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Course Description

Summary

In this course, we will learn about the current language endangerment crisis and methods that can be implemented to mitigate it. The course will be both theoretical and practical, starting with a discussion of the reasons for the loss of linguistic diversity around the world and what linguists are doing as a response. Students will concurrently learn language documentation methods such as ethics in documentation, video and audio recording, and data management. Working with a native speaker of a language, students will learn to elicit phonological and grammatical information while also collecting domains of traditional knowledge and natural speech. Throughout the course, students will conduct targeted linguistic description of the language’s phonology and grammar.