Introduction To The Study Of Language

Instructor:
Jennifer Cramer
Xander Johnson
211
Credits:
3.0
005
Building:
Singletary Center For the Arts
Mine and Minerals Research Building
Room:
Rm.150
Rm.112
Semester:
Spring 2025
Start Date:
End Date:
Name:
Introduction To The Study Of Language
Class Type:
LEC
DIS
9:00 am
10:00 am
9:50 am
10:50 am
Days:
MW
F

This course is designed to give students a broad introduction to the field of linguistics from the perspective of language users. As native users of at least one spoken or signed language, students are already in some ways experts in how language works. This course will explore the beliefs about and perceptions of language that they already possess and build upon this knowledge by comparing popular notions about language with those developed in linguistic science, paying attention to the contributions of popular belief as well as the differences between them and scientific findings.

This course is designed to give students a broad introduction to the field of linguistics from the perspective of language users. As native users of at least one spoken or signed language, students are already in some ways experts in how language works. This course will explore the beliefs about and perceptions of language that they already possess and build upon this knowledge by comparing popular notions about language with those developed in linguistic science, paying attention to the contributions of popular belief as well as the differences between them and scientific findings.

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