1、1Linguistics is a scientific study of language . 语言学是对语言进行的科学研究。General linguistics is the study of language as a whole. 普通语言学是对语言从整体上进行的研究the major branches of linguistics:语言学内部主要分支Phonetics：the study of the sounds used in linguistic communication (语音学)对语言交流中语音的研究Phonology the study of how sounds a
2、re put together and used to convey meaning in communication. (音位学) 如何组合在一起并在交 流中形传达意义.Morphology:the study of the way in which morphemes are arranged to form words (词法学、形态学) 如何排列以及组合起来构成词语Syntax:the study of those rules that govern the combination of words to form permissible sentences (句法学) 如何在组成语法
3、上可接受的句子Semantics(语义学) the study of meaning in abstraction 语言是用来传达意义的。Pragmatics(语用学) the study of meaning in context of use 用来研究上下文的意义跨学科分支Sociolinguistics is the study of the relationship between language and society. 社会语言学是语言和社会之间关系的研究Psycholinguistics is the study of the relationship between lang
4、uage and the mind. 心理语言学是语言与心灵的关系的研究Applied linguistics is the study of the teaching of foreign and second languages. 应用语言学是外国和第二语言教学的研究Some important distinctions in linguistics 语言学中一些基本区分1. Descriptive or Prescriptive A linguistic study is descriptive if it describes and analyses facts observed; i
5、t is prescriptive if it tries to lay down rules for “correct“ behavior. 描述性是在描述和分析人们对语言的实际运用，规定性是在为语言“正确和规范的”使用确立规则。 2. Synchronic and DiachronicThe description of a language at some point in time is a synchronic study and The description of a language as it changes through time is a diachronic stud
6、y。共时性对语言在历史的某一时间点的描述，历时性对语言随着时间的变化而变化的描述3. Speech and Writing.4. Langue and ParoleThis is a distinction made by the Swiss linguist F.De Saussure (索绪尔）early last century. langue refers to the abstract linguistic system shared by all the members of a speech community and parole refers to the actualize
7、d(实际的) language, or realization of langue.瑞士语言学家索绪尔于 20 实际早期提出，语言是一个话语社团所有成员共有的抽象的语言系统，言语是语言在实际运用中的实现。5. Competenceand and PerformanceCompetence is the ideal language users knowledge of the rules of his language. Performance is the actual realization of this knowledge in utterances(发声). 语言能力定为理想的语言使
8、用者关于语言规则方面的知识， 语言运用在语言交流中的具体实现。6Modern linguistics and traditional grammar 现代语言学与传统语法Firstly, linguistics is descriptive while traditional grammar is prescriptive. 语言学是描述性的而传统语法是规定。Secondly, modern linguistics regards the spoken language as primary, not the written.现代语言学家认为口头语是最基本的，而不是书面语。Then, mode
9、rn linguistics differs from traditional grammar also in that it does not force languages into a Latin-based framework. 现在语言学不同于传统语法还在于它不强行将语言放进一个拉丁语为基础的框架内.Language is a system of arbitrary vocal symbols used for human communication. 语言是有任意性，用于人类交流的语音标志系统。语言的本质特征1 Language is a system,i.e,elements o
10、f language are combined according to certain rules. 语言是一个系统，即语言的元素相结合，按照一定的规则 2 Language is arbitrary in the sense that there is no intrinsic connection between a linguistic symbol and what the symbol stands for. 语言符号和符号所代表的事物之间没有内在的必然的联系，从这个意义上说语言是任意的。23 Language is vocal because the primary medium
11、 for all languages is sound. 语言是有声，因为所有语言的主要媒介都是声音4 Language is human-specific,i.e.,it is very different from the communication systems other forms of life possess. 语言是人类特有的，它与其他生物的交际系统不同Design features of language 语言的结构，识别特征Design features refers to the defining properties of human language that di
12、stinguish it from any animal system of communication. 识别的特征指人类语言区别于任何动物交际系统的本质特征1 arbitrariness -It means that there is no logical convention between meaning and sounds. 任意性-意味意义和语言之间的没有什么逻辑的联系2 productivity or Creativity -language is productivity or creativity in that it makes possible the construc
13、tion and interpretation of new signals by its users. 能产性-语言是能产的或具有创造性的，它使得者可以建构或和解释的新的符号3 duality -language is system,which consists of two sets of structures. 双重性- 语言系统，它由两种结构组成套 the lower or the basic level-sounds which are meaningless, but can be grouped and regrouped into words the higher level
14、-words which are meaningful. 4Displacement- Language can be use to refer to contexts removed from the immediate situations of the speaker。移位性-语言能够指远离说话人所在场合的情境5 Cultural transmission while human capacity for language has a genetic basis,the details of any language system are not genetically transmit
15、ted, but instead have to be taught and learned. 文化传承性- 而人类的语言能力具有遗传的基础，任何语言系统的细节都要靠传教和学习。Chapter 2 Phonetics and phonologyPhonetics the study of the phonic medium of language: it is concerned with all the sounds that occur in the worlds languages语音学是对语言的媒介进行的研究，它关注语言世界中所有的语音Three branches of phoneti
16、cs 语音学三个分支Articulatory :tikjuleitri phonetics-发音语音学 （历史最悠久）Auditory .:ditri phonetics-听觉语音学Acoustic ku:stik phonetics-声学语音学three important cavities Organs of speech 三个重要区域发音器官Pharyngeal frindi:l cavity - the throat rut;咽腔，喉咙The oral cavity - the mouth;口腔，嘴巴Nasal nezl cavity - the nose.鼻腔，鼻子Lips, tee
