Typology & Linguistic Universals

Undergraduate

In what ways, if any, are all languages the same? Just how different can they be? What are the most common types of constructions found in language? Why are they common? These are the central questions of Typology. In this class we begin by exploring the core assumptions and methods of the discipline. Then, we examine what typologists have discovered about sound systems, morphological systems and grammatical constructions.