Fundamentals of Linguistics Calicut university question paper.


Calicut University Fundamentals of Linguistics Question Paper

Name of university: University of Calicut.
Course name; BA Functional English.
Semester: Fourth.
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                             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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