Explore the languages of the world this winter
In languages of the world this upcoming winter semester, learn about the stunning linguistic diversity across the globe, understand its history, the reasons and ways languages vary and why they die.
Students will have the opportunity to practice Zulu clicks, analyze word structure in Swahili and Turkish, learn about tones in Chinese and Yoruba, and learn Georgian words that begin with seven consonants in a row.
Also in this course, students will listen to rock music from the Sahara, kora music from Senegal, pop music from Ukraine, throat singing from Tuva, and much much more.
Registration information
- Instructor: Natalia Rakhlin, natalia.rakhlin@wayne.edu
- Semester: Winter 2024
- Day/time: Monday and Wednesday, 2:30-3:45 p.m.
- Register for classes
Did you know...
- The island of New Guinea, with a population smaller than Ohio, has 826 spoken languages.
- Wakandan, the language in Black Panther, is Xhosa, the language of Nelson Mandela, one of the 35 languages of South Africa.
- Of the hundreds of indigenous languages spoken in North America prior to European contact, only eight still have a substantial number of speakers in the U.S.
Learn about the stunning linguistic diversity across the globe, understand its history, the reasons and ways languages vary and why they die.
Practice Zulu clicks, analyze word structure in Swahili and Turkish, learn about tones in Chinese and Yoruba, and Georgian words that begin with seven consonants in a row.
Listen to rock music from the Sahara, kora music from Senegal, pop music from Ukraine, throat singing from Tuva, and much much more...
