A bilingual survey of linguistics conducted in French and English. Combines theory and practice to introduce students to the basic concepts in phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and pragmatics. Focuses on the study of the human language as a system, the forms and functions of words and sentence elements, the creativity inherent in language systems, and language varieties. Prepares students to further investigate areas such as Historical linguistics, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, language pathologies and first/second language acquisition.

Code
LI2060
Name
INTRO TO LINGUISTICS/A LA LINGUISTIQUE
Credits
4
Pre-requisites
None
Co-requisites
FR1300CCI OR FR2100CCI OR FR2200CCI
Equivalencies
INTRO TO LINGUISTICS/ A LA LINGUISTIQUE (FR2060)
Can be taken twice for credit?
No
Discipline
LI (Linguistics)
Level
Undergraduate
Type
CCI
CAMS ID
4576
Last update with CAMS
Discuss language issues in both French and English in an informed manner.
Understand both historically French and Anglo-Saxon approaches to the study of language.
Recognize the diversity of language systems as well as their intrinsic similarities.
Understand and use the basic terminology and tools of linguistic subfields, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics and lexicology.
Solve phonetic, phonology and morpho-syntactic problems.
Conduct comparative analyses between languages.
Use linguistic analysis to investigate the organizing principles of language.
Understand how linguistic tools can be applied to language teaching and other areas of analysis.
Aesthetic Inquiry and Creative Expression: Students will engage with artistic or creative objects (e.g., visual art, theatrical works, film) in different media and from a range of cultural traditions. (CCI LO2)
Exploring and Engaging Difference: Students will think critically about cultural and social difference; they will identify and understand power structures that determine hierarchies and inequalities that can relate to race, ethnicity, gender, nationhood, religion, or class. (CCI LO3)
Term Code Name
Fall 2020 LI2060 INTRO TO LINGUISTICS/A LA LINGUISTIQUE
Fall 2021 LI2060 INTRO TO LINGUISTICS/A LA LINGUISTIQUE