Course Code: ELG103
Synopsis
Understanding the fundamentals of linguistic analysis begins with an exploration of the nature of language and the academic ways of thinking about issues relating to language structure and use. Students will learn about the basic units and systems of language – from sound to word to meaning to grammatical systems. As this course does not presuppose any prior knowledge of linguistics, it will allow students to explore the intricacies of language systems and at the same time giving students enough background to cover the topics in more advanced courses.
Level: 5
Credit Units: 5
Presentation Pattern: Every semester
Topics
- What Is Language?
- Morphology and Word Classes
- Syntax Form
- Syntax: Function
- Phonetics and Phonology
- Semantics
Learning Outcome
- Recognize the fundamental ways language is structured
- Identify basic ways of doing linguistic analyses
- Identify basic ways of doing linguistic analyses Phonetics and Phonology, Syntax, Semantics and Pragmatics
- Demonstrate basic skills for performing linguistic analyses
- Explain the ways that language is structured
- Apply insights about language and its use to new data