Description
This course will provide background in basic concepts of linguistics,
principles of language change and historical linguistic study, the
development of the English language, and basic applied sociolinguistics.
Designed to introduce undergraduates, especially English and English
Education majors, to concepts of history, structure and development of
language, this course will prepare students for further academic linguistic
study, literary criticism, and teaching. This course is required for an ESL
endorsement.