LING 201. Introduction to Linguistics.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Linguistics (Faculty of Arts)
Terms offered: Fall 2025, Winter 2026
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Description
General introduction to linguistics, the scientific study of human language. Covers the core theoretical subfields of linguistics: phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics. Also provides background on other subfields including sociolinguistics, pragmatics, historical linguistics, linguistic variation, and language
acquisition.
- Note: This course is a prerequisite for all other courses in Linguistics except LING 200, LING 301 and LING 350
- No prerequisite.
- Fall and Winter