V – Semester

Paper VI Aspects of Language

Unit I
• Introduction to Language- Human and Animal Communication
• General Linguistics: Structuralist Grammar- Saussure and Transformative- Grammar (N Chomsky)

Unit II
Phonetics and Phonology: Teaching oral Communication: Phonetics: Teaching of Sounds of English Language, Vowels, Diphthong and Consonants. Voiced and Voiceless sounds; Place of articulation, Manner of articulation, syllables and clusters, Difference between Phonology and Phonetics

Unit III
Introduction to Morphology: Why morphology? The notion “word” What is a word? Identifying the pieces of words

Derivational morphology: The derivation vs. inflection distinction, Roots and affixes

External References/Readings
1. Chomsky’s Universal Grammar
2. Oxford Pronunciation Dictionary
3. Routledge Comprehensive Grammars