Description and Goals

This course is an introduction to linguistics, the scientific study of language. In order to understand what language is, we will examine a number of topics, including: the sound system of language (phonetics and phonology); the structure of words and sentences (morphology and syntax); the meaning of words and sentences (semantics); how language is produced and understood (psycho- and neurolinguistics); how children learn language (language acquisition); and how languages differ over time and situations. By the end of this course you should understand what linguists study and have a good understanding of the core concepts in each of the above topics.

If you would like to see the syllabus or have any questions about this course, please send me an email (swulff@ufl.edu). Since this will be an online course, the syllabus contains sensitive information (such as Zoom meeting IDs and passwords) that I cannot share here.