LIN1011 Introduction to Linguistic Analysis

What is language? What do we know when we know language? Linguistics is the science of identifying patterns of sounds and words, and figuring out the different meanings associated with different patterns. Learning how to do this allows us to develop analytical abilities that free us to enter with confidence and skill any situation in which language is used. Introduction to Linguistic Science is a college entry level course designed to help students develop an understanding of human language as both a structural and cultural phenomenon. Much of the learning will take place in class. In a student-centered, interactive, seminar-style class, students will discuss, investigate, hypothesize, test theories and draw conclusions about language using data from English and Swahili. Through these in-class activities and homework, students will develop basic skills in linguistic analysis of these levels of language: phonetics, phonology, morphology, and syntax. Credits: 3.000