Class Id: 9135
Days: MW
Start Time: 01:30 PM
End Time: 02:20 PM
Building: SCCAH
Room: 209
Course Id: 4066
Departments and Numbers: LIN 307
Area: EC
Title: Language and Information
Description: Intonation is used in a language like English for several purposes. Different intonation contours signal different sentence types--questions, for example, have systematically different 'tunes' from declarative statements, as do rebuttals, heges, and other speech-act types. In addition, the placement of the intonation nucleus signals what is new and what is old information, as in the difference between "JOHN died" and "John DIED". The course will explore the principles of phonology, syntax, semantics and discourse structure that constitute our present understanding of such phenomena, both in English and across different language types.
Prerequisites: LIN 201 or equivalent
Professors: Edwin S. Williams
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