LIN 110 CC: INTRO TO LANGUAGE AND MIND

This course is an introduction to the study of human language and the field of Modern Linguistics. Speakers of a language have access to complex subconscious knowledge that allows them to communicate with each other and to express a wide array of ideas, hypotheses, and emotions. Linguistics is the scientific study of such knowledge. Major questions addressed in the course will help students uncover how that knowledge is structured and how it is used by native speakers of a language. The course will use the English language as a starting point, but will also consider a variety of other languages to understand universal patterns. The course will equip students with knowledge essential for studying foreign languages and cognitive science, as well as enhancing the study of disciplines such as psychology, anthropology, philosophy, human development, mathematics, and computer science.