Spring 2027

Grammatical Variability of Language

Introduction to theories of variation among world languages, focusing on syntactic phenomena. Students describe cross-linguistic syntactic differences and evaluate theoretical approaches.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2019: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Fall 2020: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Spring 2023: 3.93 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Describe cross-linguistic differences in syntax and morphosyntax of the world’s languages.

  • Summarize various theoretical approaches to this variation.

  • Discuss and evaluate competing hypotheses about language variation in light of empirical evidence.

  • Articulate a coherent linguistic analysis of particular language data on a selected topic.

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LINGUIS 101 or 301

LINGUIS 309

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2019: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Fall 2020: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Spring 2023: 3.93 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Syntactic phenomena and variation.
  • Cross-linguistic syntax and morphosyntax.
  • Theoretical approaches to language variation.

Skills

  • Describing cross-linguistic differences in syntax and morphosyntax.
  • Summarizing theoretical approaches to syntactic variation.
  • Evaluating competing hypotheses using empirical evidence.
  • Articulating coherent linguistic analyses of specific language data.

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Recorded 2026-10-14

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