LING 2010Introduction to Linguistics

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Prerequisite(s): ENG 1020 or ENG 1021 with a grade "C-" or above or permission of instructor Students learn the basic analytic skills to view language from a variety of perspectives in this course. In addition to studying language structure (phonology, morphology, and syntax), students discover how languages around the world differ from one another, how children acquire language, how animal communication is distinct from human language, how people use language as a form of social identity, and how languages change over time. Students solve mini-language problems and discuss the relevance of language to their daily lives throughout the course.