# Basics of language Science

- Institution: IIT Madras
- Department: Humanities and Social Sciences
- Teacher: Prof. Rajesh Kumar
- Level: Undergraduate
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics
- Source: [NPTEL](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/109106182)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA](https://nptel.ac.in/faq) (Non-commercial use only.)
- Syllabus: [at the source](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/109106182)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

## Lectures

1. [Introduction](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106182/b94d15b07dc9) (Video)
2. [Goals and Objectives](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106182/49f9aa2f3f32) (Video)
3. [Fundamentals of the Course](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106182/76073e8a6ab8) (Video)
4. [Language and Linguistics](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106182/e73e166725dc) (Video)
5. [Aspects of Language](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106182/3496774450c0) (Video)
6. [Language of Continuum](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106182/f8bf268c659e) (Video)
7. [I - Language and E - Language](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106182/a225f5a609a9) (Video)
8. [Language Acquisition](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106182/77f0e93dbf64) (Video)
9. [Learning and Acquisition](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106182/c51c1fd9d747) (Video)
10. [Structure of Language (Sounds)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106182/53f75febd4a7) (Video)
11. [Vocal Apparatus and Salient Features of Sounds](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106182/24a7b7f00337) (Video)
12. [Places and Manners of Articulations of Sounds](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106182/2fb8ff53f837) (Video)
13. [Phonotactic Rules and Word Formation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106182/c458b07bcdaf) (Video)
14. [Making of a Word: Rules and Constraints](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106182/52e427afaf83) (Video)
15. [What Makes a Sentence?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106182/6d34a3b7b85f) (Video)
16. [Components of a Sentence](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106182/d7e6999103df) (Video)
17. [Grammaticality vs Acceptability](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106182/05caad4c12da) (Video)
18. [Subject and Predicate](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106182/2dc1b21a8070) (Video)
19. [Verb and Object](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106182/10680b23b70b) (Video)
20. [Phrase Structure](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106182/8bcd37397804) (Video)
21. [X Bar Theory](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106182/2ecb1551a566) (Video)
22. [Specifier and Complement](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106182/192fe37c0ec3) (Video)
23. [Complements and Adjuncts](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106182/a90c136efbf3) (Video)
24. [Components of a Verb Phrase](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106182/6bfa982ce44a) (Video)
25. [Categories and Selectional Restrictions on Verbs](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106182/049b03005f4c) (Video)
26. [Thematic Relations](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106182/7393602d9fa4) (Video)
27. [Concept of Case in Natural Language](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106182/55f7aa6b48ed) (Video)
28. [Morphological and Abstract Case](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106182/3bcf2e3db6b1) (Video)
29. [Structural Case](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106182/e7f16b71b1a2) (Video)
30. [Exceptional Case Marking](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106182/af4233a4f060) (Video)
31. [Movement (Displacement of Constituents) in Natural Language](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106182/e615aab656c5) (Video)
32. [Motivation for Movement of Language Constituents](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106182/bcd0e39ebcac) (Video)
33. [Movement of Constituents in Interrogative Sentences](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106182/30c26692279a) (Video)
34. [Displacement of Noun Phrases in Passive Constructions](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106182/4020ec2073c5) (Video)
35. [NP Movement and Raising of Constituents](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106182/b83bd9ad5a32) (Video)
36. [Noun Phrase Interpretations in Binding Theory](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106182/d9cb13bdef4d) (Video)
37. [Principles of Binding Theory](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106182/db7195124690) (Video)
38. [Constraints on Displacement of Constituents](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106182/ed0e6983ebeb) (Video)
39. [Negation in the Structure of Language](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106182/3f46a019df6d) (Video)
40. [Negation and Negative Polarity Items in Natural Language](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106182/57b7d4e75ee5) (Video)
41. [Understanding Cognition and Pragmatics in the Structure of Language](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106182/63c1049dae2a) (Video)