Freshman Seminar

Ling 102.001: Languages of Asia


Schedule of Seminar Activities:


3 Sept. Introduction.

8-10 Sept. Sanskrit. Affiliation of languages and language change.

15-17 Sept. Hindi-Urdu. Ergativity.
Code-mixing. Linguistic identity.

22-24 Sept. Tamil. Multilingualism and
Sprachbunds.

29 Sept - 1 Oct. Persian. Cultural role
of language.

6-8 Oct. Arabic. Diglossia.

13-15 Oct. Turkish. SOV typology.

20-22 Oct. Hebrew. Linguistic resurrection. First hour exam.

27-29 Oct. Korean. Assimilation. Borrowing.

3-5 Nov. Japanese. Deference.

10-12 Nov. Mandarin. Tone. Writing
systems.

17-19 Nov. Vietnamese and/or Thai.

24-26 Nov. Tagalog. Topic and focus.

1-3 Dec. Indonesian. Language planning. Next to last draft of coursepaper
	due.

8 Dec. Second hour exam.

10 Dec. English: a new Asian language.

15 Dec. Final draft of coursepaper due

19 Dec (Friday, 8-10 am). Final exam (option to coursepaper).

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