"Linguistics is the study  of the structure of human language. Linguists attempt to describe in an objective and nonjudgmental fashion the internalized and unconscious knowledge that the native speakers of a language share, which allows them to both speak and understand their language." 

(O'Grady p. 7).


Course Materials for ENGL 1200-001 

Quizzes, tests, discussion posts and your grades are on Canvas


    Teacher files

    Instructor Manual

    Christie's Hall of Fame Media about Language and Linguistics 

    Follow the above link for some interesting media clips about language, linguistics, animal language research (the topic we don't get to study) and feel free to share some of your own with me. I'll put them in!


     Introduction to the Study of Language

    Sociolinguistics (links to page)

    Three chickens dressed at pirates say

    Image credit: http://www.savagechickens.com/2008/09/talk-like-a-pirate-2008.html 

    If you need a review of your basic parts of speech, try this entertaining musical review from the cannon of edutainment media!

    Lexical and Non-Lexical Categories on Prezi

    Phonetics and Phonology (LINK TO PAGE)

    Image location: http://speechroomnews.blogspot.com/2012_05_01_archive.html

    Morphology (LINK TO PAGE)


    Syntax and Semantics (LINK TO PAGE)

    cartoon credit: http://walkinthewords.blogspot.com/2009/10/linguistics-cartoon-favorites-syntax.html

    Language and the Brain (LINK TO PAGE)

    http://assets2.bigthink.com/system/idea_thumbnails/42260/original/brain%20language%20thought%20SS.jpg?1328131704