Typology?

Thursday, September 30, 2010 by Leslie Bowering
     Linguistics is one of the most challenging science courses I have ever taken.  What?  You didn't know that Linguistics was a scientific study of language? Really?  Well, if you don't know this before you enroll yourself into a Language Arts Degree Program at Granite State College, you will know soon thereafter!

     My advice:  Best be ready ahead of time.  Linguistics is in fact, a course requirement at Granite State College. In fact, I think it is one of those courses that will set my degree from Granite State College apart from other colleges in the area.  Know that to be true going in from the start.  I wish I had been more resourceful and curious about the underpinnings of this course long before I began the class earlier this month. 

     Finally, I seem to be getting my sea-legs but it has been a frantic struggle.  I have hired a tutor who has a Master's Degree in Linguistics which I hope will be helpful when I study for my exam this weekend.

     The good news about Linguistics is this:  I love my language.  I am overjoyed about my Language Arts Degree which I will obtain in December if all goes well with this course.  Once you get past the confusion of what it means to take a Linguistics course there is this wonderful AHA moment when you finally realize the importance and significance of why Linguistics is a course requirement in the first place.  It is the one single course that breaks down everything we know about our language and others into these tiny amazing pieces that you never knew about before.

     Because it is a scientific study of language I must memorize words, draw linguistic trees to show how sentences and phrases are structured, and apply this knowledge to other languages I do not know besides English.  I am working hard to achieve understanding because it is the only way I will pass the course.  If I can do this, I can surely do anything!

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