# LINGUIS 303: Historical Linguistics | UW–Madison

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### subjects

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### title

HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS

### description

Understanding language change; relation of variation and change to formal properties of human language; consideration of linguistic typology, basic concepts and methods of diachronic analysis. Topics include: language classification and reconstruction; language and social identity, geography, and power; language contact; registers; writing systems.

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* Registers.
* Writing systems.

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* Methods of diachronic analysis and linguistic typology.
* Language classification and reconstruction.
* Analyzing the relation of variation and change to formal linguistic properties.

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* Foundational knowledge in phonetics, phonology, morphology, and syntax.
* Understanding of historical linguistic change and sociolinguistics.

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#### difficulty workload

Historical reviews of Joseph Salmons: The course features a significant volume of readings that are not always easy to understand, requiring substantial preparation and engagement with the material.

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#### errors

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#### historical context

Historical reviews of Joseph Salmons: Joseph Salmons is described as having a caring, supportive persona that helps students understand difficult course materials through amazing lectures. Reviewers note he is lenient with deadlines provided homework is completed, though the course readings are often challenging.

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Historical reviews of Joseph Salmons: Joseph Salmons delivers amazing lectures that clarify difficult readings, though the course involves a heavy reading load that can be challenging to understand.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.95 GPA, 95.2% A/AB (n=21 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.81 GPA, 84.6% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.50 GPA, 76.9% A/AB (n=13 letter grades).

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]
```

#### notes

* Requirements parsed from text: '(LINGUIS 101or301),ENGL 417,ASIAN 631,GERMAN 650,PORTUG/FRENCH/ITALIAN/SPANISH 429, orSCAND ST 415'. Interpreted as requiring all listed courses, with alternatives for the first and last items.

#### root

n0

#### status

parsed

### instructors

None recorded.

### offerings

None recorded.

### sections

None recorded.

### grade instructors

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```

### statistics

#### gpa

3.703

#### graded

207

#### counts

* 149
* 25
* 21
* 4
* 5
* 0
* 3

### grade conflicts

None recorded.

### evidence

#### history

* [/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/history/course\_8b3ab8bcf8fb1f5502a4cb1c-0.json](https://uwcourses.com/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/history/course_8b3ab8bcf8fb1f5502a4cb1c-0.json)

#### traces

* [/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/traces/course\_8b3ab8bcf8fb1f5502a4cb1c-0.json](https://uwcourses.com/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/traces/course_8b3ab8bcf8fb1f5502a4cb1c-0.json)

#### reviews

* [/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/reviews/course\_8b3ab8bcf8fb1f5502a4cb1c-0.json](https://uwcourses.com/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/reviews/course_8b3ab8bcf8fb1f5502a4cb1c-0.json)

#### results

* [/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/results/course\_8b3ab8bcf8fb1f5502a4cb1c-0.json](https://uwcourses.com/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/results/course_8b3ab8bcf8fb1f5502a4cb1c-0.json)

### revision

e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349

## context

### all

#### term



#### gpa

3.7028985507246377

#### count

207

#### university

##### size

4557

##### gpa Percentile

48

##### count Percentile

67

##### median Count

122

##### histogram

| range   | count | current |
| ------- | ----- | ------- |
| 0.0–0.4 | 0     | false   |
| 0.4–0.8 | 0     | false   |
| 0.8–1.2 | 0     | false   |
| 1.2–1.6 | 0     | false   |
| 1.6–2.0 | 0     | false   |
| 2.0–2.4 | 0     | false   |
| 2.4–2.8 | 11    | false   |
| 2.8–3.2 | 337   | false   |
| 3.2–3.6 | 1263  | false   |
| 3.6–4.0 | 2946  | true    |

#### departments

