{"id":47743,"date":"2025-08-27T15:30:29","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T14:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anglist.ffzg.unizg.hr\/?p=47743"},"modified":"2025-08-27T15:31:52","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T14:31:52","slug":"uvod-u-lingvisticki-studij-engleskog-jezika-2025-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anglist.ffzg.unizg.hr\/?p=47743&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Introduction to the linguistic study of English (2025\/26)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Course title: <\/strong>Introduction to the Linguistic Study of English<\/span>
\nCourse coordinator<\/strong>: dr.sc. Mateusz-Milan Stanojevi\u0107, red. prof.<\/span>
\nInstructors<\/strong>: dr.sc. Mateusz-Milan Stanojevi\u0107, red. prof.; dr.sc. Ivana Ba\u0161i\u0107, v. lekt.; dr.sc. Janja \u010culig Suknai\u0107, v. asist.; dr.sc. Alexander Douglas Hoyt, v. lekt.; dr.sc. Vi\u0161nja Josipovi\u0107-Smojver, red. prof.; dr.sc. Kristijan Nikoli\u0107, doc.; dr.sc. Tea Ra\u0161e, v. lekt.; Mirta Stameni\u0107, asist.; dr.sc. An\u0111el Star\u010devi\u0107, doc.; dr.sc. Irena Zovko Dinkovi\u0107, red. prof.<\/span>
\nECTS credits<\/strong>: 4<\/span>
\nLanguage<\/strong>: English<\/span>
\nSemester<\/strong>: 1st<\/sup> (winter)<\/span>
\nStatus<\/strong>: Compulsory<\/span>
\nForm of Instruction<\/strong>: 4 lectures per week<\/span>
\nPrerequisites<\/strong>: none<\/span>
\nExamination<\/strong>: Written<\/span>
\nCourse contents<\/strong>: This elementary course covers the basic topics in general linguistics and selected issues in the linguistic description of the English language. Language is defined on the basis of its unique properties, and the foundations of the structuralist description of language are dealt with, including synchrony and diachrony, prescriptivism and descriptivism, language and speech, the linguistic sign and its properties, double articulation and syntagmatic and paradigmatic relations. The central part of the course deals with core linguistic disciplines: phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics. They are described synchronically, and the description includes theoretical issues with English examples. The description is based on a range of theories, including structuralism, generative linguistics (in syntax) and functionalism (in semantics and pragmatics). The last topic in this part of the course is the history of the language, which explains historical changes on all levels of linguistic analysis, with examples based on the history of English. The last part of the course tackles multidisciplinary approaches to language, describing ways in which contemporary linguistics sees the relationship between language and society (sociolinguistics), language and culture (anthropological linguistics), language and mind (psycholinguistics) and, finally, language acquisition and teaching.<\/span>
\nObjectives<\/strong>: The objectives of this course are threefold. Firstly, students will acquire basic theoretical competences. Secondly, students will become familiar with the synchronic and diachronic descriptions of English given by various theories. This will serve as the basis for other linguistic courses in the program, and will enable the students to compare and contrast the approaches. Finally, the compulsory and extra-credit assignments will enable students to acquire some basic linguistic research skills, which will prepare them to do more detailed linguistic research in other specialized linguistic courses.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Week<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nTopic<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nNotes<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/span><\/td>\nIntroduction<\/span><\/td>\nOrientation, syllabus<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\nIntroduction<\/span><\/td>\nScientific study of language<\/a>. Levels of linguistic study.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/span><\/td>\nArticulatory phonetics<\/span><\/td>\nThe sounds of English in comparison with the sounds of Croatian \u2013 a review of familiar notions. Articulatory description of sounds. Notation of sounds \u2013 transcription. The vocal tract and the ways of making sounds.(Ch. 4. in Yule (2006)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\nThe sounds of English<\/span><\/td>\nUsing the vocal tract to produce the sounds of English. Articulatory description of consonants, vowels and diphthongs. Some basic contrasts with Croatian. (Ch. 4 in Yule (2006))<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/span><\/td>\nSuprasegmentals. Acoustic and auditory phonetics.<\/span><\/td>\nSuprasegmentals: stress, tone, intonation and their importance in meaning. Basic contrasts with Croatian. Measurement of sound waves and sound perception: examples of studies, their results and their significance.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\nThe sound pattern of a language<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\nPhonology: the organization of sounds. Basic terms<\/a>: phoneme<\/a>s, allophone<\/a>s, minimal pairs, phonotactics. Phonological alternations in English (and some basic contrasts with Croatian). (Ch 5 in Yule (2006); Ch. 1 in Fasold & Connor Linton (2006)). Additional reading<\/a>: chapter 3 from Josipovi\u0107 (1999).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/span><\/td>\nConstructing words in a language<\/a><\/span><\/td>\nExamples of the way words are constructed in English. Basic contrasts with Croatian. Phonotactic, semantic and functional limitations to making new words vs. acceptable innovations. How words become conventionalized. Why words \u2013 psychological reality vs. definitional problems. Morphemes.