The reasonable person adapts himself to the world while the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt he world to himse!.” George bernard Shaw

Language as an interface Human intelligence discovered a way of perpetuating itself, one not only more durable and more resistant than architecture. but also simpler and easier. Victor hugo

Chapter four Syntax 1. What is syntax? Syntax is the study of the rules governing the way words are combined to form sentences in a language. Simply speaking, it is the study of the formation of sentences. There are different approaches to syntax in the linguistic field

Chapter Three Lexicon Morphology Lexicon I The meanings or lexicon In its most general sense, lexicon is synonymous with vocabulary, denoting the system formed by the total sum of all the words and word equivalents that a given language possesses. B In its technical sense lexicon is synonymous with

A linguist is interested in what is said, not what he thinks ought to be said. He describes language in all its aspects, but does not prescribe rules of correctness He does not believe that there Is some

Why does language provide such a fascinating object of study?

Unit One section a learning a foreign language I Greetings IL. Review: Let students say something about their experience of learning English in their junior and senior middle school II Start the new lesson

Unit Nime Text B Unit Nine Text B l. Pre-reading Task ll. Detailed Study Ill. Outline& Summary V. Home Assignment

Unit one Changes in the Way We live PartI Pre-reading task Part II Text a Mr. Doherty Builds His Dream Life Part Ill Text b American Family Life: The Changing Picture Part Iv Theme-related Language

Unit one Growing Up PartI Pre-reading task Part II Texta Writing For Myself Part III Textb Summer Reading Part Iv Theme-related Language Learning Tasks