LING200

Credit only granted for: HESP120 or LING200. Additional information: Does not count toward the Linguistics major and does not fulfill prerequisite requirements for all upper-level courses. An exploration of the nature of human language, designed for non-majors. Introduction to the basic concepts and methodology of modern linguistic analysis (sound systems, word formation, sentence structure). Additional topics may include: semantics, pragmatics, social aspects of language, dialects, language change, acquisition, writing systems, typology, language universals, comparison with other communication systems, etc.