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Week - 1 |
Basic concepts: What is language?, What does it mean to know a language?, The science of language, Descriptive vs Prescriptive approach |
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Week - 2 |
Theories on the origins of language |
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Week - 3 |
Language and politics: Ethnicity and ethnic identity |
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Week - 4 |
Language and other communication systems: Sign language, animal communication systems, machines and language, similarities and differences |
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Week - 5 |
Oral & written language, Evolution of writing |
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Week - 6 |
Properties of human language: Arbitrariness, duality, discreteness, displacement, cultural transmission, productivity |
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Week - 7 |
Biological aspect: Evolution of language, biology & genetics, language gene FOXP2, the Nature-Nurture debate |
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Week - 8 |
Psychological aspect: Language acquisition |
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Week - 9 |
Psychological aspect: Language acquisition |
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Week - 10 |
Historical aspect: Language change, causes and effects |
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Week - 11 |
Social aspect: Sytnchronic change, causes and effects |
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Week - 12 |
Synchronic change: Language planning |
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Week - 13 |
Cultural aspect: Language, thought & culture |
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Week - 14 |
Review |
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