Dept of Linguistics Syllabus
Dept of Linguistics Syllabus
University of Kerala
LIN 511 PHONETICS
Total: 40
10
10
15
5
60
Total : 100
PHONETICS
Max.Marks:60
Time 3 hrs.
Answer any five questions. All questions carry equal marks.
Diphthongs
Frequency
Amplitude
IPA
Spectrogram
Nasal sounds of your mother tongue
Reading List
Abercrombie, D
Pike,K.L.
America
Jones Daniel
DEPARTMENT OF LINGUISTICS
UNIVERSITY OF KERALA
COURSE CODE: LIN 512
COURSE TITLE: PHONOLOGY
CREDITS: 4
SEMESTER: I
Aim: This introductory course in Phonology covers the basics in phonological theory
and gives an opportunity to analyse and find out a phonological system for a
language.
Course Description: The course takes the student through relation between Phonetics
and Phonology , classification of sounds, , the phonemic principles distinctive features
, rule writing, and the construct syllable. The course also provides preliminary and
analytical procedures in phonemic analysis. And also included analytical problems to
be worked out which gives a practice to analyse a language and reduce to writing.
Course Content:
Module 1
Relation between Phonetics and Phonology- Phone-phoneme-allophone, The premises
of Pike, Hocketts principles of Phonemic analysis, Pikes procedures of
Phonemecisation - Morphophonology connection to morphology, neutralization.
Module 2
Preliminary and analytical problems in Phonemic analysis, marginal phoneme,
multiple complementation, neutralization, archiphoneme, overlapping of allophones,
analysis of complex phonetic units into phonemic sequences and phonetic sequences
into single phonemes.
Module 3
The concept of syllable, structure and types of syllable, suprasegmental phonemes,
tone, toneme, intonation, Phonemic stress, pitch, duration, juncture, phonotactics
distribution of phonemes, clusters, functional load Rule writing, rule ordering.
Module 4
Jacobsons binary principle, development of binary features, distinctive generative
model, domain of phonology, levels, modes and representation.
Module 5
An outline of Malayalam Phonology. Not less than fifteen well chosen problems to
be worked out.
Assessment
Continuous Assessment
: (40%)
Attendance/Participation : 5%
Assignments
: 10%
Seminar presentation
: 10%
Mid Semester examination : 15%
e) Toneme
f) Assimilation
8. Explain the nature of free variation in the following data:
1) [abala]
fraility
2) [ba:lan]
boy
3) [bhayam] ~ [bayam]
fear
4) [bhakti] ~ [bakti]
devotion
5) [bhujam]
elbow
6) [abhayam]
shelter
7) [bhalam]
strength
8) [bha:ram] ~ [ba:ram]
weight
book
9) [bukka]
Reading List
Pike, K.L.
1947.
Hockett, C.F. 1958.
Publications.
Paul, M.Postal .1968.
Ambercombie,D. 1965.
University.
Martinet, A. 1962.
Surjeet
.
Aspects of Phonological Theory. New York: Harper & Row
Studies in Phonetics and Phonology. London: Oxford
Department Linguistics
University of Kerala
LIN 513 MORPHOLOGY
COURSE CODE: LIN 513
COURSE TITLE: MORPHOLOGY
CREDITS: IV
SEMESTER: I
PRE-REQUISITES, IF ANY:
Morphology is a four-credit core paper for first semester Post graduate
course. It comprises six units.
Aim of the course:
The aim of this course is to expose students to the concept, theories
and methods of Morphology.
Therefore, students
according to the languages and they can apply these theories in the
computer to extract grammar part of any language.
Course Description:
This course includes six modules, the first module describes general
introduction of Morphology and different approaches for the language
study. The second module deals with identification of morphemes
through the Nidas and Hockets principles.
Course Content:
LIN 513 MORPHOLOGY
Module 1
Language: Descriptive Approaches to language study, synchronic vs diachronic;
descriptive vs prescriptive; Historical vs Comparative, Morph, allomorph; etic vs
emic units.
Module 2
Identification of Morpheme: Nidas principle & Hocket, Structural relationship of
morphemes: additive, replacive, substractive; positional relationship of morphemes:
successive, inclusive, simultaneous.
