KURSUS INI MERANGKUMI DEFINISI LINGUISTIK; DEFINISI DAN CIRI BAHASA; BAHASA SEBAGAI SISTEM PERHUBUNGAN DAN PERBEZAANNYA DENGAN SISTEM KOMUNIKASI LAIN; BIDANG LINGUISTIK ASAS; SEMANTIK.((THIS COURSE ENCOMPASSES DEFINITION OF LINGUISTICS; DEFINITION OF LANGUAGE AND ITS CHARACTERISTICS; LANGUAGE AS SYSTEM OF COMMUNICATION AND ITS DIFFERENCES FROM OTHER COMMUNICATIVE SYSTEMS; SCOPE OF BASIC LINGUISTICS; SEMANTICS).)