Browse Hierarchy LANG4003: Understanding Language: Systems and Use

This module introduces students to key concepts in the study of language as system and its use in contexts of communication. It develops an understanding of language description and associated terminology and introduces students to well-established frameworks for linguistic analysis in the areas of language as sound (phonetics and phonology), language as meaning (semantics) and language as structure (syntax). Students will explore these concepts through the study of instances of written and spoken language in context. In this way, students will develop insights into the relation between language system and language use.