阅读教程第二版 蒋静仪 Unit 8.ppt

About Language;Pre-reading discussion;The origin of language;The power of language;;Critical period;;;Reading 1;Reading 2 ;At the age of four to six months or so, babies begin to babble, producing sequences of vowels and consonants, which may not belong to the speech sounds of their prospective mother tongue. According to Roman Jacobson’s Discontinuity Hypothesis, once a child produces meaningful words and starts pairing sounds with meaning, he will abruptly stop producing all kinds of non-native speech sounds. It is postulated that children babble because they must go through a process of biological maturation during language development.;Universal Grammar;;Understanding;;;;Reading 3;;Understanding;Structure;;;;;;;Para.9 Trumpet: to talk about sth publicly in a proud or enthusiastic way e.g. to trumpet sbs achievements 吹嘘某人的成就 drum: to make a sound by hitting a surface again and again para.10 “This verb will no doubt sound strange to foreign ears, particularly if it is duplicated for emphasis, when a foreigner may understand that a rowdy dance (the can-can) is about to take place.” Duplicate: to do sth again, especially when it is unnecessary e.g. There‘s no point in duplicating work already done. 重复别人已经做过的工作毫无意义。 Whole: There’s no doubt that this verb will sound strange to the foreigners, especially when it is said in double – can can – for emphasis, which will let a foreigner misunderstand as rowdy can-can dance. ;;;Reading 4;;;;the final exam