AnIntroductiontoLinguis.ppt

An Introduction to Linguistics 《语言学概论》 by Hu Yining About the course Linguistics is a university course for English majors in their 3rd or 4th year and it involves many fields of research (e.g. psychology, sociology, philosophy), so it’s not surprising if you find it difficult at the beginning. It’s a must for language students to learn something about linguistics and very important for those who want to do further study after graduation. The course will be given mainly in English, but in Chinese when necessary. A few requests: Attend the course regularly since it’s a compulsory course . Not an optional one. No absence from class without reasonable reasons. Take notes, remember the terminal words and facts, and do the revision. Continuous assessment will be given for the course, so fulfill all the assignments satisfactorily including the “Further Reading” part at the back of the textbook (P.275-298). A list of reference books: 1.《语言学教程》 (英语版), 胡壮麟, 北京大学出版社。 2.《语言学概论》 王德春， 上海外语教育出版社。 3.《现代英语语言学概论（英语版）戴炜栋, 上海外语教育出版社。 4.《现代语言学》何兆熊 梅德明，外语教学与研究出版社 5.《简明英语语言学教程》（英语版）戴炜栋等， 上海外语教育出版社 6.《语言学和语言的应用》 王宗炎，上海外语教育出版社 7.《语言学》 H.G.Widdowson， 上海外语教育出版社 8.《语言学入门》（英语版） Stuart C. Poole 外语教学与 研究出版社 Chapter 1 Language and Linguistics The Nature of Language (P.1~P.13) What is language? As human beings, we can feel the existence of language everywhere. However, very few of us know the true nature of language. There is remarkable uncertainty as how language really functions in human communication. Great efforts have been made to define the nature of language from different points of view (See the 4 ones on P.1). Some additional ones: Language is the most frequently used and most highly developed form of human communication we possess. ── David Crystal 语言是音义结合的词汇和语法的体系，是人类最重要的工具，是人类思维的工具，也是社会上传递信息的工具