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LINGUIST 259A

Introduction to Contact Linguistics

UNITS:4
GRADING:Letter or Credit/No Credit
LEVEL:Graduate
GER:—

Language contact occurs when the speakers of two or more languages or varieties come interact with each other. In this introduction to Contact Linguistics, you will learn some of the structural outcomes of contact as they relate to the communities and individuals coming into contact. Prerequisites: Graduate standing or permission of instructor. Open to undergraduates with permission of instructor only.

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1 Term
Seminar 1Open
ID: 25685
0 / 15 enrolled
DAYS:Tuesday, Thursday
TIME:10:30 AM – 11:50 AM
LOCATION:460-334
INSTRUCTOR:
Sims, Nandi
4units

LINGUIST 259A: Introduction to Contact Linguistics

4 units · Letter or Credit/No Credit

Language contact occurs when the speakers of two or more languages or varieties come interact with each other. In this introduction to Contact Linguistics, you will learn some of the structural outcomes of contact as they relate to the communities and individuals coming into contact. Prerequisites: Graduate standing or permission of instructor. Open to undergraduates with permission of instructor only.

Offered in Autumn 2026 at Stanford University.

Autumn 2026 sections

  • Seminar — Tuesday Thursday 10:30 AM – 11:50 AM — 460-334 — Sims, Nandi (Graduate)

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