l1 - introduction to english language

English Language Unit 1English Language Unit 1Phony (adj.) Something that is not genuine; a fake or imitation.

British thieves and swindlers of old used many secret codewords. One such word was fawney, which referred to a gilt ring. They would sell these, saying that they were made of real gold. But the rings were not genuine gold, and the word phony – from fawney – came to be used for anything that is fake or not genuine.

Learning intention:Begin exploring the 5 subsystems of language and the areas they deal with.

Success criteria: Able to - name the at least two subsystems of language, and- connect those subsystems to the areas they deal with.

GKR

Complete the note taking activity – Handout 1

What is Language? – GKRWhat is Language? – GKR(in note form)(in note form)

Lang. = expr. of thinking & feelingHow we repr. our thoughts & communicate these w.

othersLang. = indiv.Lang. not just words, but how we say themLang. reflects the way we see the worldLang. is everywhereLang. is dynamic, it changesNew words always being coinedSpoken lang. always comes 1st, then writtenToday, Eng. = global lang.Eng. reflects its history

Key Vocabulary:

LinguisticsPhoneticsPhonologyMorphologyLexicologySyntaxDiscourseSemantics

Chapter 3: Talking about languageChapter 3: Talking about language

Reading – LinguisticsAdd to glossary:

linguistics (the scientific study of language and its structures and features)

linguist (one who studies linguistics)

Chapter 4: Subsystems of LanguageChapter 4: Subsystems of Language

There are five subsystems of language:

Phonetics & Phonology

Syntax

Semantics Discourse

Morphology & Lexicology

1: Phonetics & Phonology1: Phonetics & Phonology

Phonetics is the study of speech sounds and how to transcribe them.Phonology is the study of sound systems.

Think of an ear. The word phone means sound, so phonetics and phonology will always have something to do with sound.

2: Morphology & Lexicology2: Morphology & Lexicology

Think of shape. The word ‘morph’ means shape, so morphology and ‘lexi’ means word in Ancient Greek, so morphology and lexicology will always have something to do with shape of words ie prefixes, spelling etc.

Morphology is the study of structure or forms of words.Lexicology is the study of words.

3: Syntax3: Syntax

Syntax is the study of rules determining how words are combined into sentences. It is how to arrange and group and order words.

Think of glue. Syntax is about the way we decide to stick our words together so that our ideas form sentences.

4: Discourse4: Discourse

Discourse is a connected series of utterances or sentences and looking at how they link with each other.

Think of conversation, where what you say is directly linked to what you have just heard. Conversation is a classic example of discourse.

5: Semantics5: Semantics

Semantics is the study of meaning in language.

Think of agreeing on a handshake. Semantics is about common agreed meaning between people. We need it in order for communication to be successful.

1) Name 2 subsystems of language

2) Identify the areas they deal with

3) Name a learning strategy you used today