SemesterFall Semester, 2025
DepartmentFreshman Class A, Department of English
Course NameIntroduction to English Linguistics
InstructorCHUI KA-WAI
Credit3.0
Course TypeRequired
Prerequisite
Course Objective
Course Description
Course Schedule







































































Course introduction  
The nature of language  Language Files, Ch.1
Animal communication Language Files, Ch.14
Phonetics: Speech sounds Language Files, Ch.2
Phonology: Sound patterns Language Files, Ch.3
Phonology: Sound patterns Language Files, Ch.3
Morphology: Word formation Language Files, Ch.4
Morphology: Word formation Language Files, Ch.4
Mid-term exam  
Syntax: Structure Language Files, Ch.5
Syntax: Structure Language Files, Ch.5
Semantics: Meaning Language Files, Ch.6
Semantics: Meaning Language Files, Ch.6
Pragmatics: Use Language Files, Ch.7
Pragmatics: Use Language Files, Ch.7
Final exam  
Written report submission  

Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant

TBA 


Requirement/Grading

COURSE REQUIREMENTS 評量項目




  • Class attendance - Students who are absent two times or more will fail the course.

  • Class participation

  • Exams

  • A written report related to the course topics



 



GRADING 評分標準




  • Exams (50%)

  • Attendance & participation (25%)

  • Written report (25%)

  • Cheating or plagiarism (FAIL)


Textbook & Reference

 



Language Files: Materials for an Introduction to Language and Linguistics, 13th Edition. Columbus: Ohio State University Press. 2022.



Rickerson, E.M., and Hilton, B. (Eds.) 2012. The 5-Minute Linguist: Bite-sized Essays on Language and Languages, Second Edition. Sheffield: Equinox.



《語言學：結構、認知與文化的探索》。黃宣範主編。2021年。台北：國立臺灣大學出版中心。



《語言學新引》。黃宣範譯。2003年。台北：文鶴出版。


Urls about Course
Ethnologue: Languages of the World https://www.ethnologue.com/ Linguistic Society of America https://www.linguisticsociety.org/ The International Phonetic Association https://www.internationalphoneticassociation.org/
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