Week - 1 |
Definition of Linguistics. Linguistics/grammar/philology |
Week - 2 |
History of linguistic studies: Language and Philosophy, Language and Religion. Comparative grammar, historical grammar. |
Week - 3 |
History of Linguistics: Stucturalism and Post-structuralism, the main movements. |
Week - 4 |
Classifications of Languages: historical and varietal. |
Week - 5 |
Types and branches of linguistics. |
Week - 6 |
Summary and revision. |
Week - 7 |
Main concepts of Saussurrean Structuralism: system, structure, sign, langue and language, synchrony, diachrony. |
Week - 8 |
Main concepts of Saussurean Structuralism: syntagm, paradygm, double articulation, substance, form, meaning, value, competence, performance |
Week - 9 |
Linguistic and non-linguistic signs. |
Week - 10 |
Structuralism, recommended reading list, pp. 13-50 |
Week - 11 |
Post-Saussurean Linguistics in Europe: Prague Linguistic Ecole, French Linguistic Ecole. R. Jacobson, N. Trubetzkoy. A. Martinet, L. Tesniere, G. Guillaume. |
Week - 12 |
Post-Saussurean Linguistics in Europe: V. Brendal, L. Hjelmslev |
Week - 13 |
Summary, revision |
Week - 14 |
Summary, revision, recommended reading |