This course will introduce you to basic concepts in the study of language. It is necessary for understanding linguistics courses offered by the Department later in your degree. You will be made aware of the sophisticated properties of human language in relation to features of animal communication. The evolution of human language will be traced in terms of language families and typologies. The course will also discuss language in relation to culture. We will cover the basic concepts relevant to morphology, syntax, semantics, phonetics and phonology. 


Medium of Instruction: EM
Name of Lecturer(s) :Prof. N. Silva/Thakshala Tissera