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\nMorphological operations. Derivation<\/a> and inflection<\/a><\/span><\/td>\nMorphemes, types of morphemes. Allomorph<\/a>s. Ch. 7 in Yule (2006). Basic morphological operations: affix<\/a>ation, reduplication, ablaut<\/a> and suppletion<\/a>. Definitions of derivation<\/a> and inflection<\/a>. Examples. Ch. 3. in Fasold & Connor Linton (2006)).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/span><\/td>\nDerivation<\/a> and inflection<\/a><\/span><\/td>\nTypes of derivation<\/a>. Types of inflection<\/a>. The significance of inflection<\/a> and derivation<\/a> in English and Croatian. Examples and exercises.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\nCombining units: phrases and sentences<\/span><\/td>\nThe basis of word combinations: meaning and grammar. Word classes and their characteristics. Problems with defining word classes. Larger units: phrases clauses, sentences. Head and dependents. Syntax: definition. Morphology and syntax: grammar. Ch. 8 in Yule (2006).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/span><\/td>\nSyntax<\/span><\/td>\nThe basis of word combinations \u2013 an overview of verbal and nominal grammatical categories. English vs. Croatian verbal categories: tense, aspect, mood, voice. (Selected terms from a glossary of linguistic terms).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\nSyntax<\/span><\/td>\nEnglish vs. Croatian nominal categories: case<\/a>, number, gender. Paradigmatic and syntagmatic relations<\/a> in syntax. Syntactic functions vs. word classes. Exercises. Revision. Basics of generative grammar. Ch. 9 in Yule (2006).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/span><\/td>\nContinuous assessment 1<\/span><\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\nContinuous assessment 1<\/span><\/td>\nReview.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/span><\/td>\nSemantics<\/span><\/td>\nThe centrality of meaning in linguistic analysis. The study of meaning on all linguistic levels: phonology (contrastive; suprasegmentals & intonation) morphology (definitional), syntax (the meaning of word combinations, phrases and sentences). Two levels of meaning: individual units (lexical meaning) & their combinations (phrases, sentences). Conceptual and associative meaning. Lexical relations (synonymy, antonymy, homonymy<\/a> (homophony), polysemy<\/a>).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\nSemantics (cont.)<\/span><\/td>\nLexical relations (hyponymy<\/a>, prototypes; metonymy). Semantics of word combinations: simple addition or emergent meaning? Collocations, idioms. Semantic features, feature analysis, its problems. Semantic roles. Ch 10 in Yule (2006). Semantic studies \u2013 key interests.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/span><\/td>\nPragmatics<\/span><\/td>\nMeaning in context: pragmatics. Various examples of contextual meaning differences: knowledge of the world and culture, inference. Deixis: person, time, space; what English and Croatian code. Speech<\/a> acts (introduction, examples).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\nPragmatics. Discourse analysis.<\/span><\/td>\nSpeech<\/a> acts (classification, felicity conditions). Pragmatic principles: cooperation, politeness. Interpreting discourse: cohesion & coherence, speech<\/a> events, turn-taking, hedges, schemas and scripts. Chapters 11 & 12 in Yule (2006).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/span><\/td>\nContinuous assessment 2<\/span><\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\nContinuous assessment 2<\/span><\/td>\nReview<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/span><\/td>\nLanguage<\/a> history and language<\/a> variation: diachronic linguistics<\/a>.<\/span><\/td>\nSynchrony vs. diachrony<\/a> (revision). Family trees, family relationships, comparative reconstruction<\/a>. Examples.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\nLanguage<\/a> history and language<\/a> variation (cont.)<\/span><\/td>\nOld English, Middle English, Modern English. The process of change, sound changes, syntactic changes, lexical changes. Ch. 17 in Yule (2006).Language<\/a> variation: sociolinguisticsLectal varieties: geographical, social, educational distribution. Language<\/a> continuum. Examples of varieties of English around the world. Examples of sociolinguistic research: methods, participants and results. Sociolinguistic interview. Ch. 18 & 19 in Yule (2006).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\nLanguage<\/a> and mind; language<\/a> and culture.<\/span><\/td>\nRevision of material. Examples of exam questions. Exercises. Discussion of study questions. What is different in language<\/a> structure (a review of examples). What is common to all language<\/a>s: typology and universals. Beyond linguistic structure: the body and culture as a source of similarities \/ differences. Examples (the significance of body parts in various language<\/a>s). Universality \/ relativity: the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis. Some more examples (colors, kinship terms).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/span><\/td>\nContinuous assessment 3<\/span><\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\nContinuous assessment 3<\/span><\/td>\nReview<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Required reading<\/strong>:<\/strong>
\n<\/em>– Yule, George (2006). The Study of Language<\/em>. 3rd ed. Cambridge University Press<\/span><\/p>\n

Additional reading:<\/strong><\/span>
\n– Fasold, Ralph W., and Connor-Linton, Jeff (eds.) (2006). An Introduction to Language and Linguistics<\/em>. Cambridge University Press<\/span>
\n– Josipovi\u0107, Vi\u0161nja (1999). Phonetics and Phonology for Students of English<\/em>. Zagreb: Targa<\/span>
\n– Lyons, John (1981). Language and Linguistics<\/em>. An Introduction<\/em>. Cambridge University Press<\/span><\/p>\n

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