Ar ea:ENGLI SH Focus:I nt r oduct i ont oLi ngui st i cs Compet enci es: 1. demonst r at ef ami l i ar i t ywi t ht het heor i esofl anguage and l anguage l ear ni ng and t hei ri nf l uence on l anguage t eachi ng 2. r ev i si tt heknowl edgeofl i ngui st i ct heor i esandconcept sand appl yi tt ot het eachi ngofcommuni cat i onski l l s–l i st eni ng, speaki ng, r eadi ng, wr i t i ng, andgr ammar 3. show under st andi ngofhow l anguager ul esar eusedi nr eal conv er sat i ons A.Li ngui st i csandEngl i shLanguageTeachi ng Teacher s’knowl edgeont hewor ki ngsofl anguageandl anguage t eachi ngar eessent i al l yi nt er t wi nedwi t heachot her .Thet eacher s’ compet enceonhowal anguagebehav eswi l lcer t ai nl yhel pt eacher s expl ai nt ot hest udent showt hel anguagewor ks, aswel lasant i ci pat e andr espondappr opr i at el yt opossi bl el ear ni ngdi f f i cul t i es. 1.Knowl edgeofl i ngui st i cs,speci f i cal l yphonol ogy ,maybeusef ul f orexpl ai ni ngi nt er f er encepr obl emst hatmaybeexper i enced byEngl i shl anguagel ear ner swi t ht heEngl i shsoundsy st em.To i l l ust r at e,i nt heabsenceoft hef ol l owi ngsoundssuchas/ f / and/ v /i nPhi l i ppi nel anguages,excepti nI v at anand I banag, Fi l i pi no Engl i sh l ear ner s ar el i kel yt o use / p/and / v /as subst i t ut esounds,e. g. ,/ pæn/f or/ f æn/‘f an’and/ bæn/f or / v æn/‘ v an’ .Languaget eacher sar eadv i sedt or emembert hat eachl anguagehasi t sowni nv ent or yofphonemest hatmay di f f erf r om t hatofanot herl anguage.Suchdi f f er encesmay r esul ti nusi ngsoundst hatonl yappr oxi mat et het ar getsounds, asshowni nt heaf or eci t edexampl es. 2.Languaget eacher sneedt or eal i zet hatgr ammat i caluni t ssuch as mor phemes,wor ds,phr ases and cl auses behav e qui t e di f f er ent l yacr ossl anguages.Forexampl e,pl ur al i t y ,andt ense i nEngl i shar eexpr essedt hr oughi nf l ect i onsasi s{ s/es}and{ ed} .Howev er , Tagal ogpl ur al i t yi sexpr essedassepar at ewor ds asi nmgabat a‘ chi l dr en’ .Li ngui st i cal l yspeaki ng, Tagal ogv er bs hav e no t ense,onl y aspect s – per f ect i v e“ kumai n’and i mper f ect i v e‘ kumakai n’ ,whi ch may expl ai nt he Fi l i pi nos’ pr obl emsi ndeal i ngwi t hEngl i sht enses. 3.Hel pi ngst udent st odi scov ert hemeani ngofwor dsbypar si ng t hem i nt o smal lpar t s depends heav i l y on t he t eacher ’ s knowl edge of mor phol ogy or wor d f or mat i on r ul es. To exempl i f y , st udent smaypar seorsegmentt hef ol l owi ngwor ds, t aki ng not e of t he mor pheme { ment }t hat r ecur s i n embar r assment , gov er nment , di si l l usi onment , enhancement .As st udent sdi scov ert hemeani ngof{ ment }as‘ st at eorcondi t i on’ , t heymaybeabl et ogi v et hemeani ngoft heci t edexampl esas: ‘ st at eofbei ngembar r assed’ , ‘ st at eofgov er ni ng’ , ‘ st at eofbei ng di si l l usi oned’ ,and‘ st at eofenhanci ng’ .Hence,t hepr ocessof wor df or mat i onsuchasder i v at i onmayhel pl ear ner si nt er pr et andr emembermeani ngofwor dst hatf ol l owcer t ai npat t er nsi n f or mi ngshor twor dsi nt ol ongerwor ds. 4.Teacher s’knowl edgeaboutl ar geruni t sofl anguageuse– di scour se st r uct ur e – may be r el ev ant when t eachi ng exchangesorconv er sat i ons.Theuseofl anguagef orsoci al f unct i onssuchasaski ngper mi ssi oni nv ol v esf ami l i ar i t ywi t h modal st hatex pr essf or mal i t yandahi gherdegr eeofpol i t eness whenspeaki ngwi t hsomeonewhoi sol der ,whooccupi esa hi gherposi t i on,ori sanaut hor i t yt hant hespeaker .I nt hi s cont extappr opr i acyhast obeobser v edi nsel ect i ngmodal s. Forexampl e,i ti sappr opr i at et ousemay ,notcanwhenaski ng per mi ssi onf r om someonewhoi sol der ,hi gheri nposi t i ont han t hespeaker .e. g.MayIuset heof f i cecomput er ? B.Vi ewsaboutLanguage 1. Thest r uct ur al i st sbel i ev et hatl anguagecanbedescr i bed i nt er msofobser v abl eandv er i f i abl edat aasi ti sbei ng used.They al so descr i be l anguage i nt er ms of i t s st r uct ur eandaccor di ngt ot her egul ar i t i esandpat t er nsor r ul es i nl anguage st r uct ur e.To t hem,l anguage i sa sy st em ofspeech sounds,ar bi t r ar i l yassi gned t ot he obj ect s, st at es, andconcept st owhi cht heyr ef er , usedf or humancommuni cat i on. Language i s pr i mar i l y vocal .Language i s speech, pr i mar i l ymadeupofv ocalsoundspr oducedbyt he speech appar at usi nt he human body .The pr i mar y medi um ofl anguagei sspeech;t hewr i t t enr ecor di s but a secondar yr epr esent at i on of t he l anguage. Wr i t i ng i s onl yt he gr aphi cr epr esent at i on oft he soundsoft hel anguage.Whi l emostl anguageshav e wr i t i ngsy st ems,anumberofl anguagescont i nuet o exi st ,ev ent oday ,i nt hespokenf or m onl y ,wi t houtany wr i t t enf or m.Li ngui st scl ai mt hatspeechi spr i mar y , wr i t i ng secondar y .Ther ef or e,i ti s assumed t hat speechhasapr i or i t yi nl anguaget eachi ng. Languagei sasy st em ofsy st ems.Languagei snota di sor gani zed ora chaot i c combi nat i on ofsounds. Soundsar ear r angedi ncer t ai nf i xedorest abl i shed, sy st emat i cor dert of or m meani ngf uluni t sorwor ds. Forex ampl e, nowor di nEngl i shst ar t swi t hbz, l r -orzl combi nat i on,butt her ear et hoset hatbegi nwi t hspr andst r -( asi nspr i ngandst r i ng) .I nl i kemanner , wor ds ar eal soar r angedi napar t i cul arsy st em t ogener at e accept abl emeani ngf ulsent ences.Thesent ence“ Shen boughtanew nov el ”i saccept abl ebutt hegr oupof wor ds “ Shen boughtnew nov ela”i sunaccept abl e, si nce t he wor d or der of t he l at t er v i ol at es t he est abl i shed conv ent i on i n Engl i sh gr ammar ,t he Subj ect Ver bObj ectorSVOwor dor der . Languagei sasy st em ofst r uct ur al l yr el at edel ement s or‘ bui l di ngbl ocks’f ort heencodi ngofmeani ng,t he el ement s bei ng phonemes ( sounds) , mor phemes ( wor ds) ,t agmemes( phr asesandsent ences/ cl auses) . Languagel