Teaching linguistic methods with conlangs

  • 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.

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
Issue
Vol. 9 No. 18 (2022)
Section
CrOCEVIA

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