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These free online linguistics courses will teach you how to analyse language form, language meaning, and language in context. Linguistics is the study of how a language is put together and how it functions. You will learn about many aspects of human language including sounds—phonetics and phonology, words—morphology, sentences—syntax, and meaning—semantics....…Read More
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Advanced Diploma in the Psychology of Language
- List the features that distinguish language from other c...
- Outline the various scientific methods of carrying out l...
- Identify the regions of the brain responsible... Read More

Development of Language in Childhood
- Discuss the important social function that language has ...
- Summarise different theories of language development and...
- Explain characteristics of children's languag... Read More

The Psychology of Reading, Writing and Bilingualism
- Discuss the features of various writing systems
- Define ‘orthography’
- Identify the stages of development of reading... Read More

Appreciating Metaphor
- Recognize that metaphor is a basic element of English
- Explain how metaphor is a way of thinking that gives ris...
- Describe how metaphor works
- Identify how the mapping theory of metaphor i... Read More

Language Perception and Production
- Outline the properties of sound
- Discuss the organs responsible for processing auditory s...
- Describe the stages of speech development Read More
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