Everywhere, every day, everybody uses language. There is no human society, no matter how small or how isolated, which does not employ a language that is rich and diverse. This course introduces you to linguistics, featuring interviews with well-known linguists and with speakers of many different languages. Join us to explore the miracles of human language!
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Miracles of Human Language: An Introduction to Linguistics
Universiteit LeidenAbout this Course
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Try Coursera for BusinessSyllabus - What you will learn from this course
Introduction to Linguistics
The study of sound: Phonology and Phonetics
The study of words and sentences: Morphology and Syntax
The study of meaning: Pragmatics and Semantics
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- 5 stars79.20%
- 4 stars15.11%
- 3 stars3.35%
- 2 stars1.02%
- 1 star1.29%
TOP REVIEWS FROM MIRACLES OF HUMAN LANGUAGE: AN INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS
I have no previous experience in Linguistics but really enjoyed the course. The course materials gave me great insight and some ideas of what I would like to pursue next. Thank you!
I found this course to be not only educational but extremely interesting. It provides a great overview of the field of linguistics and does so in an engaging manner. I highly recommend it!
The course was well-organised and very interesting. It covered the different aspects of linguistics wonderfully and prompted me to delve further into specific fields of linguistics such as phonetics.
Good introduction to linguistics led by a charming Professor with great enthusiasm for his subject. It was certainly enough to convince me that the study of linguistics is not for me
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