Lower-Division

Practical training in hearing and recording sounds in a wide range of phonetic systems. Demonstrations and practice in phonetic analysis and description. Study in the techniques of using an informant.

The origin and development of language, language families and their relations, language types, and language change. Special study of a small number of typologically contrasting languages. Focus on the study of language from anthropological and historical perspectives.

Elementary introduction to modern standard English grammar, both formal and informal, both written and spoken. Stresses the importance of linguistic evidence in understanding grammatical correctness; offers a demystification and critique of older traditional grammar in the light of recent research.

What is science? Anatomy of the scientific method, with linguistics as exemplification. Theories, evidence, falsification, scientific revolutions.

Emphasizes the acquisition of four related skills: recognition, transcription, description, and production of speech sounds. Involves learning the highly useful phonetic alphabet, and acquiring an understanding of the articulatory and acoustic properties of speech sounds.

Reviews the major aspects of Hungarian grammar concentrating on features that separate Hungarian from Indo-European languages.