LINA01H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Language Module
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Learn the methodology of the field and develop skills in analyzing data from a language and recognizing the patterns that underlie that data. Develop a sense of the extent to which languages can differ from one another, but also of the ways in which they tend to be all alike (diversity and universality among languages) Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. We study language to understand the nature of the human mind. Study particular languages to discover the fundamental properties of language. Not too long ago, it was claimed that apes could learn sign language. Linguist"s goal: to build a model of the system that allows speakers to speak and understand their native language. Studying language module (one system in the human mind) for fundamental properties and universals. Language is systematic; follows a system of rules. Do not end a sentence with a preposition. Do not split a sentence with an infinitive.
