Introduction to Language
FORL/LING/ANTH 3533
Catalog
Description
A general introduction to the
nature and structure of language and its role in society.
Prerequisites: None
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Course
Outline
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What Is Language? Language
Universals and What We Know about Language.
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Morphology: The Words of
Language.
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Syntax: The Sentence Patterns
of Language.
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Semantics: The Meanings
of Language.
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Phonetics: The Sounds of
Language.
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Phonology: The Sound Patterns
of Language.
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Language in Society: Dialects,
Standard Languages, Pidgins, Creoles, Slangs,
Jargons, Language and Sexism.
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Language Change: How and
Why Languages Change, Historical Reconstruction.
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Writing: The History of
Writing, Modern Writing Systems, Writing and Speech.
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Language Acquisition: Stages
in Language Acquisition, Theories of Child Language
Acquisition, Theories of Second Language Acquisition.
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Human Processing: Brain,
Mind, and Language.
- Computer Processing of Human
Language
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Student
Activities
Students will research and
report on articles they have read about specific topics
in the study of language. Homework assignments which
include written problems to solve as well as oral
reports on language issues will be given regularly.
In addition, written quizzes and exams will be administered
to evaluate students.
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