语言学简明教程Chapter 1

1、Linguistics,-Lecturer:陈润瑶,The Goals for this Course,To get a scientific view on language To understand some basic theories on linguistics. To understand the applications of the linguistic theories, especially in the field of language teaching & learning, cross-cultural communication, etc. To prepare for future research.,Text Books,戴炜栋，何兆熊主编.新编简明英语语言学教程，上海外语教育出版社,Reference Books,胡壮麟主编.语言学教程，北京大学出版社，2013，第四版（中文版） 刘润清，西方语言学流派外。

2、Chapter three,From Morpheme to Phrase,Contents,3.1 What is Morpheme? 3.2 What is word? 3.3 Word formation (1) 3.4 Word formation (2) 3.5 Word group and phrase,3.1 What is morpheme?,3.1.1 Morpheme and Morphology Morphemes: 1)The smallest unit of language in terms of relationship between expression and content, a unit thatcannot be further divided into smaller units without destroying or drastically altering the meaning, whether it is lexical or grammatical. E.g. boys, checking,disappointment.2)Th。

3、English Linguistics,Why bother to study,It is a required course for English majors. It is tested when you pursue your graduate study. It is practically useful for studying literature and translation. It is practically useful in helping you understand the relation between what you speak and where you live.,How to study,Preview and review Discuss with your classmates www.wikipedia.orgwww.linguistlist.org Use other related materials. Relate it to your daily life.,Chapter One,The basic issues in t。

4、1,Chapter 5 Grammar: Clause,5.1 Introduction,Clause (小句/子句),a group of words which form a grammatical unit and which contain a subject and a finite verb. A clause forms a sentence or part of a sentence and often functions as a noun, adjective or adverb.,Traditionally a verb, e.g. in Latin or Greek, inflected for person and number. Now more generally of any verb whose form is such that it can stand in a simple declarative sentence.,2,Clause can be classified into FINITE（限定性) and NON-FINIT。

5、1,Chapter 5 Grammar: Clause,5.1 Introduction,Clause (小句/子句),a group of words which form a grammatical unit and which contain a subject and a finite verb. A clause forms a sentence or part of a sentence and often functions as a noun, adjective or adverb.,2,Examples:,1) I hurried home.,( a sentence, also a clause, a simple sentence),3) Because I was late, they went without me.,subordinate clause (从属句),main clause(独立句,主句),complex sentence,2) John likes linguistics, but Mary is intereste。

6、1,Chapter 4 Lexicon,4.1 Introduction, Lexicon:,The collection of all the words of a language The analysis and creation of words, Morphology,refers to the study of the internal structure of words and the rules by which words are formed.,2,Questions:1. Why do we say words are important? 2. What is word?“Without grammar very little can be conveyed; without vocabulary nothing can be conveyed.” (Wilkins, 1972: 111).,3,meaningful grammatical unit can be used independently relatively stable and unint。

7、1,The penguin swallowed the fish. Det. Noun Verb. Det. nounNPNP NP sentence John gave Mary the book.noun verb noun det nounNPVP,2,Chapter 7 Meaning,Semantics is the study of the linguistic meaning conveyed by words, phrases and sentences., broadly speaking (non- linguistically)Life is meaningful. /Thats the meaning of life.(the significance of something) narrowly speaking (linguistically)What does the word “supermarket” mean?,What is mean。

8、1,An Introduction toLinguistics School of Foreign Languages Gu Tongqing,2,2. Phonetics (语音学),Introduction Spelling, pronunciation and phonetic transcription Speech organs/organs of speech The phonetic properties of speech sounds Classification of English speech sounds,3,2.1 Introduction,What is phonetics? Phonetics is the field of language concerning the physical properties of sounds. or: Phonetics is the science which studies the characteristics of human sound-making, and provides methods fo。

9、1,Chapter 6 Grammar and Text,6.1 Introduction,Text (语篇),a chunk of lnguage spoken or written for communication in actual circumstances.,A text is sentences of any length put together, with texture. Texture (语篇织体 )is what binds a text together, intrinsically and contextually.,2,This chapter explores how grammar is related to text.- Functional GrammarM.A.K. Halliday Michael Alexander Kirkwood Halliday (often M.A.K. Halliday) (born 1925) is a British linguist who developed an internationally 。

10、1,Linguistics:An Introduction School of Foreign Languages Gu Tongqing,2,Linguistics: course description,English linguistics is a basic course on the systematic explanation of the linguistic theories mainly about English language.It is a required course for students majoring in English education. Only when students learn linguistics well, can they grasp the English linguistic skills systematically, have a solid basic foundation of English teaching methodology, study English literature and practi。

11、1,General LinguisticsSchool of Foreign Languages by Mao Yanwen,2,Targets of this course:,4. To be a qualified teacher of a language,3. To do research,2. To contribute to the development of human languages,1. To know more about language,5. To learn a language better ( for example English),6. To take the entrance exam to be a postgraduate of a language,7. To get higher marks for TEM 8,Why do we need to study linguistics?,8. ,3,Questions,1. What is the book about ?2. Why do we study linguistics?。