1、A Course on Linguistics for Students of EnglishZhou Changming Dept. of Foreign Languages, SHUPLThe Goals for this Coursen To get a scientific view on language;n To understand some basic theories on linguistics;n To understand the applications of the linguistic theories, especially in the fields of l
2、anguage teaching n To prepare for the future research work. The Requirements for this coursen Class attendancen Classroom discussionn Fulfillment of the assignmentn Examination Reference Booksn 戴炜栋，何兆熊， (2002)， 新编简明英语语言学教程 ，上海外语教育出版社。n 胡壮麟， (2001)， 语言学教程 ，北京大学出版社。n 刘润清， (1995)， 西方语言学流派 ，外语教学与研究出版社。n
3、 Fromkin,V. & R. Rodman, (1998), An Introduction to Language the sixth edition, Orlando, Florida: Holt, Ranehart & Winston, Inc.Chapter 1. Introduction1. What is linguistics? -Linguistics is the scientific study of language. -A person who studies linguistics is known as a linguist. Four principles o
4、f linguistic studiesn Exhaustiveness/adequacy n Consistency n Economy n Objectivity The scope or major branches of linguisticsn Theoretical linguisticsl Phoneticsl Phonologyl Morphologyl Syntaxl Semanticsn Use of linguisticsl Applied linguisticsl Sociolinguisticsl PsycholinguisticsTheoretical lingui
5、sticsn Phonetics-speech sound (description, classification, transcription): articulatory phonetics, acoustic phonetics, auditory phonetics.n Phonology-sound patterns of languagesn Morphology-the form of wordsn Syntax-the rules governing the combination of words into sentence.n Semantics-the meaning
6、of language (when the meaning of language is conducted in the context of language use-Pragmatics)Use of linguisticsn Applied linguistics-linguistics and language teaching n Sociolinguistics- social factors (e.g. class, education) affect language use n Psycholinguistics-linguistic behavior and psychological process n Stylistics-linguistic and literature
