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The Alabama Language: towards documentation and revitalization
LING 177

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Description

Alabama is an endangered indigenous language from Muskogean family that is currently only spoken on the Alabama-Coushatta reservation in Texas. In this class we will discuss grammatical properties of Alabama (its phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics) and other Muskogean languages in light of the questions of language documentation and revitalization. How does one document different properties of a language? How can linguists help communities in language revitalization efforts? This class approaches these questions in a hands-on manner, with students directly engaging with the existing collaboration between Harvard linguists and the Alabama-Coushatta community.

prerequisite is an introductory class - 101 or 83 (or permission of the instructor).

School Faculty of Arts & Sciences
Credits 4
Cross Reg

Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Department Linguistics
Course Component Lecture
Grading Basis FAS Letter Graded
Exam/Final Deadline May 15, 2026
General Education N/A
Quantitative Reasoning with Data N/A
Divisional Distribution Arts and Humanities
Course Level For Undergraduate and Graduate Students