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Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2011
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LING 138 001 (CRN: 17179)
WRITING; EVOLUTION, COGNITION
Long Title: WRITING: ORIGIN, EVOLUTION AND COGNITION
Department: Linguistics
Instructor: Kemmer, Suzanne
Meeting: 3:00PM - 4:15PM MW (22-AUG-2011 - 2-DEC-2011)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Restrictions:
Must have matriculated during one of the following Academic Year(s):
Fall 2011 - Spring 2012
Section Max Enrollment: 15
Section Enrolled: 1
Total Cross-list Max Enrollment: 15
Total Cross-list Enrolled: 14
Enrollment data as of: 25-APR-2024 6:14PM
Final Exam: Final Exam Unknown
Description: What is "writing"? How did it emerge in human history? How did it emerge in human history? How does it relate to human cognition? Beginnings of writing in early civilizations for commercial transactions; development into linguistic representation systems. Logographic, syllabic, and alphabetic systems. Spread of literacy and its role and effects or society and human cognitive processing. Cross-list: FSEM 138.