LING 1109

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LING 1109
English Words: Histories and Mysteries

Course information provided by the 2024-2025 Catalog. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

Where do the words we use come from? This course examines the history and structure of the English vocabulary from its distant Indo-European roots to the latest in technical jargon and slang. Topics include formal and semantic change, taboo and euphemism, borrowing, new words from old, "learned" English loans from Greek and Latin, slang, and society.


Last 4 Terms Offered 2025SP, 2021FA, 2021SP, 2020SP

Distribution Category (ETM-AS, HST-AS) (HA-AG, KCM-AG)

When Offered Fall.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CLASS 1699

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18647 LING 1109   LEC 001

  •  
    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025

    • Nussbaum, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CLASS 1699

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 20606 LING 1109   LEC 002

  •  
    • MWF
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025

    • Windhearn, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person