LIN5000 The Nature of Language (FOEDU)

Semester 1 (ONC)Toowoomba (EXT)Toowoomba

Units 1.0 (English as a SecLangTeach) Band 5

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Synopsis

Students will be introduced to what language is, how it can be described in terms of phonology, semantics and syntax, and how the meaning is realised in actual usage. They will be also introduced to some recent theories of language as well as how language operates in a social domain.