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What You'll Learn

01 Introduction to Linguistics
4 topics
1 What is Linguistics?
  • Definition and Scope
  • Linguistics as a Scientific Discipline
  • Descriptive vs. Prescriptive Approaches
2 Brief History of Linguistic Thought
  • Ancient Linguistic Traditions
  • 19th Century Historical Linguistics
  • Saussurean Structuralism
  • Chomskyan Revolution
3 Major Subfields in Linguistics
  • Overview of Core Areas
  • Interdisciplinary Connections
4 Research Methods in Linguistics
  • Data Collection Techniques
  • Field Methods
  • Experimental Methods
  • Corpus Analysis
02 Phonetics
5 topics
1 Articulatory Phonetics
  • Speech Production Anatomy
  • Consonant Articulation
  • Vowel Articulation
  • Airstream Mechanisms
2 Acoustic Phonetics
  • Sound Waves and Properties
  • Spectrographic Analysis
  • Formants and Resonance
3 Auditory Phonetics
  • Ear Anatomy and Function
  • Sound Perception
4 Transcription Systems
  • International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)
  • Other Notation Systems
5 Suprasegmental Features
  • Stress and Rhythm
  • Intonation
  • Tone
03 Phonology
5 topics
1 Phonological Theory
  • Phonemes and Allophones
  • Distinctive Features
  • Natural Classes
2 Phonological Processes
  • Assimilation
  • Dissimilation
  • Deletion and Insertion
  • Metathesis
3 Syllable Structure
  • Syllable Components
  • Syllabification
  • Cross-linguistic Syllable Constraints
4 Prosodic Phonology
  • Stress Patterns
  • Metrical Theory
  • Prosodic Hierarchy
5 Theoretical Approaches
  • Rule-Based Phonology
  • Autosegmental Phonology
  • Optimality Theory
04 Morphology
6 topics
1 Basic Concepts
  • Morphemes and Allomorphs
  • Free and Bound Morphemes
  • Roots, Stems, and Affixes
2 Word Formation Processes
  • Affixation
  • Compounding
  • Reduplication
  • Conversion
  • Blending and Clipping
3 Inflectional Morphology
  • Nominal Inflection
  • Verbal Inflection
  • Adjectival Inflection
4 Derivational Morphology
  • Nominalizations
  • Verbalizations
  • Adjectivalizations
5 Morphological Typology
  • Isolating Languages
  • Agglutinating Languages
  • Fusional Languages
  • Polysynthetic Languages
6 Theoretical Approaches
  • Item-and-Arrangement
  • Item-and-Process
  • Word-and-Paradigm
  • Distributed Morphology
05 Syntax
6 topics
1 Basic Concepts
  • Grammaticality and Acceptability
  • Constituents and Phrases
  • Syntactic Categories
  • Grammatical Relations
2 Phrase Structure
  • X-bar Theory
  • Noun Phrases
  • Verb Phrases
  • Other Phrase Types
3 Syntactic Operations
  • Movement
  • Deletion
  • Substitution
  • Adjunction
4 Sentence Types
  • Declaratives
  • Interrogatives
  • Imperatives
  • Exclamatives
5 Complex Sentences
  • Coordination
  • Subordination
  • Relativization
  • Complementation
6 Theoretical Approaches
  • Transformational Grammar
  • Government and Binding
  • Minimalist Program
  • Lexical-Functional Grammar
  • Construction Grammar
  • Dependency Grammar
06 Semantics
5 topics
1 Word Meaning
  • Lexical Semantics
  • Semantic Features
  • Semantic Relations
  • Semantic Fields
2 Sentence Meaning
  • Compositional Semantics
  • Truth Conditions
  • Predicates and Arguments
  • Thematic Roles
3 Formal Semantics
  • Logic and Language
  • Predicate Logic
  • Lambda Calculus
  • Possible Worlds Semantics
4 Lexical Semantic Phenomena
  • Polysemy and Homonymy
  • Metaphor and Metonymy
  • Prototype Theory
  • Frame Semantics
5 Semantic Typology
  • Cross-linguistic Variation in Semantic Categories
  • Universals and Relativity in Semantics
07 Pragmatics
5 topics
1 Context and Meaning
  • Deixis
  • Presupposition
  • Implicature
2 Speech Act Theory
  • Types of Speech Acts
  • Direct and Indirect Speech Acts
  • Felicity Conditions
3 Conversation Structure
  • Turn-taking
  • Cooperative Principle
  • Maxims of Conversation
4 Discourse Analysis
  • Coherence and Cohesion
  • Reference and Anaphora
  • Topic and Focus
5 Politeness Theory
  • Face-threatening Acts
  • Positive and Negative Politeness
  • Cross-cultural Pragmatics
08 Historical Linguistics
5 topics
1 Language Change
  • Sound Change
  • Morphological Change
  • Syntactic Change
  • Semantic Change
2 Comparative Method
