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Historical Linguistics

Semantic Change and Lexical Evolution

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Examine how meanings of words evolve over time through semantic change, lexical borrowing, and the development of new vocabulary in languages.

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Unit Syllabus 10 Topics
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Introduction to Historical Linguistics
Language Families and Language Classification
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Sound Change in Historical Linguistics
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Semantic Change and Lexical Evolution
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Morphological Reconstruction
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Syntactic Change and Language Evolution
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Historical Linguistics and Language Contact
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Comparative Method in Historical Linguistics
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Dialectology and Language Variation
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Case Studies in Language Change
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