ear ni ng, i ti sassumed, ent ai l smast er i ngt he el ement s orbui l di ng bl ocks oft he l anguage and l ear ni ng t he r ul es by whi ch t hese el ement s ar e combi ned,f r om phonemet o mor phemet o wor dt o phr aset osent ence. Languagei sar bi t r ar y .Ther ei sno i nher entr el at i on bet weent hewor dsofal anguageandt hei rmeani ngs ort hei deasconv ey edbyt hem.Putanot herway ,t her e i s no one t o one cor r espondence bet ween t he st r uct ur eofawor dandt het hi ngi tst andsf or .Ther ei s no‘ sacr ed’r easonwhyanani malt hatf l i esi scal l ed i bon i n Fi l i pi no,paj ar oi n Spani sh,bi r di n Engl i sh. Sel ect i onoft hesewor dsi nt hel anguagesment i oned her ei s pur el y an acci dentofhi st or yt hatnat i v e speaker soft hel anguageshav eagr eedon.Thr ough t hey ear sr ef er encet osuchani malhasbecomean est abl i shedconv ent i ont hatcannotbeeasi l ychanged. Thatl anguagei sar bi t r ar ymeanst hatt her el at i onshi p bet ween t he wor dsand t he ‘ t hi ngs’t heydenot ei s mer el yconv ent i onal ,i . e.nat i v espeaker sofEngl i sh,i n somesense,agr eedt ouset hesounds/kæt/‘ cat ’i n Engl i shbecausenat i v espeaker sofEngl i sh‘ want ’i tt o be. Languagei sameansofcommuni cat i on.Languagei s an i mpor t ant means of communi cat i ng bet ween humansoft hei ri deas,bel i ef s,orf eel i ngs.Language gi v esshapet opeopl e’ st hought s,aswel lasgui des andcont r ol st hei ract i v i t y . 2. The t r ansf or mat i onal i st s/ cogni t i v i st s bel i ev e t hat l anguagei sasy st em ofknowl edgemademani f esti n l i ngui st i cf or msbuti nnat eand,i ni t smostabst r actf or m, uni v er sal . Language i si nnat e.The pr esence oft he l anguage acqui si t i on dev i ce ( LAD) i n t he human br ai n pr edi sposesal lnor malchi l dr ent oacqui r et hei rf i r st l anguagei nanamazi ngl yshor tt i me,ar oundf i v ey ear s si ncebi r t h. Languagei scr eat i v e.I tenabl esnat i v espeaker st o pr oduce and under st and sent ences t hey hav e not hear dnorusedbef or e. Language i s a ment al phenomenon. I ti s not mechani cal . Languagei suni v er sal .I ti suni v er sali nt hesenset hat al lnor malchi l dr ent hewor l dov eracqui r eamot her t onguebuti ti sal souni v er sali nt hesenset hat ,ata hi ghl yabst r actl ev el ,al ll anguages mustshar e key f eat ur esofhumanl anguages,suchasal ll anguages hav e sounds;al ll anguages hav er ul es t hatf or m soundsi nt owor ds,wor dsi nt ophr asesandcl auses; and al ll anguages hav et r ansf or mat i on r ul es t hat enabl espeaker st oaskquest i ons,negat esent ences, i ssueor der s, def ocust hedoeroft heact i on, et c. 2. The f unct i onal i st sbel i ev et hatl anguage i sa dy nami c sy st em t hr oughwhi chmember sofspeechcommuni t y exchangei nf or mat i on.I ti sav ehi cl ef ort heexpr essi onof f unct i onalmeani ngsuchasexpr essi ngone’ semot i ons, per suadi ngpeopl e, aski ngandgi v i ngi nf or mat i on, maki ng peopl edot hi ngsf orot her s. Thi sv i ew ofl anguage emphasi zes t he meani ng and f unct i onsr at hert hant hegr ammat i calchar act er i st i csof l anguage,and l eads t oal anguage t eachi ng cont ent consi st i ng of cat egor i es of meani ng/ not i ons and f unct i ons r at her t han of el ement s of st r uct ur e and gr ammar . 3. Thei nt er act i oni st sbel i ev et hatl anguagei sav ehi cl ef or est abl i shi ng i nt er per sonalr el at i onsand f orper f or mi ng soci alt r ansact i onsbet weeni ndi v i dual s.I ti sat oolf or cr eat i ng and mai nt ai ni ng soci al r el at i ons t hr ough conv er sat i ons.Languaget eachi ngcont ent ,accor di ngt o t hi sv i ew,maybespeci f i edandor gani zedbypat t er nsof exchangeandi nt er act i on. B. Acqui si t i onofLanguage 1. Behav i or i stl ear ni ngt heor y .Der i v edf r om agener alt heor y ofl ear ni ng,t hebehav i or i stv i ewst at est hatt hel anguage behav i oroft hei ndi v i duali scondi t i onedbysequencesof di f f er ent i al r ewar dsi nhi s/ herenv i r onment . I tr egar ds l anguage l ear ni ng as a behav i orl i ke ot her f or msofhuman behav i or ,nota ment alphenomenon, l ear nedbyapr ocessofhabi tf or mat i on.Si ncel anguagei s v i ewed asmechani st i cand asa human act i v i t y ,i ti s bel i ev edt hatl ear ni ngal anguagei sachi ev edbybui l di ng up habi t s on t he basi s ofst i mul usr esponse chai ns. Behav i or i sm emphasi zes t he consequences of t he r esponseandar guest hati ti st hebehav i ort hatf ol l owsa r esponsewhi chr ei nf or cesi tandt hushel pst ost r engt hen t heassoci at i on. Accor di ng t o Li t t l ewood ( 1984) ,t he pr ocess ofhabi t f or mat i oni ncl udest hef ol l owi ng: a.Thechi l di mi t at est hesoundsandpat t er nswhi chs/ he hear sar oundher / hi m. b.Peopl er ecogni zet hechi l d’ sat t empt sasbei ngsi mi l ar t ot headul tmodel sandr ei nf or ce( r ewar d)t hesounds byappr ov al orsomeot herdesi r abl er eact i on. c.I nor dert oobt ai nmor eoft heser ewar ds,t hechi l d r epeat st hesoundsandpat t er nssot hatt hesebecome habi t s. d.I nt hi swayt hechi l d’ sv er balbehav i ori scondi t i oned ( ‘ shaped’ )unt i lt he habi t s coi nci de wi t ht he adul t model s. Thebehav i or i st scl ai mt hatt het hr eecr uci alel ement sof l ear ni ngar e:ast i mul us,whi chser v est oel i ci tbehav i or ;a r esponset r i gger edbyt hest i mul us,andr ei nf or cement , whi chser v est omar kt her esponseasbei ngappr opr i at e ( ori nappr opr i at e)and encour ages t he r epet i t i on ( or suppr essi on)oft her esponse. 