Language & Linguistics

Catalog description

This course is an introduction to the study of language and modern linguistics, including coverage of the nature of oral and written language; grammars; semantics, syntax, morphology and phonology; the evolution of the English language; language diversity; and the impacts of cultural, economic, political and social environments on language. Designed as an introductory course both for future teachers of English language arts and for students seeking an introduction to language and how it works.