Academics
Areas of Study

Course Overview

In this course we survey the range of variation among world languages, both spoken and signed. Topics include tense/aspect systems, modals, representations of spatial concepts, and word order, as well as a consideration of potential universals specific to sign languages.

Program: Linguistics

Credit: 3

Other Courses

LIN-812

Second Language Acquisition

This course will review current theory and research…

Linguistics

Credits 3

LIN-822

Brain and Language

This seminar will review the literature on the…

Linguistics

Credits 3

LIN-824

Introduction to Mental…

A seminar focusing on mental space theory. Topics…

Linguistics

Credits 3

LIN-827

Cognitive Linguistics III

This seminar is the third course in the…

Linguistics

Credits 3

LIN-841

Discourse Analysis

The focus of this course is a comparison…

Linguistics

Credits 3

LIN-842

Discourse Analysis: Conversation

The purpose of this course is to introduce…

Linguistics

Credits 3