Philosophy 236 - LINGUISTIC STRUCTURES
Spring
2019
01
4.00
Jill de Villiers
MWF 11:00-12:10
Smith College
30528-S19
SEELYE 110
jdevilli@smith.edu
Introduction to the issues and methods of modern linguistics, including morphology, syntax, semantics, phonology and pragmatics. The focus is on the revolution in linguistics introduced by Noam Chomsky, and the profound questions it raises for human nature, linguistic universals and language acquisition.