Fundamentals of Linguistics Calicut university question paper.
FUNDAMENTALS OF LINGUISTICS SYLLABUS.
2019 ADMISSION ONWARDS
BA FUNCTIONAL ENGLISH
UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT
COURSE CODE : FEN4B05.
CREDIT
: FOUR.
SEMESTER : FOUR.
COURSE
OUTLINE.
Module-
ONE. Understanding language Language.
Definition(s)-origin-characteristics-language and
culture-limitations of animal communication-ethnologue- language death.
Module-TWO. Linguistics and key concepts.·
- Linguistics-definition(s)
- Nature and scope.
- Phonetics and phonology.
- Langue and parole.
- Synchrony versus diachrony.
- Paradigmatic and syntagmatic relationships.
- Signifier and signified.
- Competence/ilanguage and performance/e.
- Language-binarity-ambiguity.
Module THREE. Grammar of words and sentences.
- Semantics-meanings and connotations.
- Word formation processes.
- Traditional and modern approaches to grammar-form and function-grammaticality and acceptability.
- TG Grammar-IC Analysis –corpus grammar and pedagogy.
- Spoken grammar and written grammar.
Module FOUR. Language and recent trends.
- Socio-linguistics-code switching and code mixing-language variations
- New Englishes-the linguistic characteristics of New Englishes.
- Corpus linguistics-pragmatics-lexicology-Americanisation.
Core Reading.
1. Bauer
Laurie (2007) The Linguistics Student’s Handbook. EUP Yule, George (2010) .
2. The
Study of Language.CUP Suggested Reading Thornbury Scott (2002)
3. How
to teach grammar. Longman Anne O'Keeffe & Michael McCarthy (2007)
4. From
Corpus to Classroom: Language use and language teaching.CUP Varga, Laszlo
(2010).
5. Introduction
to English Linguistics.ELU Geoffrey, Leech; Smith & Mair(2009) Changes in
Contemporary English.CUP
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