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