Module 3
Distribution of morphemes; Bound vs Free, Root vs Stem, Nuclei vs Nonnuclei,
Nuclear vs peripheral, Continuous vs Discontinuous. Types of morphemes: Empty,
Zero, portmanteau, Roots and Affixes- prefix, suffix, infix, suprafix, Word formation,
word boundaries.
Module 4
Immediate constituents, Principles of immediate constituent analysis, functional
relationships between immediate constituents relationship between the parts to the
whole; Endocentric vs Exocentric. Models of grammatical description; item and
arrangement, item and process, word and paradigm. Morphological typologyisolated, agglutinated, inflected.
Module 5
Types of morphological structure monomorphemic, poly morphemic; Derivation vs
Inflection; morphological structures vs syntactic structures. Phonological and
Morphological criteria for establishing the limits of morphological structures.
Total: 40
10
10
15
5
60
Total : 100
MORPHOLOGY
Answer any five questions. All questions carry equal marks.
Question No.8 is compulsory.
maduk
going
mabis
running
magon
sliding
magar
falling
mavit
trying
magum
caughing
mayas
spilting
mabul
begging
adtuk
went
adpis
ran
adbeon
slid
adgar
fell
adjet
tried
adxum
coughed
adsas
spit
adbul
begged
Reading List
Nida, E.A.
Hockett, CF
-doWell, RS
Joos,M .Ed.
Hockett, CF
Gleason
Bloch & Trager
Harris Zelling
Harris Zelling
Bloomfield
Mathews PH
Linguistic Units
Collected Papers
Introductory Linguistics
Introducing Linguistic Morphology
Washington DC, Georgetown, University
Press
Katamba, Francis 1993
Morphology. New York St.Martins Press
Mathews Peter 1991 Morphology. Cambridge University press
Spencer, Andrew, Zwicky,
Arnold.Eds-1998,
Handbook of Morphology, Oxford Blackwell
Department Linguistics
University of Kerala
Total: 40
10
10
15
5
60
Total : 100
Max.Marks:60
Instructions : 1) Answer five questions selecting not more than three
from Part A and the rest from Part B.
2) All questions carry equal marks.
Part A (DIALECTOLOGY)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Reading list
Weinrich Uriel
Subramaniam V. I.(Ed)
-DoEzhava/Tiyya,DLA,
TVPM, 2007
Linguistic Survey of India Vol I-IV, Motilal
Banarasidas, New Delhi, 1927
Somasekharan Nair P.
Bhaasabheedavijnaanam, National Book Stall,
Kottayam, 1977
Gopal Sarma and Suresh Kumar
Indian Bilingualism
Chamber JK and Trudgill Peter
Dialectology, Cambridge University Press,
Cambridge, 1998
Bhatia, Tej K & Ritchie,
The Handbook of Bilingualism, Blackwell
Grierson GA
William C
Department Linguistics
University of Kerala
LIN 523 SOCIOLINGUISTICS
SEMESTER: II
PRE-REQUISITES, IF ANY:
Sociolinguistics is a four-credit one semester core Post graduate
course. It comprises five modules.
Aim of the course:
The aim of this course is to expose students to the concept,
theories and methods of sociolinguistics. Students will be
specially trained with special reference to the sociolinguistic
situation in India. Therefore, students scientific ability to handle
the sociolinguistic situation of India irrespective of language is
the expected outcome of the course.
Course Objectives: This course is to give a general introduction
about Sociolinguistics. The course gives a broad overview of
sociolinguistics, introducing the basic concepts and theories of
both early foundational work and current issues in the field. In
addition, the basic of the methodologies of sociolinguistic
research are also introduced.
Course outcome: Students are expected to expose to the
fundamentals of sociolinguistics and to be trained to observe the
sociolinguistic situation of India.
Course Content:
Module 1 Introduction: Sociolinguistics and Sociology of Language;
Speech Community; Language and Social Stratification. Variables:
social variables, linguistic variables and sociolinguistic variables.
Language and reality: linguistic relativity, Sapir-Whorf
hypothesis.
Module 2 Use of language: Idiolect, Dialects, Sociolect. Register
and Style. Standard Language; Slang and Taboo. Language in
Relation to Sex, Gender and Age, Communicative Competence of
Total: 40
10
10
15
5
60
Total : 100
Max.Marks:60
Instructions: Answer any five questions. All questions carry equal
marks
1.
language.
