TAnt 125Z - The Design of Language?

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SUNY at Albany

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Constructed languages have played a prominent role in recent popular culture.? Elvish, for example, is a language spoken by immortal elves in The Lord of the Rings.? Klingon is spoken by humanoid aliens from another planet in Star Trek.?? Both languages attempt to imagine what the communication system of another intelligent species might be like.?? But in order to construct a credible fictional language, however, we have to think carefully about the nature of human language.?? This course asks which features of human language would be necessary components of any intelligent communication system and which features are contingent on the accidents of human biology. Open to Honors College students only.

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3.00

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Institution Website:

www.albany.edu

Phone Number:

(518) 442-3300

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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