Native American Linguistics

This course is an introduction to the linguistic diversity of Native North American Languages. In addition to a survey on grammars of select Native American languages and language families, students will engage in deeper study of a particular language interesting to them as a part of their coursework. This course provides both grammatical information as well as a brief introduction to the landscape of language revitalization, loss, and change in the modern era, including investigations of language vitality and the interplay between the federal governments and language programs.