Teaching linguistic methods with conlangs

Authors

  • Guillaume Enguehard Université d'Orléans, CNRS/LLL

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13135/2384-8987/7099

Keywords:

Constructed languages, Phonology, Diachronic linguistics, Natural Languages, Natlang, Linguistic Analysis, Constructed Languages, Conlangs, Linguistics Teaching, Method-Oriented Teaching

Abstract

In this article, I show from my own experience as a linguistics teacher that the construction of languages by students allows them to better grasp the reality of linguistic analysis than does the repetition of exercises based on data from natural languages. I show that the reasons that lead me to marginalize natural languages from teaching are the same ones that lead most linguists to marginalize constructed languages from research.

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Published

2022-12-31

How to Cite

Enguehard, G. (2022). Teaching linguistic methods with conlangs. RiCOGNIZIONI. Rivista Di Lingue E Letterature Straniere E Culture Moderne, 9(18). https://doi.org/10.13135/2384-8987/7099

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CrOCEVIA