Course Overview
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Course Synopsis
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This course focuses on a wide range of disciplines in the field of linguistics. Students of this course will establish an insight of the basic nature, origin, and history of language, intra & inter-disciplinary branches and new trends in the area of ‘Linguistics’. This wide-ranging variety of this course’s content makes it interesting for the learners. The contents of this course include a comprehensive history of language; intra-disciplinary branches of linguistics such as General Linguistics, Historical Linguistics, Comparative Linguistics & Descriptive Linguistics; also it includes inter-disciplinary branches, e.g., Phonetics and Phonology, Morphology, Syntax, Semantics and Pragmatics; main and most widely employed approaches to Discourse Analysis & Critical Discourse Analysis; scope and recent progress in Applied Linguistics; to understand how the human mind/brain supports learning & production (Psycholinguistics); language in relation to society (Sociolinguistics); theories and recent progress in First and Second Language Acquisition; scope and recent trends in Computational Linguistics; and the main concepts of lexicography.
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Course Learning Outcomes
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After completing this course, students will be able to
- define the term ‘language’ and explain its various aspects
- demonstrate an awareness of the structural and behaviourist views of language and the history of language
- comprehend the various sources of language , e.g, divine, natural sound, social interaction, physical adaptation, tool making and genetic sources
- list, explain and discuss the types of nonverbal communication
- define and evaluate different characteristics of linguistics
- identify, list and describe intra-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary branches of linguistics
- have a conceptual knowledge of the various features of the disciplines of Semantics and Pragmatics
- demonstrate an understanding of discourse analysis and critical discourse analysis
- define the term ‘applied linguistics’ and determine its various branches
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Course Calendar
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Week 01
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2
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Language: A Purely Human and Non-instinctive Communication
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3
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Language: A Symbol System
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4
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Behaviouristic View of Language
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5
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Structural View of Language
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6
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Miscellaneous Definitions of Language
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7
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Animal Communication & Language
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11
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Towards a Science of Language
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14
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The Natural Sound Source
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15
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The Social Interaction Source
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16
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The Physical Adaptation Source
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17
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The Tool-Making Source
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Week 02
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19
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Characteristics of Human Language
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25
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Functions of Language (Verbal Communication)
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26
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Language is Expressive
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28
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Language as a Means of Control
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29
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Language is Performative
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30
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Language : A Dynamic and Relational Entity
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31
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Aspects of Nonverbal Communication
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32
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Principles of Nonverbal Communication
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33
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Conveyance of Interpersonal and Emotional Messages
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34
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More Involuntary than Verbal
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Week 03
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37
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Types of Nonverbal Communication
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43
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Animal vs Human Communication
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44
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Broadcast Transmission & Directional Reception
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45
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Creativity/Novelty/ Prevarication
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53
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The Scope of Linguistics
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Quiz 1
Week 04
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54
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Intra-disciplinary Branches of Linguistics
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56
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Descriptive Linguistics
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57
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Comparative Linguistics
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58
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Historical Linguistics
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59
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Inter-Disciplinary Branches of Linguistics
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63
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Computational Linguistics
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64
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Geographical Linguistics
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65
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Linguistics vs Traditional Grammar
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66
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Linguistics: The Scientific Study Of Language
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67
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Linguistics & Descriptivism
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68
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Linguistics : Non-Speculative Nature
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69
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Linguistics & Objectivity
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70
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Linguistics & Spoken Language
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Week 05
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71
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Phonetics & its Branches
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72
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Nature and Functions of Phonetics
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73
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Articulatory Phonetics
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76
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Instrumental Phonetics
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77
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Phonology & its Branches
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78
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Difference between Phonetics & Phonology
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79
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Phoneme: The Basic Unit of Phonology
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81
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Supra-Segmental Phonology
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Assignment 1
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82
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Syllable & Division of Words into Syllables
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83
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The Structure of the Syllable
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Week 06
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91
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Syllable Timing and Stress Timing
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92
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General Rules of Stress
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99
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Derivational Morphemes
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100
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Inflectional Morphemes
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101
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Derivational vs Inflectional Morphemes
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102
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Morphological Description
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103
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Problems in Morphological Description
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Week 07
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107
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Compounding & Blending
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110
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Derivation (prefixes, suffixes, infixes)
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Quiz 2
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117
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The Prescriptive Approach
