Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 3B · CSU GE Area C2DescriptionThis course is an introduction to the scientific study of language. This includes morphology, the study of the way words are put together using small pieces called morphemes; syntax, the study of the structure of sentences; semantics, the study of meaning in language; pragmatics, the branch of linguistics concerned with meaning in context, or the meanings of sentences in terms of the speaker's intentions in using them; and sociolinguistics, the study of the connection between language and society and the way people use language in different social situations. In this course students develop an understanding of the nature of language through the study of core areas in linguistics. Students read, observe, and think critically about psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, historical linguistics, sign language, animal communication, and artificial intelligence. This course is designed for students who plan to transfer as well as for those with a general interest in linguistics. 