2. Cogni t i v e Lear ni ng Theor y . Chomsky ar gues t hat l anguagei snotacqui r edbychi l dr enbysheeri mi t at i on andt hr oughaf or m ofcondi t i oni ngonr ei nf or cementand r ewar d.Hebel i ev est hatal lnor malhumanbei ngshav ean i nbor n bi ol ogi cal i nt er nal mechani sm t hat makes l anguagel ear ni ngpossi bl e.Cogni t i v i st s/i nnat i st scl ai m t hatt hechi l di sbor nwi t han‘ i ni t i al ’ st at e’ aboutl anguage whi chpr edi sposeshi m/ hert oacqui r eagr ammaroft hat l anguage.Theymai nt ai nt hatt hel anguageacqui si t i on dev i ce ( LAD)i s whatt he chi l d br i ngs t ot he t ask of l anguage acqui si t i on,gi v i ng hi m/ heran act i v er ol ei n l anguagel ear ni ng. Onei mpor t antf eat ur eoft hement al i staccountofsecond l anguageacqui si t i oni shy pot hesi st est i ng,apr ocessof f or mul at i ngr ul esandt est i ngt hesamewi t hcompet ent speaker soft het ar getl anguage. 3. Kr ashen’ sMoni t orModel( 1981) .Pr obabl yt hi si st he mostof t en ci t ed among t heor i esofsecond l anguage acqui si t i on;consi der edt hemostcompr ehensi v e,i fnot t hemostambi t i ous, consi st i ngoff i v ecent r al hy pot heses: Thef i v ehy pot hesesar e: a.Theacqui si t i on/l ear ni ng hy pot hesi s.I tcl ai mst hat t her ear et woway sofdev el opi ngcompet encei nL2: Acqui si t i on-t hesubconsci ouspr ocesst hatr esul t s f r om i nf or mal ,nat ur alcommuni cat i onbet ween peopl ewher el anguagei sameans,notaf ocus noranend, i ni t sel f . Lear ni ng-t heconsci ouspr ocessofknowi ngabout l anguageandbei ngabl et ot al kabouti t ,t hat occur si namor ef or malsi t uat i onwher et he pr oper t i esorr ul esofal anguagear et aught . Language l ear ni ng has t r adi t i onal l yi nv ol v ed gr ammarandv ocabul ar yl ear ni ng. Acqui si t i onpar al l el sf i r stl anguagedev el opmenti n chi l dr en whi l el ear ni ng appr oxi mat es t he f or mal t eachi ng ofgr ammari n cl assr ooms.Consci ous t hi nki ngaboutt her ul esi ssai dt ooccuri nsecond l anguagel ear ni ngwhi l eunconsci ousf eel i ngabout whati scor r ectandappr opr i at eoccur si nl anguage acqui si t i on. b.The nat ur al or der hy pot hesi s. I t suggest s t hat gr ammat i calst r uct ur esar eacqui r edi napr edi ct abl e or derf orbot h chi l dr en and adul t s,t hati s,cer t ai n gr ammat i calst r uct ur es ar e acqui r ed bef or e ot her s, i r r espect i v eoft hel anguagebei ng l ear ned.Whena l ear nerengagesi nnat ur alcommuni cat i on,t hent he st andar dor derbel owwi l l occur . Gr oup1: pr esentpr ogr essi v e i ng ( Shei s r eadi ng) pl ur als( bags) copul a‘ t o be’( The gi r li s att he l i br ar y . ) Gr oup2:auxi l i ar y‘ t obe’ ( Shei sr eadi ng. ) ar t i cl est heandan( That ’ sabook. ) Gr oup3:i r r egul arpastf or ms( Shedr ankmi l k. ) Gr oup4: r egul arpast ed( Shepr ay edl ast ni ght . ) t hi r dper sonsi ngul ar s( Shepr ay s ev er yday . ) possessi v es( Thegi r l ’ sbagi snew. ) b.The moni t orhy pot hesi s.I tcl ai ms t hatconsci ous l ear ni ngofgr ammat i calr ul eshasanext r emel yl i mi t ed f unct i on i nl anguageper f or mance:asamoni t oror edi t ort hatchecksout put .Themoni t ori sanedi t i ng dev i ce t hatmaynor mal l yoper at e bef or el anguage per f or mance.Such edi t i ng may occur bef or et he nat ur al out putoraf t ert heouput . Kr ashensuggest st hatmoni t or i ngoccur swhent her e i s suf f i ci ent t i me, wher e t her e i s pr essur e t o communi cat ecor r ect l yandnotj ustconv eymeani ng, andwhent heappr opr i at er ul esar eknown. d.Thei nputhy pot hesi s.Kr ashen pr oposest hatwhen l ear ner sar eexposedt ogr ammat i calf eat ur esal i t t l e bey ondt hei rcur r entl ev el( i . e. , i+1) , t hosef eat ur esar e ‘ acqui r ed’ .Acqui si t i on r esul t sf r om compr ehensi bl e i nput ,whi ch i smade under st andabl e wi t ht he hel p pr ov i ded by t he cont ext . I f l ear ner s r ecei v e under st andabl ei nput ,l anguage st r uct ur es wi l lbe nat ur al l yacqui r ed.Abi l i t yt ocommuni cat ei nasecond l anguage‘ emer ges’r at hert hani ndi r ect l yputi npl ace byt eachi ng. c.The af f ect i v ef i l t er hy pot hesi s.Fi l t er consi st s of at t i t udet ol anguage,mot i v at i on,sel f conf i denceand anxi et y .Thusl ear ner swi t hf av or abl eat t i t udeandsel f conf i dence mayhav ea‘ l ow f i l t er ’whi ch pr omot es l anguagel ear ni ng.Lear ner swi t hal ow af f ect i v ef i l t er seekandr ecei v emor ei nput ,i nt er actwi t hconf i dence, andar emor er ecept i v et ot hei nputt heyar eexposedt o. On t he ot herhand,anxi ous l ear ner s hav e a hi gh af f ect i v ef i l t erwhi chpr ev ent sacqui si t i onf r om t aki ng pl ace. d.I mpl i cat i onsf ort eachi ng: 1.Teacher smustcont i nuousl ydel i v erata l ev el under st andabl ebyl ear ner s. 2.Teachi ngmustpr epar et hel ear ner sf orr eall i f e communi cat i on si t uat i ons. Cl assr ooms must pr ov i deconv er sat i onalconf i dencesot hatwhen i nt heout si dewor l d,t hest udentcancopewi t h andcont i nuel ear ni ng. 3.Teacher s mustensur et hatl ear ner s do not become anxi ous or def ensi v e i n l anguage l ear ni ng.Theconf i denceofal anguagel ear ner mustbeencour agedi nal anguageacqui si t i on pr ocess.Teacher sshoul dnoti nsi stonl ear ner s conv er si ngbef or et heyf eelcomf or t abl ei ndoi ng so;nei t hershoul dt heycor r ecter r or snormake negat i v er emar ks t hat i nhi bi tl ear ner sf r om l ear ni ng.Theyshoul ddev i sespeci f i ct echni ques t or el axl ear ner sandpr ot ectt hei regos. 