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LLC 2050 - Say What? Language in Mind and Society (3)


When Offered: Fall; Spring
GEN ED: Integrative Learning Experience (Theme: “Expressions of Culture”)
An exploration of the issues surrounding human language and its relationship with thought, cognition and culture. Students will have the opportunity to learn how the sounds, structures and meanings of human languages are produced and interpreted, and will explore variation among world languages as well as the relationship among language, society and culture. Different theoretical approaches to these issues will be explained. The course will also examine the interaction between language and mind and the neurological basis of human language, and will look at the application of linguistic principles in language learning and artificial intelligence.