| Course ID: | LING 2100. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | The Study of Language |
Course
Description: | The scientific study of language, emphasizing such topics as the organization of grammar, language in space and time, and the relationship between the study of language and other disciplines. |
| Oasis Title: | STUDY OF LANGUAGE |
| Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in LING 2100H, LING 2100E |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | At the end of the course, students, having read a substantial body of material
related to the scientific study of language, will be able to use linguistic termino-
logy accurately; to discuss basic linguistic facts, theories, and methodologies; to
analyze samples of written or spoken language from a variety of world languages; to
understand both language change and how language supports all learning and
communication. They will be prepared to undertake more advanced and specific
linguistic studies. |
| Topical Outline: | The topics will consist of writings about various linguistic matters, including
phonetics/phonology, morphology, syntax, lexicon, and semantics as they relate to the
general fields of sociolinguistics, historical linguistics, language acquisition,
cognitive linguistics, and language variation. A number of graded tasks will be
assigned, such as quizzes, tests, and various writing assignments done either in or
outside of class. |
| Honor Code Reference: | Students in this course are expected to be familiar with and adhere to the Univer-
sity of Georgia policy on academic honesty, according to which all violations of
academic honesty will be handled. Students may participate in graded group projects
at the instructor's discretion. |