A Course on Linguistics for Students of english Su ligin School of Foreign Languages
A Course on Linguistics for Students of English --Su Liqin School of Foreign Languages, Shangrao Normal University
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 fields of language teaching learning(SLA or TEFL), cross-cultural communication a To prepare for the future research work
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 fields of language teaching & learning (SLA or TEFL), cross-cultural communication……; ◼ To prepare for the future research work
The requirements for this course Class attendance Classroom discussion Fulfillment of the assignment Examination
The Requirements for this course ◼ Class attendance ◼ Classroom discussion ◼ Fulfillment of the assignment ◼ Examination
Reference books 戴炜栋,何兆熊,(②202),《新编简明英语语言学教程》,上 海外语教育出版社。 胡壮麟,(2001),《语言学教程》,北京大学出版社 刘润清,(1995),《西方语言学流派》,外语教学与研究出版 Fromkin,V&r rodman,(1998), An Introduction to language the sixth edition, Orlando, Florida: Holt, Ranehart winston, Inc
Reference Books ◼ 戴炜栋，何兆熊，(2002)，《新编简明英语语言学教程》，上 海外语教育出版社。 ◼ 胡壮麟，(2001)，《语言学教程》，北京大学出版社。 ◼ 刘润清，(1995)，《西方语言学流派》，外语教学与研究出版 社。 ◼ Fromkin,V. & R. Rodman, (1998), An Introduction to Language the sixth edition, Orlando, Florida: Holt, Ranehart & Winston, Inc
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 1. Introduction
I. What is language?
1. What is language?
Language can mean what a person says (e.g. bad language, expressions) the way of speaking or writing(e.g. Shakespeare's language Luxun's language a particular variety or level of speech or writing (e. g language for special purpose, colloquial language the abstract system underlying the totality of the speech/writing behavior of a community(e.g. Chinese language, first language) the common features of all human languages (e.g. He studies language a tool for human communication. (social function) a set of rules. rule-governed
Language can mean ◼ what a person says (e.g. bad language, expressions) ◼ the way of speaking or writing (e.g. Shakespeare’s language, Luxun’s language) ◼ a particular variety or level of speech or writing (e.g. language for special purpose, colloquial language) ◼ the abstract system underlying the totality of the speech/writing behavior of a community (e.g. Chinese language, first language) ◼ the common features of all human languages (e.g. He studies language) ◼ a tool for human communication. (social function) ◼ a set of rules. (rule-governed)
Sapir's definition (1921) Language is a purely human and non-instinctive method of communicating ideas, emotions and desires by means of voluntarily produced symbols
Sapir’s definition (1921) ◼ “Language is a purely human and non-instinctive method of communicating ideas, emotions and desires by means of voluntarily produced symbols
Halls definition(1968) language is " the institution whereby humans communicate and interact with each other by means of habitually used oral-auditory
Hall’s definition (1968) ◼ Language is “the institution whereby humans communicate and interact with each other by means of habitually used oral-auditory arbitrary symbols
Chomsky s definition (1957) From now on /will consider language to be a set of ffinite or infinite) sentences, each finite in length and constructed out of a finite set of elements
Chomsky’s definition (1957) ◼ “From now on I will consider language to be a set of (finite or infinite) sentences, each finite in length and constructed out of a finite set of elements