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Books and journals suggested for further reading: Fromkin, V., R. Robert N. Hyams. 2013. An introduction to language (10th edition) [M]， Wadsworth Publishing CoInc. Widdowson, H.G.，2000，语言学[M]，上海外语教育出版社。 戴炜栋等，1998，现代英语语言学概论[M]，上海外语教育出版社。 戴炜栋（主编），2012，什么是语言学[M]，上海:上海外语教育出版社。 胡壮麟，2006，语言学教程（第三版）[M]，北京大学出版社。 （英）R.L.特拉斯克,（英）比尔.梅布林（著）；沈椿萱（译），2009，视读语言学[M]，安徽文艺出版社。 张斌，2004，简明现代汉语[M]，复旦大学出版社。 《外语教学与研究》、《外国语》、《当代语言学》、《现代外语》、《外语学刊》 《外语教学》、《外语研究》、《外语与外语教学》、《外语教学理论与实践》、《外语界》 《汉语学习》、《中国语文》 Chapter 1 Introduction (1) about language 1. language: a system of arbitrary vocal symbols used for human communication. Language must be a system. Language is arbitrary. Language is symbolic. Language is primarily vocal. Language is human-specific. 2. the design features of human language arbitrariness productivity duality of structure displacement cultural transmission 3. functions of language phatic directive informative interrogative expressive evocative performative 4. the origin of language the divine-origin theory the invention theory the evolutionary theory (2) about linguistics the scope of general linguistics applications of linguistics some important distinctions descriptive linguistic study vs. prescriptive linguistic study synchronic linguistics vs. diachronic linguistics speech and writing langue and parole competence and performance traditional grammar and modern linguistics Further reading: Widdowson, H.G., 2000,语言学[M]，上海外语教育出版社。 桂诗春，1988，应用语言学[M]，湖南教育出版社。 胡壮麟，2006，语言学教程（第三版）[M]，北京大学出版社。 Assignment: “Language is human-specific”. How would you argue for/against this statement? Name some groups of people who need linguistic knowledge in their work. Argue whether the five design features mentioned in pp8-10 are human-specific. Chapter 2 Speech sounds (1) speech sounds (2) phonetics three branches of phonetics (3) articulatory phonetics speech organs narrow transcription vs. broad transcription some major articulatory variables classification of English sp