Course Catalog - 2006-2007

     

LING 490 - DISCOURSE

Long Title: DISCOURSE
Department: Linguistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): LING 300 or permission of instructor
Description: An overview of features and organization of language-in-use. Examination of the macro-structure of different genres of discourse, the interplay between language and social/cultural interaction, and the role of discourse and communication in motivating and shaping grammatical form.