17、th, teeth ridge rid (alveolus)齿龈, hard palate 硬腭, soft palate (velum) 软腭, uvula ju:vjul小舌, tip of tongue International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).国际音标Orthographic :rfikrepresentation of speech sounds 语音的正字法表征Broad transcription【trnskr p】- the transcription with letter-symbols only 宽式标音是用代表字母的符号标音Narrow
18、 transcription -the transcription with diacritics.,daikritik严式标音是用代表字母的符号和变音共同标音Voiceless: when the vocal cords are spread apart, the air from the lungs passes between them unimpeded. ,nimpi:did清音是当声带完全张开，气流通过声带而不引起振动Voicing/ voiced: when the vocal cords are drawn together, the air from the lungs re
19、peated pushes them apart as it passes through, creating a vibration vabren effect 浊化是当气流在强行穿过的时候会使他们以不同的速度振动。Classification of English speech sounds 英语语音的分类Vowels val and Consonants knsnnt 元音和辅音Classification of consonants 辅音的分类3- English consonants may be classified according to two dimensionsdimen
20、n:1The manner of articulation 2 The place of articulation 英语中的辅音按两种标准划分：1 发音方式 2 发音部位The manner of articulation stops/plosives: p, , t, d, k, g;闭塞音 fricatives friktiv: f, v, s, z, , , , , h; 摩擦音 affricates frikit: , ;塞擦音 liquids likwid: r;l流音 nasals nezl: m, n, ;鼻音 glideslaid : w, j.滑音The place of a
21、rticulation bilabial baileibil: p, m, w,b双唇音 labiodental leibiudentl: f, v; 唇齿音 dental.dentl: , ;齿音 alveolar lvil: t, d, s, z, n, l, r;齿龈音 palatal pltl: , , , , j; 腭音 velar vi:l: k, g, ;软颚音 glottal ltl: h. 喉音Classification of English vowels 英语元音的分类1. the part of the tongue that is raised-front, cent
22、er or back2. the opening of the mouth-close, semi-close, semi-open, open3. the shape of the lips-rounded, unrounded4. the length of the sound-tense, lax (紧，松) Monophthongs mnufor pure/single vowels 元音 Diphthongsdf,: or gliding vowels 双元音front vowels central vowels back vowelsClose 闭Semi-close: 半闭Sem
23、i-open:半开 Open:开 PhonologyPhonology studies the patterning of speech sounds, that is, the ways in which speech sounds form systems and patterns in human languages.Phonology and phonetics are two studies different in perspectives, which are concerned with the study of speech sounds.Phonology focuses
24、on three fundamental questions.What sounds make up the list of sounds that can distinguish meaning in a particular language?What sounds vary in what ways in what context?What sounds can appear together in a sequence in a particular language?Phonetics it is interested in all the speech sounds used in
25、 all human languages; it aims to answer questions like: how they are produced, how they differ from each other, what phonetic features they have, how they can be classified, etc.Phonology aims to discover how speech sounds in a language form patterns and how these sounds are used to convey meaning i
26、n 4linguistic communication.Phone, phoneme, allophonePhone: the different versions of the abstract unit phonemePhoneme: the mean-distinguishing sound in a language, placed in slash marksAllophone: a set of phones, all of which are versions of one phonemePhone A phone- a phonetic unit or segment. The
27、 speech sounds we hear and produce during linguistic communication are all phones. Phones do not necessarily distinguish meaning, some do, some dont, e.g. bt it is a unit of distinctive value; an abstract unit, not a particular sound, but it is represented by a certain phone in certain phonetic cont
28、ext, e.g. the phoneme /p/ can be represented differently in pt, tp and spt.Allophone Allophones - the phones that can represent a phoneme in different phonetic environments.Phonemic contrast, complementary distribution and minimal pair. Phonemic contrast-different or distinctive phonemes are in phon
29、emic contrast, e.g./b/ and /p/ in bt and pt. Complementary distribution-allophones of the same phoneme are in complementary distribution. They do not distinguish meaning. They occur in different phonetic contexts, e.g.dark l but the g sound is pronounced in their corresponding forms signature, desig
30、nation, paradigmatic.Syllable (what is syllable?) Ancient Greek: a unit of speech sound consisting of a vowel or a vowel with one or more than one consonant. Dictionary: word or part of a word which contains a vowel sound or consonant acting as a vowel. The syllable consists of three parts: the ONSE
31、T, the PEAK, the CODA, e.g. mn. The peak is the essential part. It is usually formed by a vowel. But l, n and m might also function as peaks as in “ apple, hidden, communism”.Suprasegmental features-the phonemic features that occur above the level of the segments ( larger than phoneme):Stress: word
32、stress and sentence stressWord stress The location of stress in English distinguishes meaning, e.g. a shift in stress in English may change the part of speech of a word:verb: import; increase; rebel; record noun: import; increase; rebel; record Similar alteration of stress also occurs between a comp
