B.2.3   Linguistics

Textbook:

Yule, G. (2006) (3rd edition) The Study of Language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Key terms:

• The properties of language
• The sounds of language
• The sound patterns of language
• Words and word-formation processes
• Morphology
• Syntax
• Semantics
• Pragmatics and discourse analysis
• First language acquisition vs. second language learning
• Language varieties

Linguistics data analysis and the application of theory and terminology is an additional requirement.