Modern English Language and Phonetics

Paper Code: 
ENG 121
Credits: 
4
Periods/week: 
4
Max. Marks: 
100
Objective: 

Course Objecties:

The course will enable the students to:

  • Explain the modern English grammatical structures and their application
  • Examine the basic concepts of phonetics, word-stress and formations
  • Develop strong compositional skills.

Course Outcomes -

The students will:

  • Develop a practical understanding of the various technical aspects of the English language
  • Examine phonetics and phonology for a better understanding of the organs of speech, phonemic symbols, classification of vowels and consonants, and syllable-stress
  • Develop a deeper knowledge of the nuances  of grammar and the importance of four skills, viz. reading, writing, listening and speaking.
  • Critique longer pieces of discourse independently with an advanced knowledge of different strategies of comprehension

 

13.00
Unit I: 
Unit I

Clauses

(from A University Grammar of English, pp.166-75)

 

13.00
Unit II: 
Unit II

Co-ordination and Subordination - Only Finite Clauses

(from A University Grammar of English, pp. 309-12 & 322-29)

 
 

 

13.00
Unit III: 
Unit III

Concepts and Notions (viz. request, order, question, condition, purpose, suggestion, wish, hope, intention, obligation, contrast, concession, permission)                           (from A Guide to Patterns & Usage)    

 
 

 

9.00
Unit IV: 
Unit IV

Advanced Comprehension

 
 

 

12.00
Unit V: 
Unit V

Aspects of Pronunciation: Phonemic Symbols and Transcription of Words: Word Stress, Intonation and Word-formation

 
 

 

Source Books: 

Source Books :

Adams, Valerie. An Introduction to Modern English Word Formation. U of Michigan.2008.

Quirk, Randolph and Sidney Greenbaum. A University Grammar of English. Pearson, 1973.

 

SUGGESTED READINGS: 

Suggested Readings :.

Bansal, R.K. An Outline of General Phonetics. OUP, 1971.

Balasubramanian, T. A Textbook of English Phonetics for Indian Students. Macmillan Publishers India Ltd., 1981.

       Hornby, A.S. A Guide to Patterns and Usage. OUP, 1954.

O’Connor, Joseph Desmond. Phonetics. United Kingdom: Penguin Books, 1991.

Syal, Pushpinder and D.V. Jindal .An Introduction to Linguistic, Language , Grammar and Semantics. Prentice Hall of India.1999.

 

Academic Year: 
2020-2021