Course Detail
Units:
3.0
Course Components:
Discussion
Lecture
Enrollment Information
Requirement Designation:
Social/Behavioral Science Exploration
Description
The course is an introduction to the nature of human language from modern perspectives in linguistics. Focuses on sounds, words, and sentences through analysis of data from various languages, as well as social factors in language variation and language acquisition by children and adults. Additional topics may include: language change through time, language processing, and the relationship between language and culture.