LING3104 · Slavic & Eastern Languages and Literatures
Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences
Analysis of two competing orientations in linguistic theory since 1900: formalism (emphasizing systematicity, autonomy, abstraction: American structuralism, varieties of generativism); versus functionalism (prioritizing the role communication imposes on language: Prague School, cognitive linguistics). Extensions into applied linguistics. Readings, lectures, discussion.
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4.9 / 5
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Challenge
4.8 / 5
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Attendance
4.9 / 5
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Assignments
4.5 / 5
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~5
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Fall 2024
1 sectionFall 2022
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