Linguistics for Beginners

In this course we will take a look at the unique features of human language. As you will see when we proceed the human curiosity concerning language is no modern phenomenon. Language has been examined by linguists and philosophers for several millennia. Therefore we can look back on a respectable stock of literature on the topic originating from the times of Ancient Greece until the present day. The result is a compendium of linguistic disciplines that are interwoven with the domains of among others philosophy psychology neurology and even computer science: a vast and fascinating network of knowledge.