Students learn most of the hundreds of Latinate word parts most commonly found in the polysyllabic vocabulary of contemporary English Legal Terminology, along with strategies for generating useful translations of the tens of thousands of complex English words made from them and the concepts they entail. Students will also learn about the changes such word parts have undergone since Roman times, and the linguistic principles governing those changes. Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hoursNote: Students with credit for CLAS 101.3 or CLAS 105.3 may not take this course for credit. In Arts and Science programs, this course may only be used toward fulfillment of the Electives Requirement. This course is offered online only.
Students learn most of the hundreds of Latinate word parts most commonly found in the polysyllabic vocabulary of contemporary English Legal Terminology, along with strategies for generating useful translations of the tens of thousands of complex English words made from them and the concepts they entail. Students will also learn about the changes such word parts have undergone since Roman times, and the linguistic principles governing those changes. Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hoursNote: Students with credit for CLAS 101.3 or CLAS 105.3 may not take this course for credit. In Arts and Science programs, this course may only be used toward fulfillment of the Electives Requirement. This course is offered online only.
