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LING 201. Introduction to Linguistics.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Linguistics (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

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

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