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This course introduces students to the study of the English Language, its words, sounds and sentences. It also introduces the conceptual and analytical tools which linguists use to understand how languages are constructed.
This course is designed to introduce you to the English language and to basic concepts in Linguistics. It aims to make explicit some of the properties of the language which you as speakers know implicitly. It is intended as an introductory course and will assume no prior knowledge about how languages work.The course provides a basis for further linguistic study including the second half-year course ling 102, Language and Society, but it is also intended to serve as a stand-alone course for any student who wishes to understand more about language – a natural phenomenon which is central to being human.The course covers the following topics:Words • How words fit into phrases and sentences• The internal structure of words• VocabulariesThe Sounds of English • Phonetics: the sounds we make• Phonology: the sound system of English• Suprasegmental phonology: syllables, pitch and intonation, speech rhythm.Sentences • The structure of simple phrases• The major functions in simple clauses• Complex sentences• How grammar changes
ENGL123, ENGL112, LING111
Koenraad Kuiper
Gordon, Elizabeth; Phonemic transcription workbook ; Dept. of Linguistics, University of Canterbury, 1993 (Medium: Workbook Purchase from Copy Centre, Central Library).
Kuiper, Koenraad , Allan, W. Scott; An introduction to English language : word, sound, and sentence ; 2nd ed; Palgrave Macmillan, 2004.
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Domestic fee $640.00
International fee $2,670.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
This course will not be offered if less than 1 person applies to enrol.
For further information see School of Languages and Cultures .