Introduction to Linguistics and Phonetics

CONTENTS
NATURE OF LANDUNGE
Language Growth and Lanpage Fa
Some Linprost C
2. PHONETICS
Delastin & Sope of Planerin
Brandon of Plumetics
Protective of Speech
Description of Speech Sounds
2. PHONOLOGY
Sone Major Com
Mistinal Prim
Alinghones
Patterns of Dhitarhurlion
Phrnclogical Analytis
Supraegnental Features
4. ENGLISH PHONOLOGY
Received Pronunciation (RP)
English Vowels
Dipthongs (Trigthong)
English Consona
Supraegnental (Prosodic) Features
General Indian English Vis-a-Vis British RP
Words with Weak Forma
5. MORPHOLOGY
Morpheme & Allomorph
Some Features of Morphology
Types of Affixes
Word Formation
6. SYNTAX
General Observstions
Word-classes
Phrase, Clause & Sentence
Immediate Constituent (IC) Analysis
Transformational Generative Grammar
Systemle Grammar
Case Grammar
7. SEMANTICS
What is Semantics
Some Concepts
Different Views of Meaning
Sense Versues Reference
Other Features
The Semantics of Words
Semantic Analysis of Sentence
8. STYLISTICS
Traditional View of Style versus Stylistics
Some Aspects of Style
Stylistics Interface with some Kindred Disciplines
190-194
9. LITERARY APPRECIATION AND THEME WRITING
Literary Appreciation
Figures of Speech
Solved Example (Appreciation of a Poem)
Some Aspects of Prose & Drama
Theme Writing
Theme Writing Solved Example
10. GRAPHICS AND GRAPHOLOGY
Function of Writing
Graphemes
Three Types of Writing System
Some Ancient Systems of Writing
Difference between Spoken and Written Forms
11. DIALECTS, PIDGINS, CREOLES
Variation in Speech
Bilingualism
Pidgins, Creoles, Registers
12. LANGUAGE CHANGE
Factors Affecting Language Change:
Sound (phonological)
Grammatical
Semantic
Types of Semantic Change
Inevitibility of Change
13. TEACHING OF ENGLISH IN INDIA
English during Pre- & Post
Independence Eras
Teaching Methods
Drilling Exercises
Teaching without Lecturing
14. PSYCHOLINGUISTICS
Components of Language
Development of Language
Language-areas of the Brain
Bibliography