SYLLABUS-FOR-INTRODUCTION-TO-LINGUISTICS

SYLLABUSFORINTRODUCTIONTOLINGUISTICSEnglishDepartment,CollegeofForeignLanguages,NankaiUniversity(Jan.20,2007-July10,2008)TitleoftheCourse:IntroductiontoLinguisticsInstructor:SuLichangTel.23509292E-mail:[e-mail];[e-mail]:《简明英语语言学教程》，苏立昌，南开大学出版社，2007Referencetextbooks:1．《语言学教程》，胡壮麟,北京大学出版社，20022．Linguistics:AnIntroduction,AndrewRadford,CambridgeUniversityPress,1999CourseDescription:Thisasurveycoursethatisdesignedtoprovideanintroductiontothebasicessentialsoflinguistics.Aftertakingthecourse,studentsareexpectedtohaveanoverallviewofthelatestdevelopmentofmodernlinguisticsinthepastfewdecades.Thecoreareas,suchasphonetics,phonology,morphology,syntax,semanticsetc.willbethefocusoftheteaching.Themajorlinguistictheoriespostulatedbyvariousschoolsinthelastcenturywillbeexplainedinsomedetail.Insodoing,studentswillhaveabetterunderstandingoflanguageandtherelatedtheories,andbeabletofurthertheirlinguisticstudiesinthedaystocome.CourseRequirement:Thestudentsregisteredforthecourseshouldattendtheclass,jointheclassroomdiscussions,anddothehomeworkasrequired.Absenceforanyreasonexceedingfourtimesisregardedasnaturaldroppingoftheclass.Assessment:Classattendanceandclassroomparticipation:20%FinalExamination:80%ScheduleoftheCourse:Week1:IntroductiontoLinguistics(Majorschoolsandlinguisticconcerns)Week2:Phonetics(Speechproductionandperception)Week3:Phonetics(Speechproductionandperception)Week4:Phonology(Phonologicalanalysisandphonologicalprocess)Week5:Lexicon(WordformationandLexicalchange)Week6:Syntax(Thetraditionalapproachandstructuralapproach)Week7:Syntax(Thegenerativeapproach)Week8:Syntax(Thegenerativeapproachandthetheoryofgovernmentandbinding)Week9:Semantics(Thereferentialtheoryandsensetheory)Week10:Semantics(Componentialtheory)Week11:Semantics(Sentencemeaning)Week12:Language,Culture,andSocietyWeek13:LanguageinUse(Speechacttheory)Week14:LanguageinUse(Thetheoryofconversationalimplicature)Week15:LanguageandSocietyWeek16:LanguageandSocietyWeek17:LatestdevelopmentinmodernlinguisticsWeek18:LatestdevelopmentofmodernlinguisticsAdditionalinformation:1.CourseAssessment:Thecoursewillbeassessedmainlybyterminalexaminationthatisarrangedattheendofthesemester.However,students’homework,on-netdiscussion,andclassroomparticipationwillalsobetakenintoaccountintheevaluation.Theproportionoftheallocationofthetotalscore:Homework:10%Classroomparticipationandon-netdiscussion:10%TerminalExamination:80%2.FurtherRequirement:Studentsarerequiredtoattentiontheclasses.Forthosewhoarenotabletocometoclassduetohealthandpersonalreasons,anoticewithdoctor’sprescriptionandgoodexcusesshouldbedeliveredtotheteacherbeforeclass.Anyabsencefornoappropriatereasonisregardedasevadingclasses.Suggestionsfortheimprovementofthecoursearewelcomeandpossiblecomplaintsforthecoursecouldbeforwardedeithertotheteacherortheteachingadministrationofficeofthecollege.