English

Dear students, welcome to this course entitled: " Introduction to English Language and Linguistics"

This module aims at equipping you with the basic notions and concepts in English Language and Linguistics. It serves as a foundation module that covers the basic issues and approaches in the study of human languages in general and in English language in particular. Its content covers theories on the origin of language, properties of the human language, major writing systems, language families, animal communication; definition of linguistics, branches of linguistics, introduction to English Phonetics, Phonology, Morphology, Syntax, Semantics and Pragmatics.