ALLOCATION OF TOPICS Code & Name of Course: TSL3101 Introduction to Linguistics The are six topics in this module

e and are divided into ten sessions. The table below shows the allocation of topics through the modular learning or/and during face interaction.
Session Topic History of The English Language 1 Nature and Function of Language 2 Nature and Function of Language Nature and Function of Language Phonology: The sounds of language Sub-Topic Indo-European Language Family Tree World Englishes Definition of language Purpose and use of language Properties of language Human language vs animal communication. Non-verbal communication Speech and writing Notions of correctness Speech organs and articulation Sounds of English: - Consonants, vowels (including dipthongs), strong and weak forms. Phonemes and phonemic transcriptions. Introduction to suprasegmental features: stress, rhythm and intonation. Types of Morphemes Bound & Free Morphemes 1. Prefixes & Suffixes 2. Roots and Stems Derivational & Inflectional Int. hrs. 3 Total no. of hrs. 3

6 3

Phonology: The sounds of language

Morphology: The Words of Language

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Morphemes 3 Word Formation Processes e.g. Eponyms, Back-formation, Compounding, Blending, Clipping, Acronyms, Abbreviations, Affixation 7 Syntax : The Sentence Patterns of Language Syntax : The Sentence Patterns of Language Clauses types e.g. SVO Sentence types e.g Simple/compound/complex Phrase Structure Rules (PS rules) Tree diagrams Ambiguity Transformational Grammar (TG) e.g. Active to Passive, Direct 9 Semantics: Language and Meaning Word meaning (denotative/connotative) Phrase and sentence meaning Lexical and structural meaning e.g. collocations Figurative language (including idioms, metaphors) Phrasal verbs 10 Pragmatics: Meaning and content, and the intention to communicate Pronouns and discourse Deixis Maxims of Conversation Implicatures Speech Acts TOTAL 3 3 3 6 3 3

6 3

3 6 3

45 hrs

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