4.Teacher s mustcr eat e an at mospher e wher e l ear ner s ar e notembar r assed byt hei rer r or s. Er r or sshoul dnotbecor r ect edwhenacqui si t i on i soccur r i ng.Er r orcor r ect i oni sv al uabl ewhen l ear ni ng si mpl er ul es butmay hav e negat i v e ef f ect si nt er msofanxi et yandi nhi bi t i ons. 5.For malgr ammart eachi ng i s ofl i mi t ed v al ue because i tcont r i but est ol ear ni ng r at hert han acqui si t i on.Onl ysi mpl er ul esshoul dbel ear ned. 6.Teacher sshoul dnotexpectl ear ner st ol ear n‘ l at e st r uct ur es’ suchast hi r dper sonsi ngul arear l y . C. I nf l uencesofTheor i esonLanguageTeachi ng 1.Appl i edl i ngui st scl ai mt hatt heor i esofl anguagel ear ni ngas wel last heor i esofl anguagemaypr ov i det hebasi sf ora par t i cul art eachi ng appr oach/ met hod.To i l l ust r at e,t he l i nki ngofst r uct ur al i sm andbehav i or i sm haspr oducedt he audi ol i ngual met hod ( ALM) , or al appr oach/ si t uat i onal l anguaget eachi ng,oper antcondi t i oni ngappr oach,bot t omupt extpr ocessi ng,cont r ol l edt of r eewr i t i ng,t oci t eaf ew. Thesemet hodsunder scor et henecessi t yofov er l ear ni ng,a pr i nci pl et hatl eadst oendl essandmi ndl essmi mi cr yand memor i zat i on( ‘ mi mmem’ ) .Theyar eal sochar act er i zedby mechani cal habi t f or mat i on t eachi ng, done t hr ough unr emi t t i ngpr act i ce:sent encepat t er nsar er epeat edand dr i l l ed unt i lt hey become habi t ualand aut omat i ct o mi ni mi ze occur r ences ofmi st akes.Gr ammari st aught t hr oughanal ogy ,hence,expl anat i onsofr ul esar enotgi v en unt i lt hest udent shav epr act i cedapat t er ni nav ar i et yof cont ext s. 2.Thecogni t i v el ear ni ngt heor yhasgi v enbi r t ht ot hecogni t i v e appr oacht ol ear ni ng t hatput sl anguageanal y si sbef or e l anguageuseand i nst r uct i onbyt het eacher ,bef or et he st udent spr act i cef or ms.I ti scompat i bl ewi t ht hev i ewt hat l ear ni ng i sat hi nki ng pr ocess,a bel i eft hatunder pi ns cogni t i v ebasedandschemaenhanci ngst r at egi essuchas Di r ect edReadi ngThi nki ngAct i v i t y ,St or yGr ammar ,Thi nkAl oud, t onameaf ew. 3.The f unct i onal v i ew of l anguage has r esul t ed i n communi cat i onbased met hods such as Communi cat i v e Language Teachi ng/ Communi cat i v e Appr oach,Not i onal - Funct i onal Appr oach, Nat ur al Appr oach, TaskBased LanguageTeachi ng.Thesemet hodsar el ear ner cent er ed, al l owi ngl ear ner st owor ki npai r sorgr oupsi ni nf or mat i on gap t asks and pr obl emsol v i ng act i v i t i es wher e such communi cat i on st r at egi es as i nf or mat i on shar i ng, negot i at i onofmeani ng, andi nt er act i onar eused. 4.Thev i ewt hati sbot hcogni t i v eandaf f ect i v ehasgi v enr i set o ahol i st i cappr oacht ol anguagel ear ni ngorwhol eper son l ear ni ng whi ch has spawned humani st i ct echni ques i n l anguagel ear ni ng and Communi t yLanguageLear ni ng.I n t hesemet hods,t hewhol eper soni ncl udi ngemot i onsand f eel i ngsaswel lasl anguageknowl edgeandbehav i orski l l s become cent r alt ot eachi ng.The humani st i c appr oach equi psl ear ner s“ v ocabul ar yf orexpr essi ngone’ sf eel i ngs, f or shar i ngone’ sv al uesandv i ewpoi nt swi t hot her s,andf or dev el opi ng a bet t erunder st andi ng oft hei rf eel i ngs and needs. ” D. Li ngui st i cConcept s: ScopeofLi ngui st i cSt udi es: 1.Phonol ogy .I t st udi es t he combi nat i on of sounds i nt o or gani zeduni t sofspeech,t hecombi nat i onofsy l l abl esand l ar geruni t s.I tdescr i best hesound sy st em ofa par t i cul ar l anguage and di st r i but i on ofsounds whi ch occuri nt hat l anguage.Cl assi f i cat i oni smadeont hebasi soft heconceptof t hephoneme. Phonol ogyi st hest udyoft hesoundsy st em ofl anguage:t he r ul est hatgov er npr onunci at i on.I tcompr i sest heel ement sand pr i nci pl est hatdet er mi nesoundpat t er nsi nal anguage. 2.Phonet i cs.I tst udi esl anguageatt hel ev elofsounds:how soundsar ear t i cul at edbyt hehumanspeechmechani sm and r ecei v edbyt heaudi t or ymechani sm,aswel lashow sounds canbedi st i ngui shedandchar act er i zedbyt hemanneri nwhi ch t heyar epr oduced. 3.Mor phol ogy .I tst udi es t he pat t er ns off or mi ng wor ds by combi ni ngsoundsi nt omi ni maldi st i nct i v euni t sofmeani ng cal l edmor phemes.I tdeal swi t ht her ul esofat t achi ngsuf f i xes orpr ef i xest osi ngl emor phemest of or m wor ds. Mor phol ogyi st hest udyofwor df or mat i on;i tdeal swi t ht he i nt er nal st r uct ur eofwor ds.I tal sost udi est hechangest hatt ake pl acei nt hest r uct ur eofwor ds, e. g.t hemor pheme‘ go’ changes t o‘ went ’ and‘ gone’ t osi gni f ychangesi nt enseandaspect . 4.Sy nt ax.I tdeal swi t hhow wor dscombi net of or m phr ases, phr asescombi net of or m cl auses, andcl ausesconj oi nt omake sent ences.Sy nt axi st hest udyoft hewayphr ases, cl ausesand sent ences ar e const r uct ed.I ti st he sy st em ofr ul es and cat egor i est hatunder l i essent encef or mat i on.I tal soi nv ol v es t he descr i pt i on ofr ul es,ofposi t i oni ng ofel ement si nt he sent ence such as noun phr ases,v er b phr ases,adv er bi al phr ases, et c. Sy nt axal soat t empt st odescr i behowt heseel ement sf unct i on i nt he sent ence,i . e. ,t he f unct i on t hatt heyper f or m i nt he sent ence. Forexampl e,t henounphr ase“ t hest udent ”has di f f er entf unct i onsi nt hef ol l owi ngsent ences: a)Thest udenti swr i t i nganewpl ay . b)Thet eachergav et hest udentanewpl ay . I nsent encea) ,t hest udentf unct i onsast hesubj ectoft he sent encewhi l ei nsent enceb) , i tf unct i onsasi ndi r ectobj ect . 5.Semant i cs.I tdeal swi t ht hel ev elofmeani ngi nl anguage.I t at t empt st oanal y z et hest r uct ur eofmeani ngi nal anguage, e. g. ,how wor dsar er el at edi nmeani ng;i tat t empt st oshow t hese i nt er r el at i onshi ps t hr ough f or mi ng ‘ cat egor i es’ . Semant i csaccount sf orbot hwor dandsent encemeani ng. 6.Pr agmat i cs.I tdeal swi t ht hecont ext ualaspect sofmeani ngi n par t i cul arsi t uat i ons.Pr agmat i csi st hest udyofhowl anguage i susedi nr ealcommuni cat i on.Asdi st i nctf r om t hest udyof sent ences, pr agmat i cs consi der s ut t er ances – t hose sent enceswhi char eact ual l yut t er edorsai dbyspeaker sofa l anguage. 