LING 1101

LING 1101

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2018-2019.

Overview of the science of language, especially its theoretical underpinnings, methods, and major findings. Areas covered include: the relation between sound and meaning in human languages, social variation in language, language change over time, universals of language, and the mental representation of linguistic knowledge. Students are introduced to a wide variety of language phenomena, drawn not only from languages resembling English, but also from many that appear to be quite unlike English, such as those native to the Americas, Africa, Asia, Australia, and the South Pacific.

When Offered Fall, Spring.

Distribution Category (KCM-AS)

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5828 LING 1101   LEC 001

  •  5829 LING 1101   DIS 201

  •  5830 LING 1101   DIS 202

  •  7533 LING 1101   DIS 203

  •  5831 LING 1101   DIS 204

  •  8070 LING 1101   DIS 205

  •  8071 LING 1101   DIS 206

  • 16784 LING 1101   DIS 207

  • 16785 LING 1101   DIS 208