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LIN 101 Introduction to Linguistics I

100 levelArts & Humanities9 topics

LIN 101 covers 9 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

  1. Definition and scope of linguistics
  2. Origins and theories of language
  3. Properties and design features of human language
  4. Language as a system and communication
  5. Levels of linguistic analysis: phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics
  6. Micro and macro branches of linguistics
  7. The linguistic sign
  8. Spoken versus written language
  9. Functions of language

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Definition and scope of linguistics

Linguistics is the scientific study of language, focusing on how language is structured, used, acquired, and changes over time. For examination purposes, you must master both the definition of linguistics and its scope, especially the main branches and how linguistics differs from prescriptive grammar, literary study, and casual opinions about language.

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