LSA 132: Topics in the phonology of Native American languages

Alan C. L. Yu | session 1 | MW 8:30 – 10:15, 7205 Dwinelle Hall

This course will examine selected aspects of the phonology of Native American languages (with special focus on the indigenous languages of California). Topics to be covered include: complex segments (e.g., laryngealized consonants), consonant and vowel harmonies, stress, and reduplication.

Reading: Selected materials available online.

Areas of linguistics: Phonetics, phonology, and morphology; Languages of the Americas