80270 INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAGE

FACULTY OF EDUCATION 1998

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Synopsis

This half unit will cover:

Introduction: What is language?

The various components of language: the sounds of language (phonetics)
the  sound  patterns of language (phonology) the meanings of  language
(morphology, semantics, pragmatics) the sentence patterns of  language
(syntax)   the  meanings  of  language  at  discourse  level  Language
varieties Language, society and culture Selected Readings