TSLB3013 LINGUISTICS

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Topic Activities

Lecture
 What is knowledge?
o Knowledge of the sound system
o Knowledge of the meaning of words
Nature and Functions of o The creativity of linguistic knowledge
Language
Week 1  Animal “languages”
 Definition of language
25/6 - 29/6  The Origin of Language
 Human language vs
animal communication
Tutorial
Present understanding on the definition and functions of
language.
Explain what each property means by giving examples.
Nature and Functions of Lecture
Language
 Properties of language: Explanation on the properties of language.
o Displacement Examples of properties of language in daily comunication.
o Arbitrariness Explanation on non-verbal communication.
Week 2 o Discreteness Tutorial
2/7 - 6/7 o Duality
o Cultural Analyse the properties of language in everyday life situations.
Transmission Groups assigned with different situations: (i) daily
o Productivity conversations, (ii) news broadcasts, and (iii) online
 Non-verbal interactions.
communication
Lecture

What are the similarities and differences between speech and

writing?
Nature and Functions of
Week 3 Language
Explanation and analysis of notion of correctness.
9/7 - 13/7  Speech and writing
Tutorial
 Notions of correctness
Groupwork (3 people in a group)
Select a relevant video clip. Explain understanding of notions
of correctness using the selected video clip.
Lecture

Phonology: The Sounds of Introduction to speech organs.

Language Practice on articulation of words.
 Speech organs and Identifying place of articulation for English consonants and
Week 4 articulation vowels.
16/7-20/7  Sounds of English Tutorial
consonants, vowels
(including diphthongs Groupwork
and triphthongs) Each group is assigned to 5 sounds of English words. Video
record the articulation of the sounds assigned. Play recording
for feedback in class.
Phonology: The Sounds of Lecture
Language
 Phonemes and Elaborate on phonemes and phonemic transcriptions.
Week 5
phonemic transcriptions Introduction to International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).
23/7 - 27/7
 The International Activities on transcribing using IPA to consolidate
Phonetic Alphabet understanding.
(IPA)

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Tutorial

Individual task:
Prepare a table of five minimal pairs with initial, medial and
final phoneme differences.
Lecture

What is suprasegmental features?

Phonology: The Sounds of Explain on stress, rhythm and intonations.
Language Conduct activities to consolidate understanding.
 Introduction to Provide examples of strong and weak forms.
Week 6
suprasegmental Tutorial
30/7-3/8
features: stress, rhythm Read on stress, rhytmn and intonation.
and intonation Practice on the three suprasegmental features by answering
 Strong and weak forms questions given in class.

Quiz
Lecture
Describe types of morphemes
Morphology: The Words of Clarify the differences between bound morphemes and free
Language morphemes
 Types of morphemes Explain prefixes, suffixes, roots and stems.
Week 7
6/8-10/8  Bound & free Give short quiz to check understanding on morphemes.
morphemes Tutorial
o prefixes & suffixes Group work
o roots and stems Create a 10-minute language games/ activity with the use of
bound morphemes/ free morphemes for primary schools.
Present in class.
Morphology: The Words of Lecture
Language Present on derivational and inflectional morphemes.
 Derivational & Explain on word formation processes.
inflectional morphemes Conduct brief activity on each of the word formation process
 Word formation taught.
processes
Week 8 o Affixation
13/8-17/8 o Back-formation Tutorial
o Compounding Pairwork
o Blending Each pair is assigned with one type of word formation.
o Clipping Create a 10-minute written activity to be conducted in class to
o Acronyms enhance understanding of the word formation process.
o Abbreviations
o Coinage
Week 9
Mid Semester Break
20/8-24/8
Lecture

