Cross-linguistic Perspectives

COGS-4560

This course will explore the different strategies used by different languages to fulfill the same needs of human communication. A sampling of topics: quickly learning the basics of a new language using linguistic principles; cross-linguistic knowledge elicitation and engineering;Â principles of generative grammar; space, time, agency, and other linguistic phenomena viewed cross-linguistically.

4 credits Communication Intensive

Past Term Data

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2023
Natural Languages/a Cross-linguistic Perspective (4c) [CI]
  • Marjorie McShane
Seats Taken: 0/19
2022
Natural Languages/a Cross-linguistic Perspective (4c) [CI]
  • Marjorie McShane
Seats Taken: 14/19
2021
2020
Natural Languages/a Cross-linguistic Perspective (4c) [CI]
  • Marjorie McShane
Seats Taken: 15/18
2019
2018
Natural Languages/a Cross-linguistic Perspective (4c) [CI]
  • Marjorie McShane
Seats Taken: 7/15
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