2.
code.
5.
Reading List
Hudson, R.A.1980. Sociolinguistics. Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press.
Chambers, J. 1995. Sociolinguistic Theory: Linguistic variation
and its social significance. Oxford: Blackwell.
Fasold, R. 1990. The Sociolinguistics of Language. Oxford:
Blackwell.
Labov Willam. 1972a. Sociolinguistic Patterns. Oxford: Blackwell.
Labov, Willam.1990. The intersection of Sex and Social Class in
the Course of Linguistic Change. Language Variation and
Change
Hymes, D. 1974. Foundation of Sociolinguistics: An Ethnographic
Approach. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press.
Levinson, S. 1983. Pragmatics. Cambridge: Cambridge University
Press.
Hebermas, J. 1985. The Theory of Communicative Action. Vol.1.
London: Polity Press
Bernstein, B. 1964. Elaborated and Restricted Codes: Their Social
Origins and Some Consequences. American Anthropologist.
DEPARTMENT OF LINGUISTICS
UNIVERSITY OF KERALA
COURSE CODE: LIN 522
COURSE TITLE: SYNTACTIC THEORIES
CREDITS: 4
SEMESTER: II
AIM: This course aims to introduce Linguistic theories, its nature and scope and
origin and development of Transformational Grammar. And also aims to impart
knowledge to apply the Transformational Grammar to language analysis.
COURSE DESCRIPTION : The course begins with early linguistic theories and
boundary between Morphology and Syntax. It covers Immediate Constituent analysis
and its limitations. And also introduces the basic notions of the Chomskyan model
known as Phrase Structure Grammar and Transformational Generative Grammar. The
Application of Transformational Grammar to Malayalam language is also included.
COURSE CONTENT:
Module 1
Linguistic theories: Nature, scope and types. Boundary between Morphology and
Syntax.
Module 2
IC Analysis: Principles of IC Analysis, types of ICS, hierarchial structure, limitations
of IC analysis. Implications of ICA in Syntactic investigation: merits and demerits.
Module 3
Chomskyan Theory : Phrase Structure Grammar, Transformational Grammar- origin
and development. Inadequacy of PS grammars. Properties of T-rules Types of
transformational operation: movement, deletion, insertion etc. Rule ordering:
extrinsic, intrinsic.
Module 4
General Linguistic Theory, Goals of Linguistic Theory, Universal grammar 1965
model of TG : Components of grammar, relevance of Semantics in Grammar, deep
structure and surface structure overview of current trends in TG.
Module 5
Syntactic processes in Malayalam: Relativisation, complementation, coordination.
Major types of sentences in Malayalam and their syntactic analysis.
ASSESSMENT
Continuous Assessment
: (40%)
Attendance/Participation : 5%
Assignments
: 10%
Seminar presentation
: 10%
Mid Semester examination : 15%
Reg.No..............
Name.................
LIN 522 : SYNTACTIC THEORIES
Time :3 Hours
Instructions : Answer any five questions. All questions carry equal marks.
1994
1988.
Syntactic theories
Aspects of theory of syntax
Introduction to Tagmemic analysis
An introduction to General Linguistics
An Introduction to Morphology and Syntax
A Course in Modern Linguistics
Some Fundamental insights of Tagemmics,
Morphology: A descriptive Analysis of Words
Language in Relation to a Unified Theory of
Structure of Human Behaviors
Transformational Grammar
Transformational Grammar : a First course
Verma SK and
Krishnaswamy, N. 1989.
Department Linguistics
University of Kerala
LIN 532
HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS
Total:
10
10
15
5
40
Final Examination
60
Total : 100
READING LIST
Lehmann, W.P.
IBH
Allen R.Keller
Antilla Raimo
Henry M.Hoenigswald
Masica, C.P.
Bynon Theodara
Govind Swami Rao
Allen Heter
John M.Anderson &
Charles Johnes
D.L.Goyvaerts
Ilse J.Lehiste
Andrenow
Oriental
Brian D Joseph
Ringe, Don and Eska,
Joseph F
Department Linguistics
University of Kerala
LIN 541: HISTORICAL GRAMMAR OF MALAYALAM
COURSE CODE: LIN 541
COURSE TITLE: HISTORICAL GRAMMAR OF MALAYALAM
CREDITS: IV
SEMESTER: IV
PRE-REQUISITES, IF ANY:
Assessment Marks
Assignments
Seminar presentation
Mid Semester examination
Class Attendance
Final Examination
Total: 40
10
10
15
5
60
Total : 100
Question Pattern
Fourth Semester M.A. Linguistics (CSS) Degree Examination
Instructions: Answer any five questions. All questions carry equal marks
1.
language
3.
