Do you have students still seeking a
CASE N&M to get ahead this summer? If they have any propensity
for language, suggest LING-L 303 Intro to Linguistic Analysis, 6W2
10:20A-12:10P MTWR BH 222:
Linguistics 303 (LING L303) is designed to introduce
students to the structure and nature of language through linguistic analysis
techniques, as well as the theory and assumptions upon which these analyses are
built. Besides being an introduction to linguistic thought, this class
will investigate in depth what goes into an utterance, from the
production-related patterns of human language (phonetics and phonology) to
patterns of words (syntax) and their parts (morphology).
If
you have technology-savvy students, linguistic analysis underlies many of the
methods used in the field of natural language processing, a rapidly growing
area of information technology. Anything involving language and computers
can be better understood with a background in linguistic analysis.
For your social scientists, this course introduces them to
the concept of how language underlies a wide range of human interactions, and
understanding how language works provides an important extra perspective on
human culture.
