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24.900 Introduction to Linguistics (MIT)

MIT OpenCourseWare: New Courses 2013-06-25

Summary:

This course studies what is language and what does knowledge of a language consist of. It asks how do children learn languages and is language unique to humans; why are there many languages; how do languages change; is any language or dialect superior to another; and how are speech and writing related. Context for these and similar questions is provided by basic examination of internal organization of sentences, words, and sound systems. No prior training in linguistics is assumed.

Link:

http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/linguistics-and-philosophy/24-900-introduction-to-linguistics-fall-2012

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Tags:

language lexicon linguistics semantics syntax pronunciation phonetics consonants vowels mcgurk effect phonology phoneme allophone affixes topicalization truth conditions synchronic diachronic language families ebonics dialect

Authors:

Pesetsky, David

Copyright info:

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Date tagged:

06/25/2013, 06:50

Date published:

06/24/2013, 12:58