INTRODUCTION TO SCANDINAVIAN LINGUISTICS

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Breadth - Humanities Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2025 Learning Outcomes: 1. Compose an overview of the historical development of the Scandinavian languages from their common Germanic roots. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Identify the main linguistic differences between East Norse and West Norse varieties. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Recognize major phonological, morphological, and syntactic features that distinguish the Scandinavian languages. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Explore the influence of language contact, cultural exchange, and political history on the evolution of Scandinavian languages. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Identify opportunities for further study in linguistics and Scandinavian philology. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Produce well-researched scholarly work that integrates primary materials with critical analysis and secondary scholarship. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Compose an overview of the historical development of the Scandinavian languages from their common Germanic roots. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Identify the main linguistic differences between East Norse and West Norse varieties. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Recognize major phonological, morphological, and syntactic features that distinguish the Scandinavian languages. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Explore the influence of language contact, cultural exchange, and political history on the evolution of Scandinavian languages. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Identify opportunities for further study in linguistics and Scandinavian philology. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Produce well-researched scholarly work that integrates primary materials with critical analysis and secondary scholarship. Audience: Graduate