7.Di scour se.I ti st hest udyofchunksofl anguagewhi char e bi ggert hanasi ngl esent ence.Att hi sl ev el , i nt er sent ent i all i nks t hatf or m aconnect edorcohesi v et extar eanal y zed.Theuni t ofl anguagest udi edi ndi scour seandpr agmat i csmaybean ut t er ancei nanexchangeorat exti nwr i t t enf or m. Phonol ogy : 1.Phonemei sadi st i nct i v e, cont r ast edsounduni t , e. g./m / , /æ/ , /n/ .Thesedi st i nctsoundsent eri nt ocombi nat i onwi t hot her soundst of or m wor ds, e. g. , / mæn/‘ man’ . Phonemei st hesmal l estuni tofsoundofanyl anguaget hat causesadi f f er encei nmeani ng.I ti saphonesegmentt hathas a cont r ast i v e st at us. The basi c t est f or a sound’ s di st i nct i v enessi scal l edami ni malpai rt est .A mi ni malpai r consi st soft wof or mswi t hdi st i nctmeani ngt hatdi f f erbyonl y onesegmentf oundi nt hesameposi t i oni neachf or m.For exampl e,[ sɪ p]‘ si p’and[ zɪ p]‘ zi p’f or m ami ni malpai randshow t hatt hesounds[ s]and[ z]cont r asti nEngl i shbecauset hey causet hedi f f er encei nmeani ngbet weent hewor ds‘ si p’and ‘ zi p’ ; hence, t heyar esepar at ephonemes-/ s/and/ z/ . 2.Al l ophonesar ev ar i ant sorot herway sofpr oduci ngaphoneme. They ar e phonet i cal l y si mi l arand ar ef r equent l yf ound i n compl ement ar y di st r i but i on. For exampl e,t he sy st emat i c v ar i at i onsof/ t /ar e: h The/ t /i nt opi saspi r at ed[ t ] ;t he/ t /i nst opi sr el eased[ t ] ;t he 7 / t /i npoti sunr el eased[ t] . 3.Soundsar ecat egor i zedi nt ot womaj orcl asses:v owel sand consonant s. Gl ot t al Vel ar Pal at al Al v eol ar I nt er dent al Labi odent al Bi l abi al 4.Consonantsounds ar e pr oduced wi t h some r est r i ct i on or cl osur ei nt hev ocalt r actast heai rf r om t hel ungsi spushed t hr ought hegl ot t i soutt hemout h.Theai r f l owi sei t herbl ocked moment ar i l yorr est r i ct edsomucht hatnoi sei spr oducedasai r f l owspastt heconst r i ct i on.Consonant sar edescr i bedi nt er ms of phy si caldi mensi ons:pl ace of ar t i cul at i on,manner of ar t i cul at i on, v oi ci ng, asshowni nFi gur e1. St ops v oi cel ess p t k v oi ced b d g Fr i cat i v es v oi cel ess f θ s š h v oi ced v ð z ž Af f r i cat es v oi cel ess č ǰ v oi ced Nasal s v oi cel ess v oi ced m n ŋ Li qui ds v oi cel ess v oi ced l r Gl i des v oi cel ess v oi ced w y Sour ce:Par ker , F.&K.Ri l ey .( 1994) .Li ngui st i csf orNonLi ngui st s. Bost on: Al l y nand Bacon. FI GURE1.ConsonantPhonemesofEngl i sh Pl aceofAr t i cul at i on.Foranyar t i cul at i oncor r espondi ngt oone oft heseconsonantphonemes, t hev ocalt r acti sconst r i ct edatoneof t hef ol l owi ngpoi nt s. ( a)Bi l abi al( f r om bi‘ t wo’ +l abi al‘ l i ps’ ) .Thepr i mar yconst r i ct i on i satt he l i ps( / p, b, m, w/ ) . ( b)Labi odent al( f r om l abi o‘ l i p’+dent al‘ t eet h’ ) .Thepr i mar y const r i ct i on i sbet weent hel owerl i pandt heuppert eet h( / f , v / ) . ( c)I nt er dent al( f r om i nt er‘ bet ween’+ dent al‘ t eet h’ ) .The pr i mar y const r i ct i oni sbet weent het ongueandt heuppert eet h ( / θ, ð/ ) . ( d)Al v eol ar( f r om al v eol arr i dge) .Thepr i mar yconst r i ct i oni s bet weent he t ongueandt heal v eol arr i dge( / t , d, s, z, n, l / ) . ( e)Pal at al( f r om pal at e) .Thepr i mar yconst r i ct oni sbet ween t het ongueandt hepal at e( / š, ž, č, ǰ , r , y / ) . ( f )Vel ar( f r om v el um) .Thepr i mar yconst r i ct i oni sbet weent he t ongueand t hev el um ( / k, g, ŋ/ ) . ( g)Gl ot t al( f r om gl ot t i s,whi chr ef er st ot hespacebet weent he v ocalcor ds) .Thepr i mar yconst r i ct i oni satt hegl ot t i s ( / h/ ) . MannerofAr t i cul at i on.Foranyar t i cul at i oncor r espondi ngt o oneoft heseconsonantphonemes,t hev ocalt r acti sconst r i ct edi n oneoft hef ol l owi ngway s. ( a)St ops.Twoar t i cul at or s( l i ps, t ongue, t eet h, et c. )ar ebr ought t oget hersucht hatt hef l owofai rt hr ought hev ocalt r act i scompl et el ybl ocked( / p, b, t , d, k, g/ ) . ( b)Fr i cat i v es.Twoar t i cul at or sar ebr oughtneareachot her sucht hatt hef l ow ofai ri si mpededbutnotcompl et el y bl ocked.Theai rf l owt hr ought henar r owopeni ngcr eat es f r i ct i on, hencet het er mf r i cat i v e( / f , v , θ, ð, s, z, š, ž, h/ ) . ( c)Af f r i cat es.Ar t i cul at i ons cor r espondi ng t o af f r i cat es ar e t hoset hatbegi nl i kest ops( wi t hacompl et ecl osur ei nt he v ocalt r act )andendl i kef r i cat i v es( wi t hanar r owopeni ng i nt he v ocalt r act )( / č, ǰ / ) .Because af f r i cat es can be descr i bed asa st op pl usa f r i cat i v e,some phonemi c al phabet st r anscr i be/č/as/ t š/and/ ǰ /as/ dž/ . ( d)Nasal s.A nasalar t i cul at i oni sonei nwhi cht heai r f l ow t hr ought hemout hi scompl et el ybl ockedbutt hev el um i s l ower ed, f or ci ngt heai rt hr ought henose( / m, n, ŋ/ ) . ( e) Li qui ds and Gl i des. Bot h of t hese t er ms descr i be ar t i cul at i onst hatar emi dwaybet weent r ueconsonant s ( i . e. ,st ops,f r i cat i v es,af f r i cat es,andnasal s)andv owel s, al t hought heyar ebot hgener al l ycl assi f i edasconsonant s. Li qui di sacov ert er mf oral ll l i keandr l i kear t i cul at i ons ( / l , r / ) . Voi ci ng.Foranyar t i cul at i oncor r espondi ngt o oneoft hese consonant phonemes, t he v ocal cor ds ar e ei t her v i br at i ng ( / b, d, g, v , ð, z, ž, ǰ , m, n, ŋ, l , r , w, y / )ornot( p, t , k, f , θ, s, š, č, h/ ) .St ops,f r i cat i v es, andaf f r i cat escomei nv oi cedandv oi cel esspai r s( exceptf or/ h/ ) ; nasal s, l i qui ds, andgl i desar eal l v oi ced, asar ev owel s. Eachconsonantphonemei snotr eal l yani ndi v i si bl euni t ,but r at heracomposi t eofv al uesal ongt heset hr eedi mensi ons.Each suchdi mensi onconst i t ut esadi st i nct i v ef eat ur e.Forexampl e,f r om oneper spect i v e/ p/and/ b/ar enotr eal l yuni t si nt hemsel v es,but r at hereachi sbundl eoff eat ur ev al ues, asf ol l ows. +bi l abi al / p/ = +st op −v oi ce +bi l abi al / b/ = +st op +v oi ce 5.Vowel sar epr oducedwi t hl i t t l eobst r uct i oni nt hev ocalt r act andar egener al l yv oi ced.Theyar edescr i bedi nt er msoft he f ol l owi ng phy si caldi mensi ons:t ongue hei ght ,f r ont ness,l i p r oundi ng,t enseness.Di f f er entpar t s oft he t ongue maybe r ai sed orl ower ed.Thel i psmaybe spr ead orpur sed.The passaget hr oughwhi cht heai rt r av el s, howev er , i snev ernar r ow ast oobst r uctt hef r eef l owoft heai r st r eam. Vowelsoundscar r ypi t chandl oudness;onecansi ngv owel s. Theymaybel ongorshor t . Fr ont Back i u ɪ ℧ e o ε Λ( ә) Ɔ æ Hi gh a Spr ead Round Lax Mi d Tense Low Sour ce:Par ker , F.