Malayalam language
7.
8.
b.
Ramacharitham
c.
d.
e.
Language of Krishnagatha
f.
Modern Malayalam
Reading List
DEPARTMENT OF LINGUISTICS
UNIVERSITY OF KERALA
COURSE CODE: LIN 531
COURSE TITLE: GENERATIVE SYNTAX
CREDITS: 4
SEMESTER: III
AIM: The course aims to give a more in-depth understanding of the Chomskyan
model of grammar known as Government and Binding, and also introduces some of
the basic notions of later developments in the Chomskyan tradition known as
Minimalism.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: The course introduces the development of
Transformational generative grammar from Immediate Constituent analysis to
Standard theory. And also gives the revisions in Standard theory. Later developments
in the Chomskyan models known as X-bar theory , Government and Binding theory
and Minimalism are also introduced. Some syntactic operations and constructions are
included to understand the transformational process.
COURSE CONTENT:
Module 1
Transformational generative grammar development: formalization of IC, finite state
grammar, PSG, Limitations of PSG, 1957 model of TG.
Module 2
Standard theory- Interpreted vs generative semantics. Extended standard theoryRevised extended standard theory.
Module 3
X-bar theory: head, complement, specifier. Government and Binding framework
projection principle, principles of case binding, theta theory, theta marking, bounding
theory PRO and control.
Module 4
Some syntactic operations and constructions: Movement and trace NP Movement
(Passive raising) wh-movement (questions, relativization), topicalization, deletion
(VP-deletion, gapping) - constructions, small clauses, clefts, pseudo clefts.
Module 5
Some later developments: Minimalism.
ASSESSMENT
Continuous Assessment
: (40%)
Attendance/Participation : 5%
Assignments
: 10%
Seminar presentation
: 10%
Mid Semester examination : 15%
Reg.No..............
Name.................
FOURTH SEMESTER M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION ,
Linguistics (c.s.s.)
GENERATIVE SYNTAX
Time: Three Hours
Maximum Marks : 60 Marks
Answer any five of the following.
All question carry equal marks.
READING LIST
Chomsky, N.
1957.
Syntactic structures
-do1965.
Aspects of the theory of syntax
-do1972.
Studies on semantic in generative grammar
-do1995.
The minimalist programme
Jackendoff,R.
1981.
X Syntax: A study of phrase structure
Lisnak and Uriagerek. 1988.
A Course in GB Syntax
Namboodiri, E.V.N. 1977.
Vakya ghadana
Ouhalla, J.
1994.
Transformational Grammar
Radford, A.
1988.
Transformational Grammar-A first Course
Ross, J.R.
1967.
Constrains on Variables in Syntax
Reimsdl, J.K. and Williams. 1986. Introduction to the Theory of Grammar
Stockwell et.al.
1973.
The Major Syntactic Structures of English
Verma & Krishnaswamy. 1989.
Modern Linguistics An Introduction
F.R.Palmer
1998.
Grammatical roles and relations.
Andrew Radford
2004
Minimalist Syntax.
-do1999
Transformational Grammar.
-doSyntactic theory and the structure of English.
Robert D.Van Valin, Jr.
Randy J.Lapolla.
1997.
Syntax Structure, meaning and function.
Randall Hendrick(Ed) .2003.
Minimalist Syntax, Blackwell publishing.
Department Linguistics
University of Kerala
Aim of the course: To acquaint the students the history and growth of
comparative study among Dravidian languages.
Course Objectives: Make the students well known about the divisions
of Dravidian languages and the criterions of classification and the
importance also goes to the reconstruction of proto-Dravidian form
and the derivation of other Dravidian languages from the protolanguage.
Course outcome: The trained students will be sufficient for handle
the historical factors of Dravidian languages and also be expertise in
this subject for make research on it. Current affairs of Dravidian also
are discussed by the trained scholars.
