JAPN 230 - Intro. to Linguistic Analysis

Institution:

Williams College

Subject:

Japanese

Description:

This course provides an opportunity to gain an understanding of the nature of human language and its patterns. Upon completion of this course, you will be able to analyze speech sounds (phonetics and phonology), word and sentence structures (morphology and syntax) and meaning (semantics) using simple data from English and other languages like Japanese and Chinese, and to apply analytical thinking to various linguistic phenomena including historical change and contextual variation.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

No previous knowledge of linguistics or of particular foreign languages is required; open to all

Corequisites:

Exclusions:

Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

Notes:

Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.williams.edu

Phone Number:

(413) 597-3131

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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