&K.Ri l ey .( 1994) .Li ngui st i csf orNonLi ngui st s. Bost on: Al l y nandBacon. Fi gur e2.VowelPhonemesofEngl i sh 6.Supr asegment al sar epr osodi cpr oper t i est hatf or m par toft he makeupofsoundsnomat t erwhatt hei rpl aceormannerof ar t i cul at i oni s.Thesepr oper t i esar epi t ch,i nt onat i on,st r ess, andj unct ur e.Theyar ev ar i at i onsi ni nt ensi t y , pi t ch, andt i mi ng. 7.St r essi sapr oper t yofasy l l abl er at hert hanasegment .I ti sa cov ert er mf oracombi nedef f ectofpi t ch, l oudnessandl engt h-t her esul tofwhi chi sv owelpr omi nence; hence, i tr ef er st ot he r el at i v epr omi nenceofsy l l abl es.Thesy l l abl et hatr ecei v est he mostpr omi nentst r essi sr ef er r edt o aspr i mar yst r ess.To pr oduceast r essedsy l l abl e,onemaychanget hepi t ch( usual l y byr ai si ngi t ) , maket hesy l l abl el ouder , ormakei tl onger . e. g. 2 1 f undament al secondar y 2 1 1 i nt r oduct or y 2 8.Pi t chi st heaudi t or ypr oper t yofasoundt hatenabl esust o pl acei tonascal et hatr angesf r om l owt ohi gh. 9.I nt onat i on i st her i seand f al lofpi t ch whi ch maycont r ast meani ngs of sent ences.The pi t ch mov ement i n spoken ut t er ances i s notonl yr el at ed t o di f f er ences i nt he wor d meani ng,butser v es t o conv ey i nf or mat i on ofa br oadl y meani ngf ulnat ur esuchascompl et enessori ncompl et enessof anut t er ance.I nt onat i onr ef er st ot hepi t chcont our sast hey occuri nphr asesandsent ences. I nEngl i sh, t hest at ement‘ Mar i ani sal i ngui st ’ endswi t haf al li n pi t chwhi l easaquest i on,‘ Mar i ani sal i ngui st ? ’t hepi t chgoes up. 10. Junct ur er ef er st ot hepausesorbr eaksbet weensy l l abl es. I tr ef er st ot het r ansi t i onbet weensounds.Thel ackofanyr eal br eak bet ween sy l l abl es ofwor ds i sr ef er r ed t o as cl ose j unct ur e;pl usj unct ur eoropenj unct ur ei susedt odescr i bea br eakorpausebet weensy l l abl esi nt hesamewor doradj acent wor d;e. g.ni t r at ev s.ni ghtr at e;whyt r yv s.whi t er y e;bl ackbi r d v s.bl ackbi r d Mor phol ogy : 1.Mor phemei sashor tsegmentofl anguaget hatmeet st hr ee cr i t er i a: a.I ti sawor dorpar tofawor dt hathasmeani ng. b.I tcannotbedi v i dedi nt osmal l ermeani ngf ulpar t swi t hout v i ol at i on of i t s meani ng or wi t hout meani ngl ess r emai nder s. c.I tr ecur si n di f f er entwor ds wi t har el at i v el y st abl e meani ng. Thewor dunhappi nesshas3mor phemes:{ un} , { happy } , { ness} whi l et hewor dsal amanderi sasi ngl emor pheme. 2.Al l omor phsar emor phswhi chbel ongt ot hesamemor pheme. Forexampl e,/ s/ ,/ z /and/ əz/i n/ kæt s/‘ cat s’ ,/ bægz/‘ bags’ and/bΛsəz/‘ buses’ar eal l omor phsoft hepl ur almor phemes { ( e) s} .Al l omor phsar ev ar i ant sofamor phemet hatmaybe phonol ogi cal l yormor phol ogi cal l ycondi t i oned;e. g.{ en}asi n oxenandchi l dr enar eal l omor phsof{ pl ur al }mor pheme. 3.Fr eemor phemesar et hoset hatcanst andont hei rownas i ndependentwor ds,e. g.{ happy }i nunhappi l y ,{ l i ke}i ndi sl i ke, { boy }i nboy hood.Theycanal sooccuri ni sol at i on;e. g.{ happy } , { l i ke} 4.Boundmor phemesar et hoset hatcannotst andont hei rownas i ndependentwor ds.They ar e al way s at t ached t oaf r ee mor phemeoraf r eef or m,e. g.{ un} ,{ l y } ,{ di s}{ hood} .Such mor phemesar eal socal l edaf f i xes. Boundmor phemesar et hoset hatcannotst andal oneaswor ds; t heyneedt obeat t achedt oanot hermor pheme; e. g.{ con} ; { de} , { per }t o be at t ached t o{ cei v e}as i n concei v e,decei v e, per cei v e. 5.I nf l ect i onalmor phemesar et hoset hatnev erchanget hef or m cl assoft hewor dsormor phemest owhi cht heyar eat t ached. Theyar eal way sat t achedt ocompl et ewor ds.Theycapt he wor d;t heyar eacl osedendedsetofmor phemes-Engl i shhas onl y8i nf l ect i onal mor phemes. home. home. s t hi r dper sonsi ng.pr es. ed pastt ense i ng pr ogr essi v e Shest ay sathome. Shest ay edathome. Shei sst ay i ngat en pastpar t i ci pl e Shehaseat enat s Shewr ot enov el s. Mar i e’ s car i s pl ur al ‘ s possessi v e new. er compar at i v e ert hant hat . est super l at i v e estr oad. Thi sr oadi sl ongThi si st hel ong- 6.Der i v at i onalmor phemes ar et hose t hatar e added t or oot mor phemesorst emst oder i v enewwor ds.Theyusual l ychange t hef or m cl assoft hewor dst owhi cht heyar eat t ached; t heyar e openended,t hati s,t her ear epot ent i al l yi nf i ni t enumberof t hem; e. g.act ual+{ i ze} act ual i ze; hel p+{ f ul } hel pf ul ; { un }+l ucky unl ucky . 7.Wor d–For mat i onpr ocesses Der i vat i on.Thi si nv ol v est headdi t i onofader i v at i onalaf f i x, changi ng t hesy nt act i ccat egor yoft hei t em t o whi chi ti s at t ached( e. g. ,di scer n( V)di scer nment( N) ;woman( N) womanl y( Adj ) ) . Cat egor y Ext ensi on. Thi s i nv ol v es t he ext ensi on of a mor phemef r om onesy nt act i ccat egor yt oanot her( e. g. , house ( N) house( V) ; f ast( Adj )f ast( Adv ) ) Compoundi ng.Thi si nv ol v escr eat i nganewwor dbycombi ni ng t wof r eemor phemes( e. g. , sunset ; dr ugst or e) . RootCr eat i on.I ti sabr andnewwor dbasedonnopr eexi st i ng mor phemes( e. g. , Col gat e; Xer ox) . Cl i ppedFor m.I ti sashor t enedf or m ofapr eexi st i ngf or ms ( e. g. , gy m <gy mnasi um; mi ke<mi cr ophone) . Bl end.I ti sacombi nat i onofpar t soft wopr eexi st i ngf or ms ( e. g. , smog<smoke+f og; mot el<mot or+hot el ) . Acr ony m.I ti sawor df or medf r om t hef i r stl et t er ( s)ofeach wor di naphr ase( e. g. , NASA<Nat i onalAer onaut i csandSpace Admi ni st r at i on; SARS<Sev er eAcut eRespi r at or ySy ndr ome) . Abbr evi at i on.I ti sawor df or medf r om t henamesoft hef i r st l et t er soft hepr omi nentsy l l abl esofawor d( e. g. , TV<t el ev i si on) orofwor ds i n a phr ase ( e. g. ,FBI< Feder alBur eau of I nv est i gat i on) . Pr operName.Thi spr ocessf or msawor df r om apr opername ( e. g. ,hambur ger<Hambur g( Ger many ) ;sandwi ch <Ear lof Sandwi ch) . Fol kEt y mol ogy .Thi spr ocessf or msawor dbysubst i t ut i nga commonnat i v ef or mf oranexot i c( of t enf or ei gn)f or m( e. g. , cockr oach<Spani shcucur acha‘ woodl ouse’ ) . BackFor mat i on.Thi spr ocessf or msawor dbyr emov i ngwhat i smi st akenf oranaf f i x( e. g.edi t<edi t or ; beg<beggar ) . 