Module1: Comparative and Contrastive Linguistics, Growth and development of
Comparative Dravidian Studies Pre-Caldwell and post Caldwell developments.
Module2: Comparative Dravidian Phonology: Reconstruction of Proto Dravidian
phonemic system Vowels, consonants, consonant clusters and their major
correspondences vowel alternations syllabic structure Reconstruction of PDr.
Roots and suffixes Principles of etymological analysis Phonemic composition of
roots and suffixes Morphophonemic rules of Dravidian bases.
Module3: Comparative Dravidian morphology: Reconstruction of Dravidian form
classes Nouns; Pronouns personal, demonstrative and interrogative Number
gender system Numerals Case markers Verbs; Finite and non-finite tense past
Non-past Transitive causative Negative and infinitive suffixes.
Module 4: Comparative Dravidian Syntax : Main types of sentence structure simple,
complex, compound phrases, clauses and word order.
Module 5: Not less than 10 problems related to the topic to be solved by the students.
Total:
10
10
15
5
40
Final Examination
60
Total : 100
COMPARATIVE DRAVIDIAN
Max.Marks:60
Time : 3 hrs.
Answer any five questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
1. Give an account of the Proto-Dravidian roots.
2. Explain the major morphophonemic rules of proto-Dravidian.
3. How many nasals would you reconstruct for Proto-Dravidian? Illustrate with
examples.
4. Discuss the number and gender system of Dravidian
5. Trace the growth and development of Pre-Caldwell and Post Caldwell Comparative
Dravidian Studies.
6. How will you reconstruct a Proto-Dravidian Vowel? Explain with suitable
examples.
7. Describe the development of Proto-Dravidian * C in various Dravidian languages.
8.Write notes on any four of the following:a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
Metathesis
Nasal Clusters
Cognates
Comparative Reconstruction
Proto-language
Comparative Vs Contrastive Linguistics
READING LIST
Caldwell, Robert
Krishnamurti, Bh.
Burrow, T
Electives
Department Linguistics
University of Kerala
LIN 501 GENERAL LINGUISTICS
COURSE CODE: LIN 501
COURSE TITLE: GENERAL LINGUISTICS
CREDITS: IV
SEMESTER: I
PRE-REQUISITES, IF ANY:
Total: 40
10
10
15
5
60
Total : 100
Instructions: Answer any five questions. All questions carry equal marks
1.
citing examples
2.
and accents?
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Reading List
Asher RE (1994) The Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics.
Bloomfield,L. 1935. Language (Revised edn.). George Allen &
Unwin Ltd.
Sapir, Edward (1921). Language: An Introduction to the Study of
Speech. London Granada Publishing Limited
Hockett, C.F. 1960. A course in Modern Linguistics. New York:
Macmillan
Lehmann, Winfred P. 1992a. Historical Linguistics: An introduction.
3rd rev. ed. London & New York: Rutledge.
Department Linguistics
University of Kerala
LIN 5023 STRUCTURE OF MODERN MALAYALAM
COURSE CODE: LIN 5023
COURSE TITLE: STRUCTURE OF MODERN MALAYALAM
CREDITS: IV
SEMESTER: III
PRE-REQUISITES, IF ANY:
Assessment Marks
Assignments
Seminar presentation
Mid Semester examination
Class Attendance
Total:
10
10
15
5
40
Final Examination
60
Total : 100
1.
2.
language.
3.
Malayalam language
4.
5.
7.
Malayalam
8.
b.
c.
Postpositions in Malayalam
d.
e.
f.
Reading list
Department Linguistics
University of Kerala
LIN 506 LANGUAGE TEACHING METHODS
COURSE CODE: LIN 506
COURSE TITLE: LANGUAGE EACHING METHODS
CREDITS: IV
SEMESTER: IV
PRE-REQUISITES, IF ANY:
Language Teaching Methods is a four-credit inter disciplinary elective
paper for forth semester Post graduate course. It comprises five units.
Aim of the course:
The aim of this course is to expose students to the concept, theories
and methods of Language Teaching and Learning. Students will be
specially trained for first and second language learning and Teaching.
The students can know how to teach and learn a language
systematically and perfectilly. And also they can make new methods
or approaches for language teaching.
Course Description:
This course includes five modules; the first module describes general
introduction of Language learning skills and different theories of
learning conditions. The second module deals with different teaching
methods and micro-teaching approach. The third module describes
teaching material preparation for standard, classical, spoken and
media languages.
