This course introduces students to the nature of human language and linguistic research. The aim is to familiarize students with the properties of language by focusing on the following core areas: phonetics and phonology (sound structure), morphology (word structure), syntax (sentence structure), semantics (the structure of meaningful categories) and pragmatics (the use of language in specific social and cultural contexts). Other topics covered include language acquisition, language variation, and language change. A variety of languages are used for illustration. Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and ANTH-2022 | FREN-2022 | LING-1200. Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and LING-1200 | ANTH-2022 | FREN-2022.