```json
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      "countPercentile": 82,
      "medianCount": 74,
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          "current": false
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        {
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]
```

### terms

#### 1074

##### term

1074

##### gpa

3.6363636363636362

##### count

22

##### departments

| subject | comparison |
| ------- | ---------- |
| LINGUIS |            |

#### 1084

##### term

1084

##### gpa

3.3125

##### count

16

##### departments

| subject | comparison |
| ------- | ---------- |
| LINGUIS |            |

#### 1094

##### term

1094

##### gpa

3.176470588235294

##### count

17

##### departments

| subject | comparison |
| ------- | ---------- |
| LINGUIS |            |

#### 1172

##### term

1172

##### gpa

3.6875

##### count

8

##### departments

| subject | comparison |
| ------- | ---------- |
| LINGUIS |            |

#### 1174

##### term

1174

##### gpa

3.7

##### count

15

##### departments

| subject | comparison |
| ------- | ---------- |
| LINGUIS |            |

#### 1184

##### term

1184

##### gpa

3.8461538461538463

##### count

26

##### departments

| subject | comparison |
| ------- | ---------- |
| LINGUIS |            |

#### 1222

##### term

1222

##### gpa

3.9423076923076925

##### count

26

##### departments

| subject | comparison |
| ------- | ---------- |
| LINGUIS |            |

#### 1234

##### term

1234

##### gpa

3.625

##### count

12

##### departments

| subject | comparison |
| ------- | ---------- |
| LINGUIS |            |

#### 1242

##### term

1242

##### gpa

3.9166666666666665

##### count

18

##### departments

| subject | comparison |
| ------- | ---------- |
| LINGUIS |            |

#### 1244

##### term

1244

##### gpa

3.9523809523809526

##### count

21

##### departments

| subject | comparison |
| ------- | ---------- |
| LINGUIS |            |

#### 1254

##### term

1254

##### gpa

3.8076923076923075

##### count

13

##### departments

| subject | comparison |
| ------- | ---------- |
| LINGUIS |            |

#### 1264

##### term

1264

##### gpa

3.5

##### count

13

##### departments

| subject | comparison |
| ------- | ---------- |
| LINGUIS |            |

### benchmarks

#### all

##### school

###### size

4557

###### gpa

3.6631194210673743

###### top Share

82.02725577757056

###### count

122

##### LINGUIS

###### size

23

###### gpa

3.665378653466135

###### top Share

82.18369482182638

###### count

74

#### terms

##### 1074

###### school

###### size

695

###### gpa

3.3616924722887376

###### top Share

63.22509110105764

###### count

69

##### 1084

###### school

###### size

720

###### gpa

3.3670742938849725

###### top Share

63.42064564712246

###### count

70

##### 1094

###### school

###### size

758

###### gpa

3.3891454428111527

###### top Share

64.36369814389255

###### count

71

##### 1172

###### school

###### size

991

###### gpa

3.465129042641772

###### top Share

69.42600667567366

###### count

67

##### 1174

###### school

###### size

955

###### gpa

3.4597947384071412

###### top Share

69.5290038366363

###### count

69

##### 1184

###### school

###### size

1010

###### gpa

3.47925290354517

###### top Share

70.86270937115944

###### count

68

##### 1222

###### school

###### size

1157

###### gpa

3.563052311875811

###### top Share

76.64869058732418

###### count

64

##### 1234

###### school

###### size

1188

###### gpa

3.5799441677552393

###### top Share

77.18256448537606

###### count

65

##### 1242

###### school

###### size

1295

###### gpa

3.595302892737449

###### top Share

78.36291889885307

###### count

67

##### 1244

###### school

###### size

1241

###### gpa

3.5975573126929192

###### top Share

78.29036874847135

###### count

65

##### 1254

###### school

###### size

1289

###### gpa

3.6126423469389106

###### top Share

79.48050408754871

###### count

66

##### 1264

###### school

###### size

1283

###### gpa

3.6229729166451925

###### top Share

80.13669149396227

###### count

66

## instructor Trends

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]
```

## following

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