LING 127
Syntactic Typology and Universals
Description: Lecture, four hours; discussion, one hour (when scheduled). Requisite: course 20. Study of essential similarities and differences among languages in grammatical devices they use to signal the following kinds of concepts: relations between nouns and verbs (case and word order), negation, comparison, existence/location/possession, causation, interrogation, reflexivization, relativization, attribution (adjectives), time (tense and aspect), and backgrounding (subordination). Data from a range of languages presented and analyzed. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 5.0
Units: 5.0
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First of all, if you're a ling major at UCLA, TAKE 127! Regardless of the professor, take it! It's such a fantastic class. Professor Mahajan teaches the material in an extremely understandable, clear manner. I think some students thought his teaching style to be a bit dull or slow-paced, but the topics each week make up for that imo. He's a really knowledgable, approachable guy. The homework assignments take quite a while, so start early. He refuses to post any homework or handouts online, so make sure to attend class (he won't give you an extra copy for a friend). If you do well on the assignments, you'll do great on the midterm and final. They were challenging as hell, but I felt truly prepared for them due to the work given throughout the quarter. Take him!
First of all, if you're a ling major at UCLA, TAKE 127! Regardless of the professor, take it! It's such a fantastic class. Professor Mahajan teaches the material in an extremely understandable, clear manner. I think some students thought his teaching style to be a bit dull or slow-paced, but the topics each week make up for that imo. He's a really knowledgable, approachable guy. The homework assignments take quite a while, so start early. He refuses to post any homework or handouts online, so make sure to attend class (he won't give you an extra copy for a friend). If you do well on the assignments, you'll do great on the midterm and final. They were challenging as hell, but I felt truly prepared for them due to the work given throughout the quarter. Take him!
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Winter 2019 - This class was disorganized, but thankfully you don't need to know everything about every language to do well in class. The class revolves around a final project of interviewing a native speaker and analyzing their sentences. This is more work than it is presented, and the amount of time you're expected to commit will increase with every time the project is explained to you. The midterm was the exact same as one of the weekly homeworks, and the final was easy as well. You will need to show up to class because pop quizzes can be given any day at any time in class.
Winter 2019 - This class was disorganized, but thankfully you don't need to know everything about every language to do well in class. The class revolves around a final project of interviewing a native speaker and analyzing their sentences. This is more work than it is presented, and the amount of time you're expected to commit will increase with every time the project is explained to you. The midterm was the exact same as one of the weekly homeworks, and the final was easy as well. You will need to show up to class because pop quizzes can be given any day at any time in class.
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