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Phonetics and Language
• To enable the students to achieve a scientific sense through linguistics in order to complement the aesthetic sense from their study of literature.
• To develop the ability to comprehend and analyze a literary text.
• To familiarize the students with writing skills and Research Methodologies while writing a dissertation.
Aspects of Pronunciation: Phonemic Symbols and Transcription of Words: Word Stress and Intonation , Word formation in English
Advanced Comprehension
Theme Writing
Report Writing (Academic & Journalistic)
Literary Appreciation (Poetry)
Research Methodology: Use of quoted material, Plagiarism, Preparing the list of works cited
(from MLA Handbook…, 7th Ed., 2009)
Word Formation in English by Valerie Adams
MLA Handbook…, 7th Ed., 2009
Alexander, L.G. Poetry and Prose Appreciation for Overseas Students. London: Orient Longman, 1975. Print.
Bansal, R.K. An Outline of General Phonetics. New Delhi: OUP, 1971. Print.
Balasubramanian, T. A Textbook of English Phonetics for Indian Students. New Delhi: Macmillan Publishers India Ltd., 1981. Print.
Bansal, R.K. An Outline of General Phonetics. New Delhi: OUP, 1971. Print.
Boulton, Marjorie. The Anatomy of Poetry. London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1982. Print.
Chakravarty, Suhas. News Reporting and Editing. New Delhi: Kanishka Publishers, 2006. Print.
O’Connor, Joseph Desmond. Phonetics. United Kingdom: Penguin Books, 1991. Print.
Thakkar, Praveen K. Appreciating English Poetry. New Delhi: Orient Longman Limited, 1999. Print.