英语语言学知识要点1
Exercis for Lecture 1 Introduction
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1. By ‘scientific’ is meant linguistics is bad on the systematic
investigation of linguistic data, conducted with reference to some general theory of language structure.either
2. In his study of a language a linguist usually tries to collect and百知教育
obrve language facts, make generalizations, formulate hypothes, and fully prove the validity of the hypothes.
3. General linguistics deals with the study of language as a whole.
4. General linguistics studies the basic concepts, theories,上海外国语大学分数线
unitedescriptions, models and methods applicable in any linguistic study, in contrast to tho branches of study which relate linguistics to the rearch of other areas.
5. The difference between general linguistics and a linguistic branch
such as mantics lies in the fact that general linguistics studies language as a whole, whereas a linguistic branch such as mantics deals with the particular area. For instance, mantics studies the particular aspect of language, or meaning.
6. Linguistics includes phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax,deep throat
mantics, pragmatics, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, and applied
linguistics and so on.
7. There are different independent branches of linguistics becau
language is a complicated entity with multiple layers and facets, so it is hardly possible for the linguists to deal with it all at once. They have to concentrate on one aspect of it at a time.
8. Phonetics is the study of sounds ud in linguistic communication.
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9. Phonology deals with how sounds are put together and ud to convey
meaning in communication.
10. Morphology is the study of the way in which linguistic symbols are arranged and combined to form words.
11. Syntax is the study of the rules of the combination of words to form
grammatically permissible ntences in languages.
12. Semantics is the study of meaning.
13. Pragmatics is the study of meaning in context of language u.
14. Sociolinguistics is the study of the social aspects of language and its
relation with society.
15. Psycholinguistics is the study of the relation of language to psychology.
16. Findings in linguistic studies can often be applied to the solution of such
practical problems as the recovery of speech ability. The study of such
applications is generally known as applied linguistics. But in a narrow n applied linguistics refers to the application of linguistic theories and
principles to language teaching, especially the teaching of foreign and cond languages.
17. Descriptive linguistics is a linguistic study which aims to describe and
analyze the language people actually u.
18. Prescriptive linguistics is a linguistic study which aims to lay down rules
for “correct and standard” behavior in using language, i.e. to tell people what they should say and what they should not say.
19. Modern linguistics is mainly descriptive.
20. The aim of prescriptive linguistics is to lay down rules for “correct and
standard” behavior in using language, or to t models for language urs to follow.
21. The task of modern linguistic is to describe the language people actually
u, whether it is “correct” or not.
22. The difference between prescriptive and descriptive linguistics is that prescriptive linguistics is to lay down rules for language urs, whereas descriptive linguistics is to describe the language phenomena as they are. Therefore, the former is subjective, while the latter is objective and more scientific.
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23. Modern linguistics is suppod to be objective, becau it aims to describe
language as it is.
牛津小学英语3a24. Synchronic linguistics is the description of a language at some point of
time in history.
25. Diachronic linguistics is the description of a language as it changes
through time. It is also termed historical linguistics.
26. The difference between synchronic and diachronic linguistics is that the
former deals with language at some point of time in history, while the latter over a period of time.
27. Modern linguistics favors synchronic approach becau it is less difficult
and concerned with the current existence of language.
healthier28. The two major media of linguistic communication are speech and writing.
29. Modern linguistics regards as primary speech, or the spoken language.
30. F. de Saussure is regarded as the founder of modern linguistics.
31. Langue refers to the abstract linguistic system shared by all the members
