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Tslb3013 Linguistics NAME: - CLASS
Tslb3013 Linguistics NAME: - CLASS
Tslb3013 Linguistics NAME: - CLASS
Week/ Date
Topic Activities
Lecture
What is knowledge?
o Knowledge of the sound system
o Knowledge of the meaning of words
Nature and Functions of o The creativity of linguistic knowledge
Language
Week 1 Animal “languages”
Definition of language
25/6 - 29/6 The Origin of Language
Human language vs
animal communication
Tutorial
Present understanding on the definition and functions of
language.
Explain what each property means by giving examples.
Nature and Functions of Lecture
Language
Properties of language: Explanation on the properties of language.
o Displacement Examples of properties of language in daily comunication.
o Arbitrariness Explanation on non-verbal communication.
Week 2 o Discreteness Tutorial
2/7 - 6/7 o Duality
o Cultural Analyse the properties of language in everyday life situations.
Transmission Groups assigned with different situations: (i) daily
o Productivity conversations, (ii) news broadcasts, and (iii) online
Non-verbal interactions.
communication
Lecture
Week/ Date
Topic Activities
Tutorial
Individual task:
Prepare a table of five minimal pairs with initial, medial and
final phoneme differences.
Lecture
Quiz
Lecture
Describe types of morphemes
Morphology: The Words of Clarify the differences between bound morphemes and free
Language morphemes
Types of morphemes Explain prefixes, suffixes, roots and stems.
Week 7
6/8-10/8 Bound & free Give short quiz to check understanding on morphemes.
morphemes Tutorial
o prefixes & suffixes Group work
o roots and stems Create a 10-minute language games/ activity with the use of
bound morphemes/ free morphemes for primary schools.
Present in class.
Morphology: The Words of Lecture
Language Present on derivational and inflectional morphemes.
Derivational & Explain on word formation processes.
inflectional morphemes Conduct brief activity on each of the word formation process
Word formation taught.
processes
Week 8 o Affixation
13/8-17/8 o Back-formation Tutorial
o Compounding Pairwork
o Blending Each pair is assigned with one type of word formation.
o Clipping Create a 10-minute written activity to be conducted in class to
o Acronyms enhance understanding of the word formation process.
o Abbreviations
o Coinage
Week 9
Mid Semester Break
20/8-24/8
Lecture
Week/ Date
Topic Activities
Lecture
Explain on tree diagrams.
Provide examples on how to analyse sentences using tree
diagrams.
Analyse sentences using tree diagrams.
Syntax: The Sentence
Discuss the sentences analysed.
Week 11 Patterns of Language
Elaborate on ambiguity in sentences.
3/9-7/9 Tree diagrams
Tutorial
Ambiguity
Individual task
Written activity on analysing sentences using tree diagrams.
Present the sentences analysed.
Watch a video clip. Discuss the ambiguity in sentences
produced in the clip.
Lecture
Week/ Date
Topic Activities
Lecture