Chen Chen XinrenXinrencxr3354182163.comcxr3354182163.com 025-51983822025-51983822An Introduction to English Linguistics精品课程精品课程“ “英语语言学英语语言学” ” http:/www. jw.nju.edu.cn/sfs/sfs 天空教室天空教室Course objectives:Course objectives:- - mastery mastery of of some some linguistic linguistic concepts concepts and and theories theories in in order order to to understand understand how how language language is is constructed, constructed, how how language language operates, operates, how how language language is is used used to to do do things, things, how how language language is is acquired acquired or or learnt, learnt, how how language language varies varies according according to to the the user user or or the the situation, etc.;situation, etc.;- - improvement improvement of of English English proficiency proficiency in in general general and and enhancement enhancement of of the the awareness awareness of of patterns patterns and and regularities in the English language;regularities in the English language; - - preparation preparation for for further further study study and and research research about about language.language.Textbook and reference booksTextbook and reference books陈新仁，英语语言学实用教程，苏州大学出版 社，2007。戴炜栋、何兆熊、华钧，戴炜栋、何兆熊、华钧，新编简明英语语言学教新编简明英语语言学教 程程（修订本），上海外语教育出版社，（修订本），上海外语教育出版社，20022002。丁言仁，郝克，丁言仁，郝克，英语语言学纲要英语语言学纲要，上海外语教，上海外语教 育出版社，育出版社，20012001。胡壮麟主编，胡壮麟主编，语言学教程语言学教程，北京大学出版社，北京大学出版社， 20012001。Yule, G. Yule, G. The Study of Language The Study of Language 语言研究语言研究 . . 外语外语 教学与研究出版社，教学与研究出版社，2000.2000.Course outlineCourse outlineLecture 1: Introduction to the courseLecture 1: Introduction to the course Lecture 2: Some preliminaries about languageLecture 2: Some preliminaries about language Lecture 3: The sounds of EnglishLecture 3: The sounds of English Lecture 4: The units of English (1)Lecture 4: The units of English (1) Lecture 5: The structures of English (1) Lecture 5: The structures of English (1) Lecture 6: The structures of English (2)Lecture 6: The structures of English (2) Lecture 7: The meaning of English (1)Lecture 7: The meaning of English (1) Lecture 8: The meaning of English (2)Lecture 8: The meaning of English (2)Lecture 9: The use of English (1)Lecture 9: The use of English (1) Lecture 10: The use of English (2)Lecture 10: The use of English (2) Lecture 11: The varieties of English (1)Lecture 11: The varieties of English (1) Lecture 12: The varieties of English (2)Lecture 12: The varieties of English (2) Lecture 13: The acquisition of EnglishLecture 13: The acquisition of English Lecture 14: Empirical research of EnglishLecture 14: Empirical research of English Lecture 15-18 Research practiceLecture 15-18 Research practiceCourse componentsCourse componentsLecturesLecturesDiscussionsDiscussionsPresentationPresentationAssignmentsAssignmentsResearchResearchCourse assessmentCourse assessment: : attendance (10%) attendance (10%) participation participation in in classroom classroom discussion discussion (20%) (20%) presentation (10%)presentation (10%) assignments (20%)assignments (20%) term paper (40%)term paper (40%)Term paperTerm paperA-4 /1.5 space/Times New Roman/ 10.5 A-4 /1.5 space/Times New Roman/ 10.5 font size/5 pages (including 5-10 font size/5 pages (including 5-10 references)references)First-hand data + analysisFirst-hand data + analysisLecture 2 Some preliminaries about language2.1 The definition of language2.1 The definition of language 2.2 The functions of language 2.2 The functions of language 2.3 The origin of language2.3 The origin of language 2.4 The defining features of language2.4 The defining features of language 2.5 The acquisition of language2.5 The acquisition of language2.1 The definition of language2.1 The definition of languageThe question “what is language?” is comparable with and, some would say, hardly less profound than “what is life?” -John Lyons -John Lyons How do you define language?How do you define language?列宁列宁( (论民族自治论民族自治) )：Language is the most Language is the most important tool for human communication.important tool for human communication. Chomsky(1957): a set of (finite or infinite) of Chomsky(1957): a set of (finite or infinite) of sentences, each finite in length and constructed sentences, each finite in length and constructed out of a finite set of elements.out of a finite set of elements.Sapir(1921): Language is a purely human and nonSapir(1921): Language is a purely human and non -instinctive method of communicating ideas, -instinctive method of communicating ideas, emotions, and desires by means of voluntarily emotions, and desires by means of voluntarily produced symbols.produced symbols.Language is a Language is a systemsystem of of arbitraryarbitrary vocal vocal symbolssymbols used for used for humanhuman communicationcommunication. .- - 胡壮麟胡壮麟“language” used in various cont