語法與構詞

Abstract

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本課程是由交通大學外國語文物學系提供。

Language is a coding system. The formal devices used to code information are most relevant to syntax and morphology. This class is designed to explore the central roles played by syntax and morphology in human languages and to introduce the form-function association as realized in the so-called ‘grammatical rules.’ Class lectures will focus on the English grammar and problems in Mandarin will be discussed as group project topics.

課程目標/概述 This class aims to answer the questions: what is grammar and why is there grammar？ The goals of the class are：

To familiarize students with the basic constructs in syntactic descriptions and theories; To equip students with conceptual and analytical tools needed for understanding and analyzing the grammatical structure of human language; To enable students to apply what’s learned in class to observations and preliminary analyses of Mandarin data.

課程章節

課程週次 單元主題

第一週

Introduction of the classWhat is a language rule？

第二週

Introduction：Why is there grammar？What is grammar？

第三週

Relationship between Morphology and SyntaxLexical & Grammatical Categories

第四週

Word ClassesN, V, Adj, Adv

第五週

Verbs: states and eventsGrammatical vs. Semantic rolesTree diagrams

第六週

TransitivityWhat is involved in a transitive event？

第七週

Verb classes:Different event types

第八週

Syntax and Morphology: Teaching Chinese As A Second Language

第九週

Tense, AspectPresent, past, future, habitualProgressive vs. perfect

第十週

Modality and Counterfactual

第十一週

Review and Mid-term

第十二週

References and Definiteness- a vs. the- some vs. any

第十三週

References and Definiteness- a vs. the- some vs. any

第十四週

Verbal complementsMain vs. subordinate clause

第十五週

Voice: active, passive, middle

第十六週

Relative ClauseRestrictive vs. non-restrictive

第十七週 Review

第十八週

Final Exam

課程書目

English Grammar: a function-based introduction, I and II, 1993, by T. Givon

參考書目

English Grammar: a function-based introduction. 1993. VolsI and II. by T. Givon A Reading packet of selected papers as supplementary materials

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項目 百分比

Attendance and active participation 30%

Group discussion and weekly projects 30%

Mid-term exam 20%

Final project 20%

授課對象：大學三年級學生

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