Linguistics(2)

Aims

Students shouldunderstand and grasp the general linguistics pronunciation , sound system, vocabulary, syntax, semantics, pragmatics,language and social culture, language and psychology, language and cognition, language, linguistics and computer and foreign language teaching, linguistic schools and other basic theory and basic approaches to the study of the language by learning the content of the provisions of this course.

Learning Outcomes

1.Fundamentals of Pronunciation for Language Learners

Fundamentals of pronunciation for language learners. Introduces students to systematic characteristics of language sounds through examination of specific languages and their differences from English.

2. Linguistic Theory and Analysis

Background and scope of modern linguistics; behaviorist versus rationalist theories of language; universal and cognitive aspects of language structure; interplay of genetic and social factors in language formation; linguistic analysis.

3. English Phonology

Descriptively oriented approach to of English phonology and phonetics; dialect differences.

4. Morphology

Structure of words and the processes by which they are formed. Morphological processes in a wide variety of languages.

5. Syntax

Study of the structural properties of language; introduction to generative transformational syntax.

6. Semantics

Introduction to the study of meaning as part of linguistic theory. Relation of semantics to syntax. Emphasis on formal semantics and pragmatics. Discussion of various semantic phenomena in natural language that are theoretically relevant.

7. Language and Society

Provides an introduction to the study of language through culture and society, and raises and awareness of the role that society and the individual play in shaping language via the systematic observation and critical discussion of linguistic phenomena.

8. Basics for Computational Linguistics

Examines computer applications involving automatic processing of natural language speech or text by machines. Intended as preparation for CLMA core courses. Includes concepts form probability and statistics; formal grammars and languages; finite-state automata and transducers; review of algorithms and data structures; and software for using parallel server cluster

Teaching and Learning

Lecture and presentations by the lecturer will be integrated with students centered in-class activities including tasks and exercises, independent, group and pair work. A number of seminars will be held on the topics introduced in class.

Assessment

Basic Reading List

1. Bloomfield, L 1993/1995. Language. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd.

2. Carr, P. 1999. English Phonetics and Phonology. Oxford: Blackwell.

3. Chomsky, N.1957. Syntactic Structures. The Hague: Mouton.