8.Mor phophonemi cPr ocesses Ther ear epr ocessest hatpr oduceagr eatdealofl i ngui st i c v ar i abi l i t y :assi mi l at i on,di ssi mi l at i on,del et i on,epent hesi s, met at hesi s. Assi mi l at i oni sapr ocesst hatr esul t sf r om asoundbecomi ng mor el i keanot hernear bysoundi nt er msofoneormor eofi t s phonet i cchar act er i st i cs;apr ocessi nwhi chsegment st akeon t he char act er i st i cs ofnei ghbor i ng sounds;e. g.pr obabl e– i mpr obabl e; pot ent i mpot ent ; separ abl e – i nsepar abl e; sensi t i v e–i nsensi t i v e Di ssi mi l at i oni sapr ocesst hatr esul t si nt wosoundsbecomi ng l essal i kei nar t i cul at or yoracoust i ct er ms;apr ocessi nwhi ch uni t swhi choccuri nsomecont ext sar e‘ l ost ’i not her s;e. g. ‘ l i bar y ’ i nst eadof‘ l i br ar y , ’ ‘ gov enor ’ f or‘ gov er nor ’ Del et i oni sapr ocesst hatr emov esasegmentf r om cer t ai n phonet i ccont ext s.I toccur si n ev er y dayr api d speech;e. g. [ bl aɪ nmæn]‘ bl i ndman’ Epent hesi si sapr ocesst hati nser t sasy l l abl eoranonsy l l abi c segmentwi t hi nanexi st i ngst r i ngofsegment ;e. g.[ pl ænt ɪ d] ‘ pl ant ed’ Met at hesi si sapr ocesst hatr eor der sorr ev er sesasequence ofsegment s;i toccur swhent wosegment si naser i esswi t ch pl aces, e. g.ask aks; r ul er l ur er ; v i ol et v i l oy et Sy nt act i cSt r uct ur es 1.St r uct ur eofPr edi cat i onhast wocomponent s:asubj ectanda pr edi cat e;e. g.t heseagul lf l i es,t hewat erl ev elr oseabr upt l y , t het r i alhasbegun 2.St r uct ur eofCompl ement at i onhast wobasi ccomponent s:a v er bal el ementandacompl ement ;e. g.di st ur bedt hecl ass, r ender edser v i ce, beconsci ent i ous 3.St r uct ur eofModi f i cat i onhast wocomponent s:aheadwor d andamodi f i er ,whosemeani ngser v est o br oaden,qual i f y , sel ect , change, ordescr i be, ori nsomewayaf f ectt hemeani ng oft he head wor d;e. g.r esponsi bl e of f i cer s,t r ust ed f r i end, i mpar t i al l yconduct ed 4. St r uct ur e of Coor di nat i on has t wo basi c component s: equi v al entgr ammat i caluni t sandj oi nedof t enbutnotal way s byacoor di nat i ngconj unct i on; e. g.br eadandbut t er , peacenot war , nei t herext r ov er tnori nt r ov er t Semant i cs 1. Lexi calambi gui t yr ef er st oachar act er i st i cofawor dt hathas mor et hanonesense,e.g.t heEngl i shwor df l yi sambi guous becausei thasmor et hanonemeani ng:‘ ani nsect , ’‘ azi pper onapai rofpant s, ’ or‘ abasebal l hi ti nt ot heai rwi t habat . ’ 2. Sy nt act i cambi gui t yr ef er st ot hechar act er i st i cofaphr ase t hathasmor e t han onemeani ng,e. g.Engl i shl i t er at ur e t eachercan mean ‘ at eacherofEngl i sh l i t er at ur e’or‘ a l i t er at ur et eacherwhoi sf r om Engl and. ’ 3.Sy nony myr ef er st owor dshav i ngt hesamesense; t hati s, t hey hav et hesamev al uesf oral loft hei rsemant i cf eat ur es.happy and gl ad;r epl y and r espond;hast i l y and hur r i edl y ar e sy nony mouswor dsi nEngl i sh. 4. Hy pony myi sachar act er i st i cofawor dt hatcont ai nst he meani ngofanot herwor d; t hecont ai nedwor di sknownast he super or di nat e. For exampl e, sampagui t a cont ai ns t he meani ngoff l ower ;t her ef or e,sampagui t ai sahy pony m oft he super or di nat ef l ower .Putanot herway ,ahy pony mi sawor d whose meani ng cont ai ns al lt he same f eat ur ev al ues of anot herwor d, pl ussomeaddi t i onal f eat ur ev al ues. 5. Ant ony myr ef er st ot hechar act er i st i coft wowor dswhi char e di f f er entbot hi nf or m as wel las meani ng.An ant ony m conv ey st heopposi t esense( bi nar yant ony ms) , e. g.r i ch-poor ; good–bad.Theyar eal sowor dswhosemeani ngsdi f f eronl y i nt hev al uef orasi ngl esemant i cf eat ur e; e. g.r i ch–poor ; r i ch i smar ked[ +weal t h]andpoori smar ked[ -weal t h] ; dead–al i v e; dead i smar ked[ l i f e]and al i v ei smar ked[ +l i f e] .Gr adabl e ant ony ms ar e wor ds t hatdescr i be opposi t e ends of a cont i nuousdi mensi on,e. g.hotandcol d.Notev er y t hi ngt hat canbehotorcol di s,i nf act ,ei t herhotorcol d.Li qui d,f or exampl e, maybewar m orcool . 6.Homony myr ef er st osenser el at i oni nwor dswi t ht hesame phonet i cf or m butdi f f er enti nmeani ng,e. g.batmeani ng‘ a noct ur nalani mal ’and batmeani ng ‘ anequi pmentused i n basebal l orsof t bal l . ’ 7.Cor ef er encer ef er st ot hesenser el at i onoft woexpr essi ons t hathav et hesameext r al i ngui st i cr ef er ent .I nt hesent ence “ Mer cur yi st henear estpl anetf r om t hesun, ”Mer cur yandt he near estpl anetf r om t hesunar ecor ef er ent i albecauset hey bot hr ef ert ot hesameext r al i ngui st i cobj ect– t hepl anet Mer cur yi nt hesol arsy st em. 8.Anaphor ai sa l i ngui st i cexpr essi on t hatr ef er st o anot her l i ngui st i cexpr essi on;e. g.“ Thet sunamiki l l edt housandsof peopl e.I twasdev ast at i ng. ”I ti nt hesecondsent encei sused anaphor i cal l y( t opoi ntbackwar ds)t or ef ert o‘ t het sunami ’ . 9. Dei xi sr ef er st ot hechar act er i st i cofanexpr essi ont hathas onemeani ngbutcanr ef ert odi f f er entent i t i eswi t hi nt hesame cont extofut t er ance.Dei ct i cex pr essi onshav ea ‘ poi nt i ng f unct i on. ’Exampl es of dei xi s ar ey ou,I ,she ( per sonal pr onouns) ;her e,t her e,r i ght ,l ef t ,( expr essi onsofpl ace) ;t hi s, t hat , t hose, t hese( demonst r at i v es) ; now, y est er day , t oday , l ast y ear( t i meexpr essi ons) . 