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2022-2023 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

JPN 295-01 - Special Topic: Introduction Japanese Linguistics

4 credits (Spring)
Cross-listed as: LIN 295-01 .  Offers a general introduction to Japanese linguistics, the scientific study of the Japanese language. Students will study the major subfields of theoretical linguistics: phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics. The knowledge and hands-on experience gained will enable students to pursue one of the above core fields and start investigating applied linguistics more effectively, including first/second language acquisition, pragmatics, psycholinguistics, neurolinguistics, sociolinguistics, historical linguistics and language change, and cross-linguistic variation and language universals. 

Prerequisite: JPN 101  or Second-year standing.
Note: Plus-2 option available.
Instructor: Harada