Programme of Semester One
1. What is Linguistics?
-Definition
-The Scientific Criteria in Linguistic Research
2. Traditional Language Studies (TLS)
- Classical Grammar
-Medieval Grammar
- Pedagogical Grammar
- Comparative Philology
- Main Contributions of Traditional Grammar
3. Modern Linguistics (ML)
4. Approaches to Language and Linguistics
-Introduction
-Descriptive Linguistics
-Micro Linguistics and Macro Linguistics
5. What is Language?
-Introduction
- Linguistic Definitions of Language
- Dictionary Definitions of Language
-Features Common to All Languages
- Universal Properties of Language
6. De Saussure’s Theoretical Linguistic Concepts
- Introduction
- Langue and Parole
- Synchrony and Diachrony
- Linguistic Sign: Signifier and Signified
- Syntagmatic and Paradigmatic Relations
7. Chomsky's Competence and Performance
- Competence vs. Performance
-Language Acquisition Device (LAD) and Universal Grammar (UG)