De Anza College
LING 1
Introduction to Linguistics · 4 units · used in 59 transfer pathways
Where this page’s information comes from
- De Anza catalogcourse record · 2025-2026
- FHDA class listingsFall 2026 sections
- Cherrypickercourse matching and pathway links — our analysis
About this course
The science of language; an introduction to the study of how language works, such as the basics of linguistic description, including systems of phonetics and phonology, semantics, pragmatics, morphology and syntax. Course may also include the development of spoken and written languages, how people learn language, how language changes, the history of English, American Sign Language, and the study of general linguistic principles as they apply across languages.
Sections this term
Fall 2026 · updated Sep 3, 3:30 PM UTCLING 1Introduction to LinguisticsWaitlist1 section · 0 seats reported · 1 instructor
- CRN 01359 · 50Waitlist · 0
Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.
Prerequisites
The De Anza catalog lists no prerequisite for this course.
Advisory: “ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000H or ESL D005.”
Transfer pathways that use LING 1
ASSIST maps LING 1 to a requirement in 59 published pathways from De Anza College — 24 shown.
- LIBERAL STUDIESDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- ENGLISHDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- Leadership StudiesDe Anza → Humboldt State
- CommunicationDe Anza → UCLA
- Cognitive ScienceDe Anza → UCLA
- Cognitive SciencesDe Anza → UC Irvine
- Business EconomicsDe Anza → UC Irvine
- Chicano/Latino StudiesDe Anza → UC Irvine
- German StudiesDe Anza → UC Irvine
- Language ScienceDe Anza → UC Irvine
- EconomicsDe Anza → UC Irvine
- Political ScienceDe Anza → UC Irvine
- Quantitative EconomicsDe Anza → UC Irvine
- Psychological and Brain SciencesDe Anza → UC Santa Barbara
- GeographyDe Anza → UC Santa Barbara
- Geography, B.A. - Geographic Information Science EmphasisDe Anza → UC Santa Barbara
- Language, Culture, and SocietyDe Anza → UC Santa Barbara
- Language Studies MinorDe Anza → UC Santa Cruz
- Language StudiesDe Anza → UC Santa Cruz
- Spanish StudiesDe Anza → UC Santa Cruz
- Spanish Studies MinorDe Anza → UC Santa Cruz
- LinguisticsDe Anza → UC Santa Cruz
- Applied Linguistics and MultilingualismDe Anza → UC Santa Cruz
- CRITICAL RACE AND ETHNIC STUDIESDe Anza → UC Merced
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