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118
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The Descriptive Approach
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121
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Labelled and Bracketed Sentences
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122
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A Gaelic Sentence (assessment will include theory covered in lectures and formal example)
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Week 08
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126
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Well-Formed Syntactic Structures
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127
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Finite Number of Rules
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Mid-Term Examination
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132
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Symbols Used in Syntactic Description
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133
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Labelled Tree Diagrams
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134
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Phrase Structure Rules
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137
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Transformational Rules
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Week 09
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142
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The Conceptual or Denotative Meaning
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143
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The Associative or Connotative Meaning
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144
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The Propositional Meaning
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151
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Experiencer, Location, Source & Goal
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156
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Homophony, Homonymy & Polysemy
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Week 10
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158
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Pragmatics (Definition)
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160
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No Text without Context
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163
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Social/Cultural Context
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Quiz 3
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164
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Deixis/Deictic Expressions
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172
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Constancy Under Negation Test
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Week 11
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176
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Discourse Analysis (Definition)
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177
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The Origins of Discourse Analysis
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178
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Critical Discourse Analysis
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179
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Interpreting Discourse
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182
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Discourse Typology: Spoken and Written; Formal and Informal
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183
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Discourse and the Sentence
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185
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Discourse as Dialogue
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186
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Information Structure in Discourse
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187
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Knowledge in Discourse: Schemata
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188
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Conversation as Discourse Type
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189
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Conversation Analysis
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191
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Conversational Principles: Cooperative
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192
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Flouting the Cooperative Principle
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193
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Conversational Principles: Politeness
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GDB
Week 12
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194
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Critical Discourse Analysis (Introduction)
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195
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A Brief History of the ‘CDA Group’
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196
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Considering ‘Critical’ in Critical Discourse Analysis
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197
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Considering ‘Discourse’ in Critical Discourse Analysis
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198
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Considering ‘Analysis’ in Critical Discourse Analysis
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199
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Different Approaches to CDA
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200
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Applied Linguistics (Introduction)
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206
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Language Areas in Brain
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207
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Broca’s Area & Wernicke’s Area
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208
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The Motor Cortex and the Arcuate Fasciculus
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209
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The Localization View
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Week 13
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210
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Tongue Tips and Slips
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216
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Sociolinguistics: Introduction
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217
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The Standard Language & Vernacular Language
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218
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Accent & Dialect (Dialectology)
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220
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Diglossia & Polyglossia
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222
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Acquisition & Stages of Acquisition
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Quiz 4
Week 14
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228
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The Acquisition Process
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229
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Developing Morphology
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234
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Second Language Acquisition and Learning
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239
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Communicative Competence
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240
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Historical Linguistics:Introduction
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241
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The Family Tree Model
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243
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The Comparative Method
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Week 15
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246
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What is Computational Linguistics?
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247
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Processes and Methods of CL
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248
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Morphological Processing
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252
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The Dictionary: Definition and History
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253
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Source Materials for Dictionaries
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254
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Uses and Users of Dictionaries
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255
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Corpora for Lexicography
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256
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Developments in Electronic Dictionary Design
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257
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Linguistic Corpora and the Compilation of Dictionaries
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258
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Latest Trends of Research in Linguistics
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259
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Research Trends in Applied Linguistics
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260
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Current Trends in Linguistic Research Methodology
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261
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Research Trends in Linguistics in China
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262
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Research Trends in Linguistics in Japan
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263
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Trends of Linguistics in India
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264
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Recent Progress in Applied Linguistics
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Final-Term Examination
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