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Historical Linguistics and Language Change
( 24 Modules )

Module #1
Introduction to Historical Linguistics
Defining Historical Linguistics, its importance, and relevance to language studies
Module #2
Language Change:Why and How
Exploring the nature and mechanisms of language change
Module #3
Language Families and Language Isolation
Introduction to language families, language isolates, and language classification
Module #4
The Comparative Method
Reconstructing languages using the comparative method
Module #5
Internal Reconstruction
Reconstructing languages using internal reconstruction
Module #6
Language Contact and Borrowing
Language contact, borrowing, and linguistic diffusion
Module #7
Language Change and Culture
The relationship between language change and cultural evolution
Module #8
Sound Change:Types and Mechanisms
Exploring phonological changes in languages
Module #9
Sound Change:Case Studies
In-depth analysis of sound changes in specific languages
Module #10
Morphological Change
Changes in word structure and morphology
Module #11
Syntactic Change
Changes in sentence structure and syntax
Module #12
Semantic Change
Changes in word meaning and semantic fields
Module #13
Lexical Change
Changes in vocabulary and the lexicon
Module #14
Language Change and Language Acquisition
The role of language acquisition in language change
Module #15
Language Change and Sociolinguistics
The social factors influencing language change
Module #16
Language Change and Language Typology
The relationship between language change and language typology
Module #17
Historical Linguistics and Language Pedagogy
Applications of historical linguistics in language teaching
Module #18
Computational Approaches to Historical Linguistics
Using computational methods to study language change
Module #19
Phylogenetic Approaches to Historical Linguistics
Using phylogenetic methods to study language relationships
Module #20
The History of English
A case study of language change in English
Module #21
The History of Indo-European Languages
A case study of language change in Indo-European languages
Module #22
The History of Sino-Tibetan Languages
A case study of language change in Sino-Tibetan languages
Module #23
Language Isolation and Language Families
A closer look at language isolates and language families
Module #24
Course Wrap-Up & Conclusion
Planning next steps in Historical Linguistics and Language Change career


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