《新编简明英语语言学教程》章期末复习.docx

Chapter one Chapter one Introduction 什么是语言学 定义 语言学 语言学 Linguistics Linguistics is generally defined as the scientific study of language. The scope of linguistics 语言学分支 必考P2 普通语言学 普通语言学 General Linguistics The study of language as a whole is often called General linguistics. The study of sounds, which are used in linguistic communication, is calledphonetics.（语音学） The study of how sounds are put together and used in communication is called phonology. （ 音位学） The study of the way in which morphemes are arranged to form words are called morphology. （形态学） The study of how morphemes and words are combined to form sentences is called syntax（句法学） The study of meaning in language is called semantics. （语义学） The study of meaning in context of use is calledpragmatics. （语用学） Some important distinctions in linguistics 成对的概念辨析差异 必考P3 （ （1）Prescriptive and descriptive 规定与描写 If a linguistic study describes and analyzes the language people actually use, it is said to be descriptive, if it aims to lay down rules to tell people what they should say and what they should not say, it is said to be prescriptive. Modern linguistics differs from traditional grammar. Traditional grammar is prescriptive while modern linguistics is descriptive. The task of linguists is supposed to describe the language people actually use, whether it is “correct” or not. 规定性 Prescriptive It aims to lay down rules for ”correct” behavior, to tell people what they should say and what should not say. 描述性 Descriptive A linguistic study describes and analyzes the language people actually use. Synchronic and diachronic 共时和历时 The description of a language at some point in time is a synchronic study; the description of a language as it changes through time is a diachronic study. In modern linguistics, synchronic study is more important. 历时语言学 Diachronic linguistics The study of language change through time. a diachronic study of language is a historical study, which studies the historical developme