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Linguistics 001: Introduction to the Scientific Study of Language

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There are about 7,000 languages spoken today, each with its own unique sounds, words, and grammar—yet all are governed by the same set of cognitive principles that linguists are still working to decode.

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You use language effortlessly every day—but did you know that no two languages share the exact same rulebook, yet all follow a hidden universal pattern? How does your brain master this incredibly complex system by age five?