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This is an archived course. A more recent version may be available at ocw.mit.edu.
Syntactic word structure. (Image by Prof. Suzanne Flynn.)
Prof. Suzanne Flynn
24.900
Spring 2005
Undergraduate
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.
Flynn, Suzanne. 24.900 Introduction to Linguistics, Spring 2005. (MIT OpenCourseWare: Massachusetts Institute of Technology), https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/linguistics-and-philosophy/24-900-introduction-to-linguistics-spring-2005 (Accessed). License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA
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