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An intro to L inguistics

An intro to L inguistics. Created by Tenaya Campbell. Goals. Gain an general understanding of linguistics and linguistics relates to the work we do as tutor. Explanation of linguistic structure Definition Levels. linguistics. | li ng ˈ gwistiks | plural noun [treated as sing. ]

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An intro to L inguistics

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  1. An intro to Linguistics Created by Tenaya Campbell

  2. Goals • Gain an general understanding of linguistics and linguistics relates to the work we do as tutor. • Explanation of linguistic structure • Definition • Levels

  3. linguistics • |li ng ˈgwistiks| • plural noun [treated as sing. ] • the scientific study of language and its structure, including the study of morphology, syntax, phonetics, and semantics. Specific branches of linguistics include sociolinguistics, dialectology, psycholinguistics, computational linguistics, historical-comparative linguistics, and applied linguistics.

  4. dialect \ˈdīəˌlekt\ noun, often attributive a regional variety of language distinguished by vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation from other regional varieties and constituting with them a single language

  5. Standard english noun the English that with respect to spelling, grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary is substantially uniform though not devoid of regional differences, that is well established by usage in the formal and informal speech and writing of the educated, and that is widely recognized as acceptable wherever English is spoken and understood

  6. Phonology There are many different types of linguists who specialize in a number of fields. Discourse Analysis Evolutionary Linguistics Phonetics Applied Linguistics Biolinguistics Clinical Linguistics Developmental Linguistics Sylistics Syntax Computational Linguistics Pragmatics Neurolinguistics Historical Linguistics Linguistic Typology Semantics Language Geography Sociolinguistics Psycholinguistics Morphology

  7. Linguistic structure • the broad term for the structure of language • contains three main branches: pronunciation, grammar, and semantics (meaning). • These three main groups are then further subdivided:

  8. Linguistic structure The levels

  9. Pronunciation • Phonetics: the properties of human sound-making – the way in which we form, transmit and hear sounds • Physically how we produce, receive and process sound • Phonology: the study of a sound system of a particular language • Ex. the sounds we use in English vs the sounds used in Russian (sounds native speakers can distinguish between and create)

  10. Grammar • Morphology: the study of the structure of words • roots, prefixes, suffixes • Syntax: the study of the way words work in sequences to form larger linguistic units: phrases, clauses, sentences and beyond.

  11. Semantics • Vocabulary: the content of a dictionary • “Discourse”: distribution of meaning in a sentence, paragraph, chapter…

  12. When students speak a different dialect of English, things become extra complicated. Some pronunciation and grammar differences can be perceived as a mistake based on Standard English rules when, in fact, the child is following the rules of his or her home dialect

  13. Everyone speaks a dialect.

  14. As a teacher in the District of Columbia the dialect you will come into contact with most frequently is African American Vernacular English (AAVE). This dialect is also referred to as: African American English, African American Language, Black English and Ebonics.

  15. bibliography • Crystal, David. 1987. "The Structure of Language." In Child Language, Learning and Linguistics. 2nd ed. London: Edward Arnold. 15-21 • Sidnell, Jack. "African American Vernacular English." University of Hawaii System. Web. 04 May 2012. http://www.hawaii.edu/satocenter/langnet/definitions/aave.html. • Wheeler, Rebecca. 2010. "From cold shoulder to funded welcome: lessons from the trenches of dialectally diverse classrooms." In Linguistics at school: Language awareness in primary and secondary education, eds. Kristin Denham and Anne Loebeck. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. • Wolfram, Walt. 2004. The grammar of urban African American Vernacular English. In Bernd Kortmann and Edgar Schneider (eds.), Handbook of Varieties of English: Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter. 111-132. • Pullum, G.K. 1991. African American Vernacular English is not Standard English with Mistakes. In The Workings of Language, eds. Rebecca Wheeler. Westport CT: Praeger

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