Syntactic word structure. (Image by Prof. Suzanne Flynn.)
Highlights of this Course
This course features a comprehensive set of lecture notes, assignments, fieldwork guidelines, and exams.
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Course Description
This core-curriculum linguistics class will provide some answers to basic questions about the nature of human language. Topics include the intricate system that governs language, how it is acquired, the similarities and differences among languages, and how spoken (and signed) language relates to written language, among others.