[英语学习]大学语言学教学PPT.ppt

* Welcome to Linguistics The Goals for this Course 1.To get a scientific view on language; 2.To understand some basic theories on linguistics; 3.To understand the applications of the linguistic theories, especially in the fields of language teaching learning (SLA or TEFL), cross-cultural communication……; 4.To prepare for the future research work The Requirements for this course Class attendance Classroom performances Fulfillment of the assignment Examination Reference Books 戴炜栋，何兆熊，(2002)，《新编简明英语语言学教程》，上海外语教育出版社。 胡壮麟，(2001)，《语言学教程》，北京大学出版社。 刘润清，(1995)，《西方语言学流派》，外语教学与研究出版社。 Fromkin,V. R. Rodman, (1998), An Introduction to Language the sixth edition, Orlando, Florida: Holt, Ranehart Winston, Inc. Lecture I Introduction to the Course Linguistics English linguistics Linguistics is a scientific study of language. It is a major branch of social science. English linguistics is a scientific study of English language. 1.language 1.1 Why study language? A tool for communication An integral part of our life and humanity If we are not fully aware of the nature and mechanism of our language, we will be ignorant of what constitutes our essential humanity. 1.2 What is language? 1.2.1 different senses of language what a person says ( concrete act of speech) a person’s consistent way of speaking or writing a particular level of speaking or writing e.g. colloquial language an abstract system 1.2.2?definitions Before we start the definition of language, it should be understood that occasionally the commonest concepts are the most difficult to define. How you are going to define a human? Human: A featherless biped (two-footed )animal Plato Definition of Human Diogenes held a plucked chicken aloft in the marketplace, proclaiming, “Behold Platos man!” Definition of Human Sapir(1921): Language is a purely human and non-instinctive method of communicating ideas, emotions, and desires by means of voluntarily produced symbols.