LING 1913 is also offered in Fall 2024
LING 1913 is also offered in Fall 2023
LING 1913 is also offered in Fall 2022
LING 1913 is also offered in Fall 2021
Fall 2020 | LING 1913 Section 001: Words at Work (33607)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Discussion
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option No Audit
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- Completely Online
- Class Attributes:
Freshman Seminar
Online Course
- Enrollment Requirements:
- Freshman and FRFY
- Times and Locations:
- Enrollment Status:
Open (14 of 20 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- This course is a guided tour through the vocabulary of English, one of the largest and most varied in any of the world's languages. Among the questions it will address are: Why does English have so many (and so many different kinds of) words? Where did these words come from? Why do they mean what they mean? How are they put together? What do they tell us about history, social organization, culture and human psychology? One practical advantage of learning the answers to these and other questions is that it helps in vocabulary building and in demystifying specialized and technical terminology. The course is also a portal into linguistics, the study of the nature of language.
- Class Notes:
- This course is completely online in a synchronous format. The course will meet online at the scheduled times.
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/33607/1209
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