||||||||
| Department of Linguistics and Translation | ||||||||||
