RHET 320 - How Language Works

Unit(s): 4

This course provides students a foundation in linguistics, the study of human language, by focusing on the English language and its impact on society and societal institutions and issues, especially educational ones. In addition to examining the components and communicative function of languages (i.e., phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics), topics of language variation, language change and history, and the connection between academic linguistics and the everyday use of the English language are covered.

Prerequisite: RCOM 110 with a minimum grade of C- or RHET 110 with a minimum grade of C- or RHET 110N with a minimum grade of C-or RHET 130 with a minimum grade of C- or RHET 125 with a minimum grade of C- or RHET 195 with a minimum grade of C- or RHET 1XX or How Language Works with a minimum score of 100
College of Arts & Sciences