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Introduction to Linguistics - LING199

The unit will introduce students to a range of areas of linguistics that lay the foundation for upper level units. The unit will cover topics including: the nature of human language, brain and language, the internal structure of words (morphology), the structure of sentences (syntax), the meanings of words and sentences (semantics), child language acquisition, psycholinguistics, and language use.

Credit Points: 3
When Offered:

D1 - Day; Offered in Session 1, North Ryde

Staff Contact(s): Associate Professor Rosalind Thornton
Prerequisites:

admission to GDipSphComm Prerequisite Information

Corequisites:

NCCW(s): LING110
Unit Designation(s):
Unit Type:
Assessed As: Graded
Offered By:

Department of Linguistics

Faculty of Human Sciences

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