Comparative historical linguistics in an African perspective

Utbildningsfakta

Kod: AF2214

The course gives an introduction to comparative historical language studies. We study effects of language contact such as language change and variation, linguistic contact fields and loans based on African languages. We discuss, among other things, phonological, morphosyntactic and semantic change. In most cases, the type of written documentation that is available for many other languages is not available for African languages and this makes linguistic reconstruction even more important. The course has scheduled online classes.

Behörighet

The requirement for admission to the course is as follows: (A) a Bachelor's degree in a language or general linguistics in which an individual project of at least 15 credits should be included; (B) English 6/English level 2/IELTS 6.5/TOEFL 580, in all parts, or the equivalent thereof.

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• Comparative historical linguistics in an African perspective

  University of Gothenburg

  Ortsoberoende

  Startdatum: 31 augusti 2026

  Slutdatum: 3 november 2026

  Studietakt: 50 %