604006 VO The World's Languages

winter semester 2021/2022 | Last update: 27.09.2021 Place course on memo list
604006
VO The World's Languages
VO 2
5
weekly
each semester
English
This lecture gives an overview on the languages of the world and their areal, genetic and typological classification; you will learn how to classify important languages into morphological and syntactical types because of their specific characteristics.
How to LINGUISTICALLY classify languages: morphological, syntactica and phonological characteristics; overview of the world's language phyla starting with the indoeuropean family in Europe; non-indoeuropean languages in Europe; Asian languages, languages of Africa, American languages, australasian languages
lecture with many audio- and videoexamples
multiple choice
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THIS COURSE WILL BE TAUGHT IN ENGLISH

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