Elaborate on clauses types, sentence types and Phrase

Syntax: The Sentence Structure Rules.
Patterns of Language Provide language activities to better understand the lecture
 Clauses types e.g. SVO given.
Week 10
 Sentence types e.g. Discussion on sentence patterns of language.
27/8-31/8
Simple/Compound/Com Tutorial
plex Pairwork
 Phrase Structure Rules Each pair is given a part of an article.
Identify the clauses types and sentence types used in the
article.
Explain the phrase structure rules of the sentences identified.
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Lecture
Explain on tree diagrams.
Provide examples on how to analyse sentences using tree
diagrams.
Analyse sentences using tree diagrams.
Syntax: The Sentence
Discuss the sentences analysed.
Week 11 Patterns of Language
Elaborate on ambiguity in sentences.
3/9-7/9  Tree diagrams
Tutorial
 Ambiguity
Individual task
Written activity on analysing sentences using tree diagrams.
Present the sentences analysed.
Watch a video clip. Discuss the ambiguity in sentences
produced in the clip.
Lecture

Describe the use of Transformational Grammar.

Explain on how to change the sentence patterns from active to
passive and from direct to indirect.
Syntax: The Sentence
Analyse sentences to consolidate understanding.
Patterns of Language
Week 12  Transformational
Tutorial
10/9-14/9 Grammar (TG) e.g.
Groupwork.
Active to Passive,
Group A and C are assigned to prepare 3 sentences in the
Direct to Indirect
active voice.
Group B and D are assigned to prepare 3 direct sentence
pattern.
Conduct a language game activity using the sentences
prepared.
Semantics: Language and Lecture
Meaning
 Word meaning: Explain the meaning of semantics.
denotative/connotative Elaborate on denotative and connotative meanings.
 Phrase and sentence Demonstrate on phrase, sentence and lexical semantic
meaning relations by providing examples.
Week 13  Lexical semantic Tutorial
17/9-21/9 relations: Individual task : Choose one paragraph from a short story.
o antonyms Class activity
o synonyms Analyse the excerpts of the short stories prepared based on
o polysemy the word, phrase and sentence meanings. Look for lexical
o hyponymy and semantic relations if any. Discuss.
o homonymy
Group Oral Presentation
Semantics: Language and Lecture
Meaning
 Structural semantic Demonstrate structural semantic relations.
relations: Explain on use of figurative language and phrasal verbs in
o Proposition and communication.
truth conditions
o Entailment Tutorial
Week 14 o Paraphrase Individual task
24/9-28/9 o Contradictions Prepare three figurative language and three phrasal verbs with
o Presupposition meanings.
• Figurative language Write them in different strips of paper.
(including idioms, Conduct a language game activity in class.
metaphors)
 Phrasal verbs

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Lecture

Explain on how to intrepret meanins of content using pronouns

Pragmatics: Meaning and and discourse.
content, and the intention to Elaborate on deixis in communication and maxims of
communicate conversation incontent.
Week 15
 Pronouns and Provide daily conversations examples.
1/10-5/10
discourse Tutorial
 Deixis Individual task
 Maxims of conversation Identify the denonatative, connatative, figurative language and
phrasal verbs meanings from a reading comprehension text
given.
Justify answers during class discussion.
Lecture: What kinds of things do speakers do by uttering
sentences?

1. Watch a video clip https://youtu.be/wKiVq3s036M

2. Analyse the conversations in the video clip
Pragmatics: Meaning and
3. Explain implicatures and speech acts
content, and the intention to
4. Review understanding of content based on explanation
communicate
given
Week 16  Implicatures
8/10-12/10  Speech Acts: Tutorial
o Locution Record a 3-minutes video clip on an assigned task to your
o Illocution group of 5 members.
o Perlocution
 disapproval
 rejection
 dismayed
Explain the elements of implicatures and speech acts shown in
the video in a power point presentation.
Week 17
Revision Week
15/10-19/10
Week 18
Revision Week
22/10-26/10
Week 19
Examination
29/10-2/11
Week 20
Examination
5/11-9/11
Week 21
Examination
12/11-16/11
Week 22
Examination
19/11-23/11

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