Built around the notion of 'all languages change over time', this course surveys the development of English language from its Germanic origins in the Anglo-Saxon period till today; emphasis on tracking some of the linguistic changes English has undergone
Theoretical concepts and empirical findings of modern linguistics on a non-technical level; highlights of the connection between linguistics and other disciplines; study of language, understanding of related disciplines.
Theoretical concepts and empirical findings of modern linguistics on a non-technical level; highlights of the connection between linguistics and other disciplines; study of language, understanding of related disciplines.
Built around the notion of 'all languages change over time', this course surveys the development of English language from its Germanic origins in the Anglo-Saxon period till today; emphasis on tracking some of the linguistic changes English has undergone
This course covers the basic concepts of morphology and syntax. Though an overview of other approaches is provided, this course takes a functional approach in the analysis of the structure of words, phrases, and sentences. Morpho-syntactic structures, suc
Prerequisites: LING 217 This course focuses on the psychological components of English language. It covers areas such as lexical ambiguity, language comprehension, language production, language acquisition and methodology to understand and help change hu
Prerequisites: LING 217 This course aims to determine critical discourse analysis, its aims, special methods, and theoretical foundation. CDA mainly focuses on the study of power, dominance and social inequality using theoretical and empirical approaches
Prerequisites: LING 217 This course is a study of word meaning in human languages, especially English, and introduces students to the subtlety and richness of the cognitive capacities and explains how a cognitive system computes the meanings of complex l