Spring 2025

LINGUIS 170 001 - LEC 001

History, Structure, and Sociolinguistics of a Particular Language

Isaac L. Bleaman

Jan 21, 2025 - May 09, 2025

Tu, Th

09:30 am - 10:59 am

Social Sciences Building 126

Class #:31582

Units: 3

Instruction Mode: In-Person Instruction

Offered through Linguistics

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: 5

Enrolled: 20

Waitlisted: 0

Capacity: 25

Waitlist Max: 5

Open Reserved Seats:

4 unreserved seats

1 reserved for Linguistics: Graduate Students

Hours & Workload

3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, and 6 hours of outside work hours per week.

Other classes by Isaac L. Bleaman

In this course, students explore with a faculty member the history, structure, and sociolinguistics of a particular language. Generally, this is a language that is a research interest of the professor. The language investigated changes with each offering of this course.

Class Description

This course is a linguistic introduction to Yiddish, the traditional vernacular language of Central and Eastern European Jews. We will address topics in Yiddish phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics; theories about the origins and historical development of the language; the properties that distinguish the major regional dialects; and sociolinguistic issues related to standardization and the contemporary vitality of the language.