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 175-105 Introduction To the Study of Language I

Credit Points

12.5 1st year

Coordinator

Dr Lesley Stirling

Semester

1

Contact

Two lectures and a tutorial each week

Subject Description

A practical introduction to central areas of linguistics, including the origins of language, language in society, phonetics, word structure, writing systems and language learning; selected topics in applied linguistics. The course gives a conceptual framework for thinking about and discussing language, a general understanding of the nature of human language, and develops basic skills of description and analysis applicable to any language you may be interested in.

Assessment

Regular problem-solving assignments, a short essay and a take-away examination paper, totalling 4000 words.

Prescribed Texts
  • O'Grady, Dobrovolsky, Katamba (eds), Contemporary Linguistics: An Introduction. 3rd edition, Longman.
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