ENG 221 - Introduction to Linguistic Sciences

This course provides an up-to-date introduction to the study of Linguistic sciences. The course covers the importance of studying languages and linguistics. The areas that will be thoroughly covered in this course are: phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics.

By the end of the semester, students should be able to:

1.  Understand why we study language and linguistics
2.  Use linguistic terminology accurately.
3.  Define the basic terms in the core areas of linguistics: phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics
4.  Explain the basic concepts and distinctions in the core areas of linguistics
5.  Perform simple linguistic analyses of sounds, words, phrases and sentences