  • Cognates and Correspondence Sets
  • Reconstruction
  • Proto-languages
3 Language Families
  • Indo-European
  • Sino-Tibetan
  • Niger-Congo
  • Other Major Language Families
4 Language Contact
  • Borrowing
  • Code-switching
  • Pidgins and Creoles
  • Sprachbunds
5 Historical Sociolinguistics
  • Social Factors in Language Change
  • Standardization
  • Language Death and Revival
09 Sociolinguistics
5 topics
1 Language Variation
  • Dialects
  • Sociolects
  • Registers and Styles
2 Variables and Variants
  • Phonological Variables
  • Morphosyntactic Variables
  • Lexical Variables
3 Language and Social Factors
  • Age
  • Gender
  • Social Class
  • Ethnicity
4 Language Attitudes
  • Prestige and Stigma
  • Language Ideologies
  • Linguistic Insecurity
5 Language Planning and Policy
  • Status Planning
  • Corpus Planning
  • Acquisition Planning
  • Language Rights
10 Psycholinguistics
5 topics
1 Language Acquisition
  • First Language Acquisition
  • Stages of Development
  • Critical Period Hypothesis
  • Theories of Acquisition
2 Second Language Acquisition
  • Age Effects
  • Transfer and Interference
  • Interlanguage
  • Individual Differences
3 Language Processing
  • Speech Perception
  • Lexical Access
  • Sentence Processing
  • Discourse Processing
4 Neurolinguistics
  • Brain Structure and Language
  • Aphasia
  • Neuroimaging Methods
  • Hemispheric Specialization
5 Language and Cognition
  • Linguistic Relativity
  • Categorization
  • Mental Lexicon
  • Working Memory and Language
11 Anthropological Linguistics
4 topics
1 Language and Culture
  • Cultural Keywords
  • Ethnosemantics
  • Kinship Terminology
2 Linguistic Anthropology
  • Ethnography of Communication
  • Language Socialization
  • Performance and Poetics
3 Language Documentation
  • Fieldwork Methods
  • Ethical Considerations
  • Creating Language Archives
4 Endangered Languages
  • Language Vitality Assessment
  • Documentation and Revitalization
  • Case Studies
12 Computational Linguistics
5 topics
1 Natural Language Processing
  • Text Preprocessing
  • Part-of-Speech Tagging
  • Parsing
  • Semantic Analysis
2 Corpus Linguistics
  • Corpus Design and Compilation
  • Annotation Schemes
  • Frequency Analysis
  • Concordancing
3 Machine Translation
  • Rule-Based Approaches
  • Statistical Machine Translation
  • Neural Machine Translation
4 Speech Technology
  • Speech Recognition
  • Speech Synthesis
  • Dialog Systems
5 Applications of NLP
  • Information Retrieval
  • Question Answering
  • Sentiment Analysis
  • Text Summarization
13 Writing Systems and Literacy
4 topics
1 Types of Writing Systems
  • Logographic Systems
  • Syllabic Systems
  • Alphabetic Systems
  • Abjads and Abugidas
2 History of Writing
  • Origins of Writing
  • Evolution of Scripts
  • Decipherment of Ancient Scripts
3 Orthography
  • Spelling Conventions
  • Orthographic Depth
  • Spelling Reforms
4 Literacy
  • Literacy Acquisition
  • Reading Processes
  • Writing Development
  • Literacy Practices
14 Applied Linguistics
5 topics
1 Language Teaching
  • Teaching Methods and Approaches
  • Curriculum Design
  • Assessment and Testing
  • Materials Development
2 Language Policy in Education
  • Bilingual Education
  • Medium of Instruction
  • Heritage Language Programs
3 Discourse in Professional Settings
  • Academic Discourse
  • Legal Discourse
  • Medical Discourse
  • Business Communication
4 Translation and Interpreting
  • Translation Theory
  • Interpreting Process
  • Ethics and Standards
5 Forensic Linguistics
  • Authorship Analysis
  • Language and Law
  • Language Evidence in Court
15 Sign Languages
5 topics
1 Structure of Sign Languages
  • Phonology of Sign Languages
  • Morphology in Sign Languages
  • Syntax of Sign Languages
  • Use of Space
2 Types of Sign Languages
  • National Sign Languages
  • Village Sign Languages
  • Home Sign Systems
3 Acquisition of Sign Languages
  • Native Signers
  • Late Learners
  • Comparative Studies
4 Sociolinguistics of Sign Languages
  • Deaf Communities
  • Variation in Sign Languages
  • Language Contact
5 Sign Language Documentation and Description
  • Notation Systems
  • Video Documentation
  • Sign Language Corpora

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