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 |
15. |
Preparation for exam |