CLASS 1699

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CLASS 1699
English Words: Histories and Mysteries

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2021-2022.

Where do the words we use come from? This course examines the history and structure of the English vocabulary from its distant Indo-European roots to the latest in technical jargon and slang. Topics include formal and semantic change, taboo and euphemism, borrowing, new words from old, "learned" English loans from Greek and Latin, slang, and society.

When Offered Fall.

Breadth Requirement (HB)
Distribution Category (HA-AS, ETM-AS, HST-AS)

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: LING 1109

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18049 CLASS 1699   LEC 001

  •  
    • MW Morrill Hall 106
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021

    • Nussbaum, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 19906 CLASS 1699   DIS 201

  •  
    • F McGraw Hall 215
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021

    • Nussbaum, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 19907 CLASS 1699   DIS 202

  •  
    • F McGraw Hall 145
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021

    • Nussbaum, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person