This course is designed for the International Relations and the Global Studies Academy. It provides an overview of the history of linguistics, how one acquires language, the nature of communication, and the anthropology of linguistics. Beginning with Historical Linguistics, students will learn how languages are related, how long a language takes to reappear, disappear, and change. The students will discuss how the language is acquired. During this course, the students will also study the significance of phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and how does one become bilingual. They will discuss the nature of and the different types of communication.
