Reserved for and taught by distinguished visiting faculty. Not to be included in minimum 33 hours required for degree. Variable credit course. Indo-European origins through the present, with special emphasis on the English Language in America. This course introduces the grammatical structures of the English language and the processes by which we create and comprehend English sentences.
Emphasis is on recent linguistic models.
Alternative models will be considered. An advanced course in such areas of linguistics as phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, language change, dialectology, etc. Emphasis will be placed on the analysis of natural language data within contemporary theoretical frameworks. Repeatable with different content for a maximum of nine credits. Examination of sources, backgrounds, manuscript tradition, language, and meter.