Silabus

1.

Linguistics and language, Branches; Language origin and development

2.

The study of language: historical path

3.

Sound patterns: basic sounds, phonemes, allophones

4.

Sentence patterns: constituent analysis, tree diagrams, NP tests, Verbs

5.

Meaning: Semantic fields, Synonyms and opposites

6.

Test 1

7.

Language and Society: dialect and accent, speech vs. writing,

8.

Language and Society: Phonological variation in English, Social networks,Pidgns and creol

9.

Language and Mind: Psycholinguistics, Acquiring language, Understanding syntax, Language and the brain

10.

Language change

11.

Comparing languages

12.

Test 2

13.

Universal grammar

14.

Modern linguistic schools and movements

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Preparation for exam

Poslednja izmena: sreda, 21. februar 2018., 14:51