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Linguistics
Semester: II
Code: MEL233
Total No of Hours: 60
Objectives
• To introduce the students to the scientific study of language
• To expose students to the locate language in a broader socio-
political, and economic setting
• To expose students to the use of scientific study of language in multiple
domains
Bibliography
Balasubramanian, T. A Textbook of English Phonetics : For Indian Students. Macmillan
2000
Bansal R. K. and Harrison J. B., Spoken English for India: A Mannual of Speech and
Phonetics. Longman. Madras, 1983.
Chandler, Daniel. Semiotics: The Basics. New York : 2002.
Hockett. C.F. A Course in Modern Linguistics. New York: Macmillian, 1958.
Krishnaswamy, N. and Archana S. Burde. The Politics of Indians' English : Linguistic
Colonialism and the Expanding English Empire. New Delhi: OUP, 2004.
Krishnaswamy, N. and SK Verma. Modern Linguistics: An Introduction. New Delhi:
OUP, 2005.
Leech G. N. Principles of Pragmatics. London: Longman, 1983.
Levinson S. Pragmatics. Cambridge, CUP, 1983.
O'Connor (1993) Phonetics. Hanmondsworth: Penguin Books.
Palmer, F. R. Semantics : A New Outline Cambridge, CUP, 1976.
Prakasam, V. and Abbi. A Semantic Theories and Language Teaching. New Delhi, Allied
Publishers, 1985.
Saussure, Ferdinand de. A Course in General Linguistics. New York: McGraw-Hill.
1966.
Thorat, Ashok. Discourse Analysis of Five Great Indian Novels. Macmillan, 2002.
Widdowson, H. D. Stylistics and the Teaching of Literature. London: Longman, 1975
Evaluation Pattern
CIAII, III – Two written assignments
Mid-semester written exam based on modules 1 to 6 (2 hours)
End-semester written exam based on modules 7 to 10 ( 3 hours)