10. Ent ai l menti sapr oposi t i on( expr essedi nasent ence)t hat f ol l owsnecessar i l yf r om anot hersent ence.Asent enceent ai l s anot heri ft hemeani ngoft hef i r sti ncl udest hemeani ngoft he second;i ti s al so cal l ed par aphr ase.For exampl e,t he sent ence,‘ Raulhadaf at alacci dent ’ent ai l st hat‘ Rauldi ed’ si ncei ti si mpossi bl et of i gur ei naf at alacci dentwi t houtl oss ofl i f e.Semant i cal l yspeaki ng,f at almeans[ l i f e]whi l edi ed al someans[ l i f e] . 11.Pr esupposi t i on r ef er st o a pr oposi t i on ( expr essed i na sent ence)t hati sassumedt obet r uei nor dert oj udget he t r ut horf al si t yofanot hersent ence.I tal sor ef er st ot het r ut h r el at i onbet weent wosent ences;onesent encepr esupposes anot heri ft hef al si t yoft hesecondr ender st hef i r stwi t houta t r ut hv al ue;e. g.Thesent ence‘ TheKi ngofCanadai sdead. ’ pr esupposest hat‘ Ther eexi st s( i s)aKi ngofCanada. ’ Thef i r st sent encepr esupposest hesecondsent encebecausei ft he secondsent encei sf al se,t hent hef i r stsent encehasnot r ut h v al ue. Pr agmat i cs 1. Speechactt heor y . Ev er yut t er anceofspeechconst i t ut es some sor t of act ( pr omi si ng,apol ogi zi ng,t hr eat eni ng, war ni ng,et c. ) .Ev er yspeechactconsi st soft hr eesepar at e act s: Locut i onar yf or ce an actof say i ng somet hi ng;i ti sa descr i pt i onofwhataspeakersay s,e. g. ,Ipr omi set or et ur n y ourbookt omor r ow. I l l ocut i onar yact / f or ce i st heactofdoi ngsomet hi ng;i ti s whatt hespeakeri nt endst odobyut t er i ngasent ence, e. g. , by say i ng“ Ipr omi set or et ur ny ourbookt omor r ow, ”t hespeaker hasmadeanactofpr omi si ng. Per l ocut i onar yacti sanactofaf f ect i ngsomeone( i . e. ,t he l i st ener ) ;i ti st heef f ectont hehear erofwhataspeakersay s, e. g. ,bysay i ng“ Iwi l lr et ur ny ourbook t omor r ow, ”t hehear er mayf eel happyorr el i ev edt hats/ hewi l l gett hebookback 2.Cat egor i es of I l l ocut i onar y Act s. These ar e cat egor i es pr oposed byJohnSear l et o gr oup t oget hercl osel yr el at ed i nt ent i onsf orsay i ngsomet hi ng. Decl ar at i on.Adecl ar at i oni sanut t er anceusedt ochanget he st at usofsomeent i t y–f orexampl e, Foul !ut t er edbyar ef er ee atabasket bal lgame.Thi scl assi ncl udesact sofappoi nt i ng, nami ng,r esi gni ng,bapt i zi ng,sur r ender i ng,excommuni cat i ng, ar r est i ng, andsoon. Repr esent at i ve.A r epr esent at i v ei s an ut t er ance used t o descr i besomest at eofaf f ai r s– f orexampl e,Recessi onwi l l wor seni nEur opei nt henextf i v ey ear s.Thi scl assi ncl udes act s ofst at i ng,asser t i ng,deny i ng,conf essi ng,admi t t i ng, not i f y i ng, concl udi ng, pr edi ct i ng, andsoon. Commi ssi ve.Acommi ssi v ei sanut t er anceusedt ocommi t t hespeakert odosomet hi ng–f orexampl e,I ’ l lmeety ouat t hel i br ar yat10: 00a. m.Thi scl assi ncl udesact sofpr omi si ng, v owi ng,v ol unt eer i ng,of f er i ng,guar ant eei ng,pl edgi ng,bet t i ng, andsoon. Di r ect i ve.A di r ect i v ei sanut t er anceusedt ot r yt ogett he hear ert odosomet hi ng–f orexampl e,Rev i ewt hor oughl yf or t heexams.Thi scl assi ncl udesact sofr equest i ng,or der i ng, f or bi ddi ng, war ni ng, adv i si ng, suggest i ng, i nsi st i ng, r ecommendi ng, andsoon. Expr essi ve.Anexpr essi v ei sanut t er anceusedt oexpr esst he emot i onalst at eoft hespeaker–f orexampl e, Congr at ul at i ons f ort oppi ng t he barexam! .Thi s cl ass i ncl udes act s of apol ogi zi ng,t hanki ng,congr at ul at i ng,condol i ng,wel comi ng, depl or i ng, obj ect i ng, andsoon. Quest i on.Aquest i oni sanut t er anceusedt ogett hehear ert o pr ov i dei nf or mat i on–f orexampl e,Whowont hepr esi dent i al el ect i on?Thi scl assi ncl udesact sofaski ng,i nqui r i ng,andso on.( Not e:Sear l et r eat ed quest i ons as a subcat egor y of di r ect i v es;howev er ,i ti s mor e usef ult ot r eatt hem as a separ at ecat egor y . ) 3.Conv er sat i onalMaxi ms ar er ul es t hatar e obser v ed when communi cat i ont akespl acei nasi t uat i onwher epeopl ear ecooper at i v e.Whenpeopl ecommuni cat e,t heyassumet hatt he ot herper sonwi l lbecooper at i v eandt heyt hemsel v eswi sht o cooper at e. I nt he“ Cooper at i v ePr i nci pl e, ”t hef ol l owi ngmaxi msorr ul es gov er nor al i nt er act i ons: Maxi m ofquant i t y–apar t i ci pant ’ scont r i but i onshoul dbeas i nf or mat i v easpossi bl e– “ Gi v et her i ght amountofi nf or mat i on,nei t herl ess nor mor et hanwhati sr equi r ed. ” e. g. A:Ar ey ouat t endi ngt hesemi nar ? B: Yes, Iam. Maxi m ofqual i t y–apar t i ci pantshoul dnotsayt hatwhi chi s f al se ort hatwhi ch t he par t i ci pantl acks ev i dence -“ Make y ourcont r i but i on such t hati ti st r ue;donotsaywhaty ouknow i s f al seorf orwhi chy oudonothav eadequat e ev i dence. ” e. g. A:Whodi dy ouseeent ert her oom l ast ? B: Thej ani t or Maxi m ofr el at i on – apar t i ci pant ’ scont r i but i on shoul d be r el at edt ot he subj ectoft heconv er sat i on– “ Ber el ev ant . ” e. g. A:Whydi dy oucomel at e? B: Ihadt ot akemysont oschool . Maxi m ofmanner– apar t i ci pant ’ scont r i but i on shoul d be di r ect ,notobscur e,ambi guous,orwor dy– “ Av oi dobscur i t yandambi gui t y ; bebr i efand or der l y . ” e. g. A: Ar ey ouaccept i ngt heposi t i on? B: Yes, Iam.Thanky ouf ory ourt r usti nme. 4.I mpl i cat ur esr ef ert ost at ement st hati mpl yapr oposi t i ont hat i snotpar toft heut t er anceanddoesnotf ol l owasanecessar y consequenceoft heut t er ance. Forexampl e:Dansay st ohi swi f eNi t z, “ Uncl eEr ni ei sdr i v i ngust o Tagay t ay ”t o whi chNi t zr esponds,“ IguessI ’ d bet t ert ake t r anqui l i zer s. ” Ni t z’ s ut t er ance r ai ses t he i mpl i cat ur et hat Uncl eEr ni emustbeaf ast , r eckl essdr i v er .