LING 5350 - Language Typology and Universals

3 hours

Data-oriented comparison and classification of the languages of the world according to their morphological and syntactic characteristics (role relations, word order, causatives, relative clauses, comparison, etc.) Emphasis is on working through real data from many languages.

Prerequisite(s): LING 4040 or LING 5040 or consent of instructor.