V61.0001 Language

Oana Ciucivara & Amy Wing-Mei Wong

Summer 2005
MTWR 4:00PM - 5:35PM
194M 210

Course Description:

This course is an introduction to linguistics: the scientific study of the structure of language as well as of language in use. Topics covered include the sound system of language (phonology), the internal structure of words and the way words are combined to form grammatical sentences (morphology and syntax), and the relationship between linguistic units and meaning (semantics and pragmatics). Other topics to be discussed include language acquisition, dialectology, language variation and change, and the relation between language and thought. No previous experience of linguistics is assumed, but at the end of this introductory course, students will have a grasp of the basic concepts and skills needed to make further studies in these areas interesting and enjoyable. This course can be used to satisfy the requirement of an introductory course for the Linguistics major.

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Syllabus (PDF)

Last Modified: May 12, 2005