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LING203

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Introductory Linguistics

Status

Active

Subject code

LING

Course Number

203

Description

General introduction to the study of language as a medium of cognition and perception and as a social institution. The course focuses on phonetics; word formation; historical linguistics; syntax; semantics; cultural assumptions coded in texts; variation based on region, gender, class, and race/ethnicity; how language determines cultural and social categories; and the relationship between language and thought.

Catalog Attribute Field

AI-Social Inquiry (AISO), IF-Power/Equity/Identity/Cult (IFPE)

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