3 credits

P: Ling L653
Open to graduates only
Meets with LING L432

This course is a continuation of the field work begun in L431/L653.
The language being studied is Lusaamia, a Bantu language of the Luyia
group in Kenya. Students will again meet with the language consultant
individually once a week. During this semester of work, students are
expected to identify and investigate in greater depth and detail
particular areas of the language that are of interest to general
linguistics. The goal is to produce a paper in a manner appropriate
for publication in a journal and to prepare a talk appropriate for a
conference. The semester ends with a LanguageFest, a
mini-conferencelike setting at which students present their work in
public.