Specialization spring 2019: Super Linguistics: an Introduction

Recent years have witnessed the emergence of what we may call 'super linguistics' (using the term ¡®super¡¯ in its original latinate meaning ¡®beyond¡¯, as in ¡®supersonic¡¯), which we define as the application of formal linguistic methodology and methodology inspired by formal linguistics (especially from the perspective of syntax and semantics) to diverse non-standard objects. In this course we will examine such methodology as applied to to gestures, dance and animal calls.