LING 390: Introduction to Linguistics

Instructor: Jennifer Mittelstaedt

Credits: Four

A technical introduction to linguistics, intended primarily to support further course work in theoretical and applied linguistics and related fields.

Topics:

• principles of linguistic analysis
• phonetics and phonology
• morphology,
• syntax, and semantics.

A brief overview of other topics is also included, such as

• language acquisition
• language in social contexts,
• a brief sketch placing English in historical perspective.

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Other Relevant Information: LING-390 is a prerequisite course which must be completed before the student may undertake further study in the Applied Linguistics department.