Introduction to Language Studies
Course Code: ELL103
Course Description: Language is central to human experience. This course provides a
comprehensive overview of language origin, evolution of language as
human faculty, and traces the history of English language in order to
provide an idea how languages developed. The part on the history of the
English language covers story of English language from beginning to the
present. The course also includes a brief introduction of the history of
linguistics with special reference to various schools of thought that have
contributed significantly to the development of Linguistics. This course is constructed under guidance of sir Ghulam Abbas, Lecturer, linguistics. Course Objectives
This course aims to:
Give students a comprehensive overview of language as human
faculty.
Familiarize students with different stories about the origin of
language.
Provide students an overview of how a language develops through
a comprehensive exposure to English language developm…
