Graduate Courses in Linguistics | Linguistics

Graduate Courses

CAS LX 660 Historical and Comparative Linguistics

4 credits.

Creativity/Innovation
Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy
Historical Consciousness

Introduction to language change and the methodology of historical linguistic analysis, using data from a wide array of languages. Investigates genetic relatedness among languages, language comparison, historical reconstruction, and patterns and principles of change in phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics. Carries humanities divisional studies credit in CAS. This course cannot be taken for credit in addition to the course with the same title that was previously numbered CAS LX 535. Effective Spring 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Historical Consciousness, Creativity/Innovation.

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Chair of Department

Jonathan Barnes Professor

jabarnes@bu.edu

Director of Graduate Studies

Daniel Erker Associate Professor

linggrad@bu.edu