The First Semester Subject General Linguistics Phonetics and Phonology Units 3 3

Main reference (there are other secondary references)

Schools of Linguistics/ Sampson No particular reference (generative phonology, functional phonology, natural phonology, linear phonology, nonlinear phonology, optimality theory) in addition to some other minor subjects Contrastive Analysis/ Carl James Semantics/ Lyons: 10 selected chapters from the two volumes No particular reference/ main subjects are: Themes of psycholinguistics Behaviourism vs. mentalism language and the brain Chomsky and psycholinguistics The biological foundations of language Lexical storage and retrieval Organization of the internal lexicon First and second language acquisition Language impairments

Contrastive Linguistics Semantics

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Psycholinguistics

The Second Semester Pragmatics 3 No particular reference (politeness theories, rhetorical pragmatics, pragmastylistics, applied pragmatics, strategic maneuvering) in addition to some other minor subjects 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. The Philosophy of Applied Linguistics. An Overview of Applied Linguistics. The Scope of Applied Linguistics. Applied Linguistics: An Emerging Discipline for the Twentieth-First Century. Applied Linguistics and Language Use. Applied Linguistics and Language Teaching. Focus on the Language Learner: Styles, Strategies, and Motivation. The Background of Course Design.

Applied Linguistics

9. Applied Linguistics and Language Teaching in the Twenty-First Century. 10. Data Collection. 11. Data Analysis. 12. Research Approaches in Applied Linguistics. 13. Research Methods for Applied Linguistics. 14. Language Testing. 15. Assessment. 16. The Applied Linguistic Challenge. 17. Critical Applied Linguistics. 18. Pedagogical Grammar. 19. Grammar. 20. Stylistics. 21. Religious Language Management. 22. Rhetoric of Political Speeches. 23. Language and Culture . 24. Translation. (These are titles of chapters from about eight different references) Sociolinguistics 2 Different chapters from Trudgill, Hudson, Mayahoof, Coulmas Text linguistics/ de Beaugrande

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