Total No of Hours (approx) : 60
| Topics | No of Hours | Dates /Remarks |
| Introduction to the course | 1 | Nov |
| Phonetics: Definition and branches. Brief sketch of articulatory, acoustic and auditory phonetics Speech: Formation of speech. Speech mechanisms: Air stream, phonatory, articulatory and resonatory mechanisms Classification of speech sounds: Segmentals and suprasegmentals a. Segmentals : Vowels and Consonants Classification of consonants: Place and manner of articulation, voiceless ad voiced consonants Classification of vowels: Concept of cardinal vowels b. Suprasegmentals: Stress, pitch, tone, and intonation c. Semivowels and diphthongs: Formation and classification d. Sounds formed using non-pulmonic air stream: Ejectives, implosives and clicks | 16 | Nov |
| Phonology: Definitions of phoneme and allophones. Phonemic analysis with reference to Indian languages. Distinctive feature analysis. Syllable: Types and structure of Syllables | 8 | Dec |
| Morphology: Concepts of morph, morpheme, and allomorph and their relationship. Morphemic analysis. Morpheme types-inflectional and derivational. Word: Definition, types, process of word formation | 4 | Dec |
| Introduction to Linguistics. Concept of Linguistics. Branches of Linguistics | 4 | Jan |
| Language : Definition, nature, properties and functions of language, sub-systems of language | 4 | Jan |
| Communication: Definition, nature, requirements and types of communication | 2 | Feb |
| Syntax: Syntactic analysis, I.C. Analysis, Phrase structure grammar, Transformational grammar, components of functions of grammar. Acceptability and grammaticality of sentences. | 12 | Feb |
| Semantics: Concept of meaning. Different types of meanings. Concepts of synonyms, homonyms and antonyms. Semantic ambiguity. | 4 | Feb |
| Introduction to semiotics: Saussure, Pierce, and Barthes; Discourse analysis and Pragmatics | 4 | Mar |
| Psycholinguistics: Introduction to psycholinguistics. Competence and Performance. Language acquisition in children. Major theories | 4 | Mar |
| Introduction to Indian linguistic traditions | 2 | Mar |
| Feedback | 1 | Mar |
Teaching Methods
There will be a lot of practical work in the classroom and carry home work. You will do a lot of practice in pairs and groups. In the month of November and December please carry Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary by Daniel Jones 17 ed. to all the classes. Supplementary reading will be announced from time to time.
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