| Course ID: | LING 2100E. 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 2100, LING 2100H |
| Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer 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 terminology 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. |
| Honor Code Reference: | Students in this course are expected to be familiar with and
adhere to the University 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. |