Introduction to Linguistics
Linguistics · 3 hrs Lecture
Offered: Fall/Winter Only, Every Year
No prerequisites listed, you can take this course without prior coursework.
LING-1001 prerequisites
Where LING-1001 counts
Required by 4 programs:
Counts toward 4 more as one option among several, not as a course you must take:
Read from the departments' own calendar pages, where 50 of 208 programs are only partly machine-readable, so treat these as a minimum rather than the full list. Confirm with an academic advisor.
Description
This course introduces students to the nature of human language and linguistic research. The aim is to familiarize students with the properties of language by focusing on the following core areas: phonetics and phonology (sound structure), morphology (word structure), syntax (sentence structure), semantics (the structure of meaningful categories) and pragmatics (the use of language in specific social and cultural contexts). Other topics covered include language acquisition, language variation, and language change. A variety of languages are used for illustration.
Restrictions
Students may not hold credit for this course and ANTH-2022 | FREN-2022 | LING-1200.
From the 2026-27 undergraduate calendar. Always verify details on WebAdvisor or with an academic advisor before registering.