<p>(Same as Linguistics M4.) Lecture, four hours; discussion, one hour (when scheduled). Basic concepts and tools of evolutionary theory and linguistics relevant to how organisms with linguistic abilities could evolve, and how particular languages, as cultural artifacts, survive and change so rapidly. P/NP or letter grading.</p>

Indo-European Studies

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College of Letters and Science

The primary focus of the interdisciplinary program is the study of the ancient Indo-European languages and of their reconstructed ancestor, Proto-Indo-European.

General Catalog

Language and Evolution

IESTDM70

5 units