Introduction to linguistics 3304-1DX1O-WDJ-01
Description:
I. Different definitions of language
II. Functions of speech
1. Linguistic communication according to R. Jakobson
2. R. Jakobson's linguistic functions
III. The linguistic sign vs other types of signs
1. Semiotics and semiology
2. The theory of the sign according to Peirce
IV. The theory of the linguistic sign according to F. de Saussure
V. The natural language and its features
1. Natural vs. artificial languages
2. Defining features of the natural language
3. Historical and typological classification of languages
VI. Territorial and social diversification of a national language
1. The literary national language
2. Dialects and dialectology
3. Sociolects and sociolinguistics
VII. The morphosyntactic system: the morpheme and the word
1. The double articulation of language according to A. Martinet
2. The definition of the morpheme and the word
3. Different classifications of morphemes
4. Parts of speech
5. Word formation - derivation, composition, borrowings, calques, set expressions
VIII. The morphosyntactic system: the syntagma and the sentence
1. The American structuralism
- The distributionalism
- The generative-transformational grammar (N. Chomsky)
IX. The semantic system
1. Different definitions of meaning
2. The semiological trangle
4. Semantic relations: synonymy, antonymy, polysemy, homonymy
X. Linguistics as a science
1. Pre-scientific vs. scientific linguistics
2. Branches of linguistics
3. The main approaches in contemporary linguistics
Type of course
Mode
Prerequisites (description)
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
The student knows and understands:
- the subject of research and the specificity of linguistics as a discipline of knowledge (K_W01);
- main concepts and terms used to describe the language (K_W02);
- main directions and methods of linguistic research in the 20th century (K_W04);
- the most important issues in the field of structure, functions, typology and varieties of language (K_W06).
The student is able to:
- analyze selected linguistic phenomena from the point of view of the linguistic theories, using adequate terminology and methodology (K_U03, K_U12);
- work in a team on solving simple linguistic tasks (K_U10).
The student is ready to:
- conduct critical assessment of his/her own knowledge of the language and the ability to use it in the analysis of linguistic phenomena and in communication (K_K01).
Assessment criteria
Course assessment criteria:
- attendance at classes: 2 absences allowed,
- passed one midterm written test,
- passed worksheet made in a two-person team,
- written exam in the winter session. The exam is in the form of open-ended questions (2/3 tasks) and single or multiple choice (1/3 tasks).
The final grade for the course consists of the grade from the exam (70%) and the grade obtained from the test (20%) and the worksheet (10%).
Detailed conditions for passing the course will be presented by the lecturer during the first class.
Bibliography
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3. Izert, M., Pachocińska, E. (1998), Wstęp do językoznawstwa ogólnego, Warszawa, Wyd. Inst. Romanistyki.
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9. Tabakowska E. (2001), Kognitywne podstawy językoznawstwa, Kraków, Universitas.
Additional information
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