Classics 201 - Survey of Linguistics

Institution:

Bard College

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Description:

Students learn how linguistics analyzes language into various parts; acquire methods and techniques appropriate to the study of those parts, their patterns, and their interconnections; and explore the discipline's conceptual bases, its history, and competing or alternative approaches to language study. Topics include phonetics and phonology (the study of sound patterns in language), morphology (word formation), syntax, sociolinguistics (the covariation of language with social and cultural factors), and comparative and historical linguistics. Prerequisite: completed or concurrent course work in a foreign language, or consent of instructor.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bard.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 758-6822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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