Code: | Title: | Introduction to Linguistics | ||||
Semester Hours: | 32 | Credits: | 2 | |||
Time Distribution | Lecture： | 32 | Computer Lab： | 0 | ||
Experiment： | 0 | Practice： | 0 | |||
Practice (Week)： | 0 | Work Outside Class： | 16 | |||
Date: | Dec. 2014 | Offered by: | School of Liberal Arts and Law | |||
for: | Chinese Language and Literature; English | |||||
Prerequisite: | Contemporary Chinese language; Classical Chinese language | |||||
1. Course Description
This is a discipline-based course for college undergraduate students majoring in Chinese language and literature. By studying it, students can systematically grasp the basic concepts, theories and knowledge of linguistics. Also improve the level of language theory, and lay the theoretical basis for further and in-depth study of linguistics.
2. Requirements
This course requires students to understand the basic situation of linguistics, language and social relations, the nature, structure, and evolution of language, the nature of character and its relationship with language.
3. Topics
Introduction
Chapter 1 Function of Language
Chapter 2 Language is a Symbol System
Chapter 3 Phonetics and Phonetic System
Chapter 4 Grammar
Chapter 5 Semantic and Pragmatics
Chapter 6 Script and Written Language
Chapter 7 Language Evolution and Language Differentiation
Chapter 8 Language Contact
Chapter 9 Evolution of Language System
4. Time Distribution
Topics | Lecture | Computer Lab. | Experiment | Practice | Practice (Week) | Work Outside Class |
Introduction; Chapter 1 Function of Language | 2 | 0 | ||||
Chapter 2 Language is a Symbol System | 2 | 2 | ||||
Chapter 3 Phoneticsand Phonetic System | 5 | 2 | ||||
Chapter 4 Syntax | 5 | 2 | ||||
Chapter 5 Semantic and Pragmatics | 4 | 2 | ||||
Chapter 6 Script and Written Language | 3 | 2 | ||||
Chapter 7Language Evolution and Language Differentiation | 3 | 2 | ||||
Chapter 8 Language Contact | 5 | 2 | ||||
Chapter 9 Evolution of Language System | 3 | 2 | ||||
Sum: | 32 | 16 |
5. Grading
Examination.
6. Text-Book & Additional Readings
Text book:
Ye Feisheng, Xu Tongqiang, "Introduction to Linguistics", Peking University Press, April, 2010.
Main References:
1 Ge Benyi, "Introduction to Linguistics" (amendment), Shandong University Press, October, 1999.
2 Wu Tieping, "Summary of General Linguistics" (second edition), Higher Education Press, January, 2006.
3 Pei Wen, "General Linguistics", Guangdong Education Press, March, 2006.
4 Dai Qingxia, "Basic Courses for Linguistics", Commercial Press, September, 2006.
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