NATURE OF LANGUAGE syllabus and readings

 

C1.1 NATURE OF LANGUAGE

Unit 1 

Aspects of Linguistic Behavior: verbal and non-verbal communication; human

and non-human communication; defining features of a human system of communication; language and mind; language and society; language as rle governed behavior and linguistic variability; speech and writing.

Unit 2

Linguistic Systems : the organization of sounds; the structure of sentences; the

concept of Universal Grammar; nature and structure of meaning; basic concepts

in phonology, syntax and semantics (to be taught through suitable illustrations).

Unit 3

 Text and Linguistic Systems : organization of text discourse structure, oral and

written; nature of class room discourse. Structure of a story, poem, essay etc.,

points of entry into texts to teach them more effectively (to be taught through

practicum).

Unit 4

 Languages of India: multilingualism; using the multilingual resource of a

classroom (to be taught through practicum).

Revised syllabus

READINGS

1. Agnihotri, R.K. and Khanna A.L. (eds) English Grammar in Context, Ratnasagar : Delhi, 1996.

2. Agnihotri, R.K. "Multilingualism as a Classroom Resource', in K. Heugh, et. al. (eds.) Education

for South Africa, Heinemann: Johannesburg, 1995.

3 Agnihotri, R. K. Sociolinguistic Aspects of Multilingual Classrooms, Paper presented at

the International Seminar on Language in Education, Cape Town, South Africa,

January 15-20,1996.

4 Aitchison, J. Linguistics, Hodder and Stoughton: London, 1978. Chap. 1-5.

5. Brumfit, C. J. and J. T. Roberts. Language and' Language Teaching, Batsford Academic and

Educational (H): London, 1983. Chapter 1-5, 7.

6. Hudson, R. A. Sociolinguistics, Cambridge University Press : Cambridge, 1980, Chapters 1 and 2.

7. IGNOU, CTE - 02. Certificate Programme in Teaching of English as a Second Language: The

Structure of English, IGNOU: New Delhi, 1995.

8. IGNOU, EBG - 02. Elective Course in English: 7The Structure of Modern English, Blocks 1 and 2:

Phonetics and Phonology; Blocks 3 and 4: Morphology; Blocks 5, 6 and 7: Syrntax, IGNOU:

New Delhi, 1989.

9. IGNOU, ATR- 01. Application in Translation, IGNOU: New Delhi, Reprint 2000.

10. Shapiro, M. C. A Primer of Modern Standard Hindi, Motilal Benarsidass: Delhi, 1989, Chapter

1-3, 27, 28.

11. Verma, S.K., and N. Krishnaswamy. Modern Linguistics: An Introduction, Oxford University

Press : Delhi, 1993. Chapters 1 & 2.

12. Yule, G. The study of Language, (2nd Edition), Cambridge University Press : Cambridge 1996.

Chapters 3-8, 19-20.

13. Narang ,Vaishna Samanya Bhasha Vigyan Prakashan,Sansthan Delhi 1984

ADVANCED READINGS

1. Agnihotri, R.K. and A.L. Khanna. Research in Applied Linguistics, Series (1-4), Sage New Delhi,

1995.

2. Akmajian, A., RA. Demers and R.M. Harnish. Linguistics: An Introduction to Language and

Communication, Mass MIT Press: Cambridge, 1984.

3. Bloomfield, L. Language, Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Chicago, 1933; Delh, 1994, Chap. 13 and14.

4. Chomsky, N. The Formal Nature of Language, Lennerberg, 1967.

5. Gargesh, R. Sheily Vigyan, Kavya Bhasha Aur Hindi Pariärislıya, Pashyanti, Delhi Uriversity:

Delhi, July-August 1995, 47-53.

6. Hocket, C. F. A Course in Modern Linguistics, Macmillan : New York, 1958.

7. Khubchandani, C. M. (ed.) Language in a Plural Society, ILAS : Shimla, 1988.

8. Leech, G. N. Semantics, Penguin: Harmondsworth, 1981.

9. Pandit, P.B. India as a Sociolinguistic Area, University of Poona: Poona, 1972.

10. Radford, A.Transformational Syntax, Cambridge University Press : Cambridge, 1981.

11. Sapir, E. Language, Harcourt Bruce: New York, 1949. Chapter 4.

12. Trask, RL. Language : The Basics, Routledge : London, 1995.

13. Tiwari, Bholenath Bhasha Vigyan, Prabhat Prakashan Delhi,1988