24.900 Introduction to Linguistics, Spring 2004
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Author(s)
Richards, Norvin W.
Alternative Title
Introduction to Linguistics
Date Issued
June 2004
Abstract
This class will provide some answers to basic questions about the nature of human language. Throughout the course, we will be learning (in many different ways) that human language is a surprisingly intricate -- yet law-governed and fascinating mental system. In the first 2/3 of the class, we will study some core aspects of this system in detail. In the last part of the class, we will use what we have learned to address a variety of questions, including how children acquire language, ways in which languages are affected by contact with other languages, and the representation of linguistic phenomena in the brain, among others.
Subjects
language
syntax
language acquisition
speech
writing
morphology
phonetics
linguistics
linguistic fieldwork
phonology
Animal Communication
semantics
Historical linguistics
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Linguistics and Philosophy
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