LING/ENGL 779/879:
Linguistic Field Methods
Course description
Students will learn about a (typically) non-Indo-European language by
eliciting examples from an informant, rather than
written descriptions of the language. Students learn how to work out the grammar
(phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics) of a language
from raw data. Students will construct a grammar
of a language based on data they collect, as well as learn about the culture of
the language's speakers. A rough syllabus is
available. An important aspect of the cultural component is the dinner
prepared by the students at the end of the semester. All linguistics students
and faculty are invited to join in to eat the dinner.
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In 2007, the
language analyzed is Turkish. |
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In 2006, the
language analyzed was Kisii, a language spoken
in Kenya. Here's some references on Kenya. |
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In 2003, the language analyzed was Nepali. Here's some websites
about Nepal. And here are the speakers and most of the students from the class. |
| In 2002, the language analyzed was Marathi, spoken in western India. |
| In 2001, the language analyzed was Haitian Creole spoken in Haiti. |
| In 1999, the language analyzed was Parisian Lebanese Arabic. |
| In 1998, the language was Thai, spoken in Thailand.
Here's pictures of 1998's Thai food
feast.
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Prerequisite: English/Linguistics 405 or
505,
or equivalent, is required. Linguistics 605, 793, or 794 is desirable, but not required.
Information about the Linguistics Lab
Do you speak a non-Indo-European language natively?
Each
spring the department hires someone who is a native speaker of a language
not common to this area to provide the data for this course. The
speaker receives credit for the course and a small stipend, and participates
in class every day.
please contact the instructor.
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