LING 319 - Topics in Dravidian Linguistics

Institution:

University of Pennsylvania

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Description:

Distribution Course in Society. Class of 2009 & prior only. Staff. We will begin with an overview of the Dravidian family as a whole (languages, speakers, history of research), then followed by a general structural description of a particular modern Dravidian language (such as Tamil or Kannada), and concluding with a focus on a number of topics of crucial interest in the field (phonological, morphological, syntactic, sociolinguistic, historical) including close reading of recent scholarship in these areas. Students will write a paper on a topic of their own theoretical interest, using data from a selected Dravidian language.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.upenn.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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