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LE-LG1-WE04

履修条件・関連科目等

授業で使用する言語

英語

授業で使用する言語（その他の言語）

授業の概要

This course introduces students to the analysis of language and language structure based on the principles of linguistic theory. We begin with the the smallest units in spoken language, the individual speech sound. We will learn to recognize specific changes to the shape of the airflow path through the mouth and nose in speech, leading to very precise descriptions of pronunciation (Phonetics). We then look more closely at how sounds are used to make words in English and in other languages, focussing on the principles that guide the organization of those sounds into recognizable sequences (Phonology). This brings us to the most basic meaningful unit in language, the word. We examine how words can be divided into smaller meaningful parts that can be reassembled to build new words, creating differences in meaning and grammatical function (Morphology). Next, we will study the principled ways in which pronunciation changes when words are put together in fluent speech and similar changes that have altered pronunciations through history (Morphophonology). Then, we will investigate the principles for grouping words together in meaningful ways into phrases and sentences (Syntax). This will bring us to the study of meaning more generally, including logical relationships between different words based on the features they contain (Semantics). Finally, we will look briefly at how meaning changes in different contexts to gain an understanding of how much communication extends beyond vocabulary, grammar, and linguistic meaning (Pragmatics).

科目目的

The objective of this course is to introduce students to the analytical study of language. This includes the study of how languages differ from one another in systematic ways as well as how all languages share certain universal characteristics.

到達目標

Students will learn the fundamental units of linguistic analysis at all levels of language from the sounds of speech through the construction of words, phrases, and sentences to the expression of meaning in genuine communicative contexts. Students will gain an appreciation for the organizational principles that account for the many similarities found across all human languages as well as those shared among only a few languages while differing from others. They will also learn to apply their understanding of these principles to data sets from unfamiliar languages, helping them to develop their observational and analytical skills.

授業計画と内容

1. What is Linguistics? 

2. Phonetics (1) – Individual speech sounds and how they are produced 

3. Phonetics (2) – Spelling, Pronunciation, and the International Phonetic Alphabet 


4. Phonology (1) – Sounds in words and how they fit together 

5. Phonology (2) – Distinctive features and natural classes 

6. Morphology (1) – Word formation and derivational affixes 

7. Morphology (2) – Words in grammar and inflectional affixes 
8. Morphophonology (1) – Phonological Processes 

9. Morphophonology (2) – Phonological Change 

10. Syntax (1) – Sentences in English 

11. Syntax (2) – Sentences in the World's Languages 

12. Semantics – Meaning in words, phrases, and sentences 
13. Pragmatics – Meaning in a discourse context 

14. Summary & Review

授業時間外の学修の内容

指定したテキストやレジュメを事前に読み込むこと／授業終了後の課題提出

授業時間外の学修の内容（その他の内容等）

授業時間外の学修に必要な時間数／週

・毎週１回の授業が半期（前期または後期）または通年で完結するもの。１週間あたり４時間の学修を基本とします。
・毎週２回の授業が半期（前期または後期）で完結するもの。１週間あたり８時間の学修を基本とします。

成績評価の方法・基準

成績評価の方法・基準（備考）

課題や試験のフィードバック方法

授業時間に限らず、manabaでフィードバックを行う／その他

課題や試験のフィードバック方法（その他の内容等）

Whenever possible, feedback on online assignments will be provided immediately upon submission of the assignment. In some cases, however, the feedback will only become available at the end of the submission period. When assignments require manual grading, students can expect their results to be available within one week of the end of the submission period. Results of the final exam will also be provided to students online once all tests have been graded.

アクティブ・ラーニングの実施内容

PBL（課題解決型学習）

アクティブ・ラーニングの実施内容（その他の内容等）

授業におけるICTの活用方法

その他

授業におけるICTの活用方法（その他の内容等）

Some use of online polling for reviewing and summarizing lesson content throughout the course. Students should come to class equipped with an internet-enabled device, such as a smartphone, tablet, or laptop computer.

実務経験のある教員による授業

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テキスト・参考文献等

Materials will be provided by the instructor.

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Students interested in preparing for the course in advance may wish to look at

'Linguistics: An Introduction' by A. Radford, M. Atkinson, D. Britain, H. Clahsen and A. Spencer (2009), Cambridge University Press.

This is not a required text for the course, but it can be a useful reference.

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