Introduction to General Linguistics 340-AS1-1ILJ

language as a system of communication; functions of language;
features of natural language;
theories of language origin;
speech vs. writing;
the development of linguistic thought; contemporary linguistics; structuralism;
the main assumptions of Chomsky's generative-transformational grammar;
pragmatic phenomena; theories of speech acts;
Discourse analysis; conversational maxims;
language and society - geographical and social differentiation of language;
language and culture; Sapir and Whorf hypothesis;
Cognitive Linguistics - main assumptions;

Main ideas of F. de Saussure's - the distinction between language and speech. Overview and characteristics of linguistics disciplines.
Phonetics, its object of study and main branches. Phonetic units of speech and phonetic processes. Phonology.
Morphology. Types of morphemes. Typological classification of languages. The main parts of speech. Syntax.
Lexicology. lexemes, word-formation. Structure of meaning. Semantic changes.
Origin of language. Main stages of language development. Genealogical classification of languages - main language families. Indo-European language family. Germanic, Slavic and Romance groups. History of writing. Principles of writing.

Main ideas of F. de Saussure's - the distinction between language and speech. Overview and characteristics of linguistics disciplines.
Phonetics, its object of study and main branches. Phonetic units of speech and phonetic processes. Phonology.
Morphology. Types of morphemes. Typological classification of languages. The main parts of speech. Syntax.
Lexicology. lexemes, word-formation. Structure of meaning. Semantic changes.
Origin of language. Main stages of language development. Genealogical classification of languages - main language families. Indo-European language family. Germanic, Slavic and Romance groups. History of writing. Principles of writing.