Week - 1 |
Main concepts of Saussurrean Structuralism: system, structure, sign, langue and language, synchrony, diachrony. |
Week - 2 |
Main concepts of Saussurean Structuralism: syntagm, paradygm, double articulation, substance, form, meaning, value, competence, performance |
Week - 3 |
Structuralism, recommended reading list, pp. 13-50 |
Week - 4 |
Post-Saussurean Linguistics in Europe: R. Jacobson, N. Trubetzkoy, L. Tesniere. |
Week - 5 |
Post-Saussurean Linguistics in Europe: V. Brendal, L. Hjelmslev |
Week - 6 |
Summary and revision. |
Week - 7 |
Noam Chomsky. Biography and works. |
Week - 8 |
Noam Chomsky, main concepts. |
Week - 9 |
Psycholinguistics. Native Language Acquisition. Hypothesis of the Critical Period. |
Week - 10 |
Psycholinguistics. Aphasia |
Week - 11 |
Sociolinguistics. Territorial sociolects. |
Week - 12 |
Sociolinguistics. Sociolects of age groups, professions, etc. |
Week - 13 |
Sociolinguistics. Coine, lingua franca, pidgin, creol. |
Week - 14 |
Summary, revision. |