101年第1學期-0122 英語語言學概論 課程資訊

評分方式

評分項目	配分比例	說明
Homework	10
Quizzes	20
Mid-term Exam.	25
Final Exam	25
Attendance	20	If you miss more than three sessions, your total attandance grade will be zero.

教育目標

The course aims to introduce and to acquaint students with current concerns in the study of linguistics. Students will be encouraged to participate in discussion sessions concerning various topics of linguistics such as pragmatics, syntax, semantics, etc. By the end of the course students should be familiar with a range of topics in contemporary linguistics. The course should be seen as a preparatory step for students to explore their interests in the field oflinguistic studies.

課程概述

Linguistics is a second-year required course. This course provides an introductory overview of linguistics. Its focus is language as a reflection of the structure of the human mind and human society. The following topics are covered: the various levels of grammatical structure as they are treated in linguistic theory (phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics); questions of language as a social phenomenon (dialects, language change, language and society, language and gender, etc.); and issues in language acquisition.

基本資料

必修課，學分數：2-2
上課時間：五/1,2[A102]
修課班級：外文系2A
修課年級：年級以上
選課備註：

參考書目

Fromkin et al. (2007) An Introduction to Language (8th Edition) Forth Worth: Hartcourt Brace.

Parker, F., and K. Riley (2010) Linguistics for Non-Linguists (5th Edition) Needham Heights: Allyn and Bacon.

Radford, A., M. Atkinson, D. Britain, H. Clahsen, and A. Spencer (1999) Linguistics: An Introduction. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.