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Linguistics: an Introduction to Language and Communication Lecturer: Alexander w Teaching focus: 1. design features of language ; Arbitrariness; duality; productivity; displacement; cultural transmission 2. some important distinctions in linguistics Descriptive vs. prescriptive Synchronic vs. diachronic langue parole Competence and performance Traditional grammar and modern linguistics 3. Definition Language Linguistics 1. What is Linguistics? The field of linguistics, the scientific study of human natural language, is a growing and exciting area of study, with an import