ENGL 340
An Introduction to Linguistics
Textbook: The Study of Language, George Yale
ENGL 340 Course Specifications and grade breakdown can be found HERE
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Human Language Origins & Properties
Sounds of Language
(Phonetics)
Sound Patterns
(Phonology)
Syllables- onset and rhyme (video, 9 mins)
Permissible Consonant Clusters in English Language
Consonant clusters in Arabic and English
Assimilation in English with many examples
Assimilation in English Explained Part 1 (video 4 mins.)
Assimilation in English Explained Part 2 (video, 3 mins.)
Assimilation in English Explained Part 3 (video)
Elison Rules and Examples (link to PDF)
Lesson 1
What is phonetics and why does it matter?
English consonants & vowels (PDF)
Consonants Part 2 (video, 11 minutes)
Exercise: consonant chart PDF (symbols and voice)
Lesson 2
Places of articulation (consonants) video, 11 mins)
Articulatory phonetics (voice, place of articulation, manner) (video - 6 mins)
Exercise: Places of articulation (PDF)
Lesson 3
Places & Manners of articulation: video, 11 mins. Focus on the ones in the textbook, Figure 3.2
Lesson 4
Short vowel sounds- with description, (video, 5 mins.)
Diphthongs- long vowels, (video, 8 mins)
Test yourself: Recognising Diphthong symbols and sounds: Self-test (video, 8 mins.)
Diphthongs (explanation with examples)
Lesson 5
The Schwa in use (video, 7 mins.)
The /ɪə/ Sound (video, 5 mins)
American vs. British pronunciation differences- a general comparison (video 7 mins.)
Examples of words with /ə/, /ɜ:/, /əʊ/, /ɪə/, /ʊə/ and /eə/ (PDF file)
Transcriptions of Common English Words (Try to transcribe them by yourself before seeing the transcription)
Transcription Exercise (with answer key)
Transcription Exercise 2 (with answer key)
Recognising Diphthongs- Online Test
Transcribing words with diphthongs - Exercise PDF
Word Formation
Morphology
Grammar
English language etymology- an introduction (video, less than 5 mins.)
How did English language evolve? (5 mins.)
A Comparison between Compounding, Blending and Clipping (video, 2 mins)
Clipping (presentation video, less than 5 mins.)
Examples of Compound, blended and clipped words in English (a PDF file)
List of popular English acronyms (PDF)
Your lessons on-line (you need to have your notebook, and pause the video when required to take notes. These are equivalent to complete sessions if you pause to take notes.)
PART 1 What is morphology (video, 7 mins.)
plus book: Ch. 6. text under the following headings: Morphology, morphemes, free and bound morphemes
What is a morpheme (video, 4 mins.)
Inflectional and Derivational morphemes (video, 12 mins.)
Plus textbook: free and bound morphemes (again), Lexical and functional, Morphologial description.
Lesson explained by Dr. Lamya (Derivational vs. Inflectional Morphemes) HERE
PART 2 Morphemes and Allomorphs 1 (video, 5 mins.)
Morphemes and Allomorphs 2 (video, required only until 3:34)
Plus textbook: Morphs and allomorphs
Handout on Morphemes and Allomorphs
Study Questions: 1-4
For parts of speech, see my Grammar page (under Links for students)
Also see sentence Structure
Details about ADVERBS in English language
Syntax
Tests & Exams
Essay Writing Guidelines
Syntax 1: Constituents and Tree Structures of Phrases (video, 9 mins.)
Syntax 2: Tree Structures of Sentences (video, 12 mins. obligatory part is up to & mins. 37 sec.)
Syntax 3: More ambiguous sentences (video, 7 mins.)
Tree diagram exercise with Answer Key
Structural Ambiguity (PDF, my PowerPoint Presentation with examples)
Structural Ambiguity- How Syntax help to find the deep structures (video, 5 mins)