Philosophy 236 - LINGUISTIC STRUCTURES
Spring
2013
01
4.00
Jill de Villiers
TTh 10:30-11:50
Smith College
39354-S13
MCCONN B15
jdevil@science.smith.edu
Introduction to the issues and methods of modern linguistics, including morphology, syntax, semantics, phonology and pragmatics. The focus will be on the revolution in linguistics introduced by Noam Chomsky, and the profound questions it raises for human nature, linguistic universals, and language acquisition.