33、ound noun and a phrase consisting of the same elements:compound: blackbird; greenhouse; hotdognoun phrase: black bird; green house; hot dog The meaning-distinctive role played by word stress is also manifested in the combinations of -ing forms and nouns:modifier: dining-room; readingroom; sleepingba
34、gdoer: sleeping baby; swimming fish; flying plane Sentence stress-the relative force given to the components of a sentence. Generally, nouns, main verbs, adjectives, adverbs, numerals and demonstrative pronouns are stressed. Other categories like articles, person pronouns, auxiliary verbs prepositio
35、ns and conjunctions are usually not stressed. Note: for pragmatic reason, this rule is not always right, e.g. we may stress any part in the following sentences.He is driving my car.My mother bought me a new skirt yesterday. Tone Tones are pitch variations,which are caused by the differing rates of v
36、ibration of the vocal cords. English is not a tone language, but Chinese is.ma 妈 (level)ma 麻 (the second rise)ma 马 (the third rise)ma 骂 (the fourth fall)Intonation When pitch, stress and length variations are tied to the sentence rather than to the word, they are collectively known as intonation. En
37、glish has three types of intonation that are most frequently used: falling tone (matter of fact statement) rising tone (doubts or question) the fall-rise tone (implied message)For instance, “Thats not the book he wants.”Grammatical functions of intonations-Intonation plays an important role in the c
38、onveyance of meaning in almost every language, esp. in English.a) It may indicate different sentence types by pitch direction.b) It may impose different structures on the sentence by dividing it into different intonation units, e.g. “John didnt come because of Marry”Within one intonation unit, it me
39、ans: John came, but it had nothing to do with Marry.With two intonation units, it means: Marry was the reason why John didnt come.Exercises: Think of the utterance in different intonations:“Those who bought quickly made a profit.”c) It can make a certain part of a sentence especially prominent by pl
40、acing nucleus on it, e.g.Jack came yesterday by train.d) Its attitudinal functions.6 Falling tone - matter-of-fact statement,downright assertion, commands. Rising tone -politeness, encouragement,pleading. Note: these can only be very general indications. The specific attitudinal meaning of an intona
41、tion pattern must be interpreted within a context.Summary:Features that are found over a segment or a sequence of two or more segments are called suprasegmental features.These features are distinctive features.Stress Stress is the perceived prominence of one or more syllabic elements over others in
42、a word. Stress is a relative notion. Only words that are composed of two or more syllables have stress. If a word has three or more syllables, there is a primary stress and a secondary stress. In some languages word stress is fixed, i.e. on a certain syllable. In English, word stress is unpredictabl
43、e.Intonation When we speak, we change the pitch of our voice to express ideas. Intonation is the variation of pitch to distinguish utterance meaning. The same sentence uttered with different intonation may express different attitude of the speaker. In English, there are three basic intonation patter
44、ns: fall, rise, fall-rise.Tone Tone is the variation of pitch to distinguish words. The same sequence of segments can be different words if uttered with different tones. Chinese is a typical tone language. Discovering phonemes Contrastive distribution phonemes If sounds appear in the same environmen
45、t, they are said to be in contrastive distribution. Typical contrastive distribution of sounds is found in minimal pairs and minimal sets. A minimal pair consists of two words that differ by only one sound in the same position. Minimal sets are more than two words that are distinguished by one segme
46、nt in the same position. The overwhelming majority of the consonants and vowels represented by the English phonetic alphabet are in contrastive distribution. Some sounds can hardly be found in contrastive distribution in English. However, these sounds are distinctive in terms of phonetic features. T
47、herefore, they are separate phonemes. Complementary distribution allophones Sounds that are not found in the same position are said to be in complementary distribution. If segments are in complementary distribution and share a number of features, they are allophones of the same phoneme. Free variation If segments appear in the same position but the mutual substitution does not result in change of meaning, they are said to be in free variation. Distinctive and non-distinctive featu
