Type of Credit: Required
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Number of Students
This course introduces fundamental concepts and issues about language:
能力項目說明
COURSE GOALS 課程目標
This course provides a general introduction to the nature of language with a focus on the English language. Students learn different aspects of human language through the topics and language data.
LEARNING OUTCOMES 學習成效
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Learning outcomes |
Evaluation |
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Acquisition of knowledge |
Exams |
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Analytical skills |
Analysis of language data |
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Communication skills |
Class participation |
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Critical thinking skills |
Written report |
| Course introduction | |
| The nature of language | Language Files, Ch.1 |
| Animal communication | Language Files, Ch.14 |
| Phonetics: Speech sounds | Language Files, Ch.2 |
| Phonology: Sound patterns | Language Files, Ch.3 |
| Phonology: Sound patterns | Language Files, Ch.3 |
| Morphology: Word formation | Language Files, Ch.4 |
| Mid-Term Exam | |
| Morphology: Word formation | Language Files, Ch.4 |
| Syntax: Structure | Language Files, Ch.5 |
| Syntax: Structure | Language Files, Ch.5 |
| Semantics: Meaning | Language Files, Ch.6 |
| Semantics: Meaning | Language Files, Ch.6 |
| Pragmatics: Use | Language Files, Ch.7 |
| Pragmatics: Use | Language Files, Ch.7 |
| Final exam | |
| Written report submission |
COURSE REQUIREMENTS 評量項目
GRADING 評分標準
Language Files: Materials for an Introduction to Language and Linguistics, 13th Edition. Columbus: Ohio State University Press. 2022.
Rickerson, E.M., and Hilton, B. (Eds.) 2012. The 5-Minute Linguist: Bite-sized Essays on Language and Languages, Second Edition. Sheffield: Equinox.
《語言學：結構、認知與文化的探索》。黃宣範主編。2021年。台北：國立臺灣大學出版中心。
《語言學新引》。黃宣範譯。2003年。台北：文鶴出版。
Ethnologue: Languages of the World https://www.ethnologue.com/ Linguistic Society of America https://www.linguisticsociety.org/ The International Phonetic Association https://www.internationalphoneticassociation.org/