Overview of the study of language: universal properties of human language, Chomsky's innateness hypothesis, language acquisition in children, dialects and language variation, language change. Includes an introduction to modern grammar (phonology, syntax, and semantics) and to scientific linguistic methodology. (Also offered as ENGL 405.)
Section Comments: Also listed as ENGL 405.
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Equivalent(s): ENGL 505, ENGL 505H, LING 405H, LING 505, LING 505H
Attributes: Social Science (Discovery), Inquiry (Discovery)