# Linguistics (LING) courses

Porterville College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 1 courses

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"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Spring 2027.

### LING P100 — Introduction to Linguistics

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** Total lecture/discussion 54 hours
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Summer 2026, 1 section (/c/porterville-college/schedule/summer-2026/ling.md); Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/porterville-college/schedule/fall-2026/ling.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/porterville-college/schedule/spring-2027/ling.md)
- General education: PC-Area 3
- Degree applicable

This course serves as an introduction to the study of language, its origins, development, structure, social implications, and real-life applications. Students will gain a solid knowledge base about the main linguistics topics such as phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, as well as first and second language acquisition.