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Basics of language Science

Prof. Rajesh Kumar · IIT Madras

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Lectures

Week 1

  1. Introduction Video
  2. Goals and Objectives Video
  3. Fundamentals of the Course Video
  4. Language and Linguistics Video
  5. Aspects of Language Video
  6. Language of Continuum Video

Week 2

  1. I - Language and E - Language Video
  2. Language Acquisition Video
  3. Learning and Acquisition Video

Week 3

  1. Structure of Language (Sounds) Video
  2. Vocal Apparatus and Salient Features of Sounds Video
  3. Places and Manners of Articulations of Sounds Video

Week 4

  1. Phonotactic Rules and Word Formation Video
  2. Making of a Word: Rules and Constraints Video
  3. What Makes a Sentence? Video
  4. Components of a Sentence Video

Week 5

  1. Grammaticality vs Acceptability Video
  2. Subject and Predicate Video
  3. Verb and Object Video

Week 6

  1. Phrase Structure Video
  2. X Bar Theory Video
  3. Specifier and Complement Video
  4. Complements and Adjuncts Video

Week 7

  1. Components of a Verb Phrase Video
  2. Categories and Selectional Restrictions on Verbs Video
  3. Thematic Relations Video

Week 8

  1. Concept of Case in Natural Language Video
  2. Morphological and Abstract Case Video
  3. Structural Case Video
  4. Exceptional Case Marking Video

Week 9

  1. Movement (Displacement of Constituents) in Natural Language Video
  2. Motivation for Movement of Language Constituents Video
  3. Movement of Constituents in Interrogative Sentences Video

Week 10

  1. Displacement of Noun Phrases in Passive Constructions Video
  2. NP Movement and Raising of Constituents Video
  3. Noun Phrase Interpretations in Binding Theory Video

Week 11

  1. Principles of Binding Theory Video
  2. Constraints on Displacement of Constituents Video

Lecture Materials

  1. Negation in the Structure of Language Video
  2. Negation and Negative Polarity Items in Natural Language Video
  3. Understanding Cognition and Pragmatics in the Structure of Language Video

Syllabus and materials

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Credits and licence

Institution
IIT Madras
Department
Humanities and Social Sciences
Teacher
Prof. Rajesh Kumar
Level
Undergraduate
Language
English
Subjects
Society and politics
Source
NPTEL
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA, as NPTEL states it. Non-commercial use only. NPTEL's terms
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