Language is one of the fundamental capacities of the human species, and one of the great projects of modern science has been the inquiry into how we acquire it. Introduction to Linguistics (Ling 170) provides students with an appreciation for the underlying systematicity of language, with tools for analyzing its structure and function, and with an awareness of its diversity. Advanced courses address typical acquisition of a first language and the theoretical and practical issues raised by acquiring multiple languages under a variety of circumstances.
2 courses are required for completion: