LING 1101

LING 1101

Course information provided by the 2024-2025 Catalog.

Overview of the science of language, especially its theoretical underpinnings, methods, and major findings. Areas covered include: the relation between sound and meaning in human languages, social variation in language, language change over time, universals of language, and the mental representation of linguistic knowledge. Students are introduced to a wide variety of language phenomena, drawn not only from languages resembling English, but also from many that appear to be quite unlike English, such as those native to the Americas, Africa, Asia, Australia, and the South Pacific.


Distribution Category (ETM-AS, SSC-AS) (KCM-AG, SBA-AG)

When Offered Fall, Spring.

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: COGST 1105

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3315 LING 1101   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 19090 LING 1101   LEC 002

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  3316 LING 1101   DIS 201

    • W McGraw Hall 145
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
    • Zhang, Y

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  3317 LING 1101   DIS 202

    • W White Hall 104
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
    • Wu, Y

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  3318 LING 1101   DIS 203

    • W Uris Hall G22
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
    • Hul, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  3320 LING 1101   DIS 205

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  3321 LING 1101   DIS 206

    • W McGraw Hall 145
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
    • Hul, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5533 LING 1101   DIS 207

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5546 LING 1101   DIS 208

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 21027 LING 1101   DIS 209

  • Instruction Mode: In Person