Students learn basic characteristics of English linguistics focusing on the basic building blocks of language; the sounds of English and how they are put together, word formation processes, and rules for combining words into utterances/sentences. Students investigate and explore linguistic variation, accents of American English, and the implications of language evaluation in educational settings.
Prereq: 1110.01 (110.01). Not open to students with credit for 4570 (570), 6760 (760), 271, 669, 671, 2271, or Linguist 601. GE cultures and ideas course.