Course Content:
LIN 506 LANGUAGE TEACHING METHODS
Module 1 Language Learning-primary skills-listening and speaking:
secondary skills-reading and writing. Psychology of Language
learning-difference between mother tongue learning and second
language learning. Child learning and Adult Learning. Different
theories of learning conditions, motivations and success.
Module 2 Different methods of teaching (direct, Grammar,
translation, Cognate audio lingual) merits and demerits of each
method Microteaching approach.
Module 3 Preparation of teaching materials, standard language,
classical language, spoken language, newspaper language.
Contrastive Linguistic frequency counts, error analysis, word lists.
Common vocabularies and their use in language pedagogy.
Specification of course material, objective, selection and grading.
Module 4 Function of repetition, Practice, revision, testing, translation
and their use in Language teaching. Evaluation, the language
testing, objectives of language testing, grammar testing vs the
testing of skills.
Aids in language learning, use of language laboratory-technical aids.
Programmed learning.
Total: 40
10
10
15
5
60
Total : 100
Billows
1961
Halliday, MAK
Teaching
Robert Lado
1954
-doLanguage
Linguistic
Science
and
Language
1951
Benett MA
W F Mackey
Robert Lado
Allen HB
Prey Edward
Palmer HE
Rinazo Titene
Vilga Rivers
Chicago Press
VI Subramoniam Purpose on seminar and on Teaching Indian
Languages University of Kerala Tvpm, Dept. of Linguistics Studies
in Linguistic
Teaching, University of Kerala, Trivandrum.
B.Libbish
Advance in the Teaching of Modern Languages,
Pargamon
Press, 1964
Bruke, Nelson,
Language and Language Teaching, Theory and
Practice
(Newyork, Harcourst, Brace and Co.) 1960
Hunger John P
Linguistics and Language Teaching (Newyork,
Rank on house)
1968
Kart C Biller
Generative Grammar, Structural Linguistics and
Language
Teaching, New Bury House publishers
Icon A Jacobovits
The Context of Foreign language teaching
(Newbury
Barbara Gordon
House Publishers) 1947
Jack Richards
Error Analysis, London
Pit Corder
Introducing Applied Linguistics, Pelican
G Sambhasiva Rao(ed/-) Literary Methodology CIIL Mysore, 1977
Department Linguistics
University of Kerala
LIN 503 TRIBAL STUDIES
COURSE CODE: LIN 503
COURSE TITLE: TRIBAL STUDIES
CREDITS: IV
SEMESTER: III
PRE-REQUISITES, IF ANY:
Tribal Studies is a four-credit inter disciplinary elective paper for third
semester Post graduate course. It comprises five units.
Aim of the course:
The aim of this course is to know the tribal people living in Indian and
especially in Kerala. The students have to know their culture, socio
economic situations, ethnic knowledge about the agriculture and
medicine etc. The students have to do some good research projects for
their development and change their socio economic conditions. The
students need to accept and consider them as a part of them.
Course Description:
This course includes five modules; the first module describes general
introduction
of
Scheduled
Tribe
and
Caste,
distribution
and
cultural and living pattern of them. The forth module describes the
Tribal languages and their complexities. The fifth module describes
the literacy programmes among them and their attitude to the
programme.
Total: 40
10
10
15
5
60
Total : 100
Reading List
Ranjit Gupta (Ed)
Dube, S.C
Romesh Thapur (Ed)
Bhattacharya S
Bose, Nirmal kumar
Chakravarthy M and
Mukherjee.D
Chattopadyaya and
Kamala Devi
Ghurye, GS
Iyer, LAK
Iyer, LAK
Loius AAD
Matuhur PRG
Rajendran.N
-do(in
Somashekaran Nair
-doThurston Edgar
Darwin L
Ministries,TVM,2010
Singh K S
of
Compailed
Manibhooshanan
& Darwin.L
Ed. Darwin.L
KIRTADS,
Department Linguistics
University of Kerala
LIN 504 LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION
COURSE CODE: LIN 504
COURSE TITLE: LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION
CREDITS: IV
SEMESTER: III
PRE-REQUISITES, IF ANY:
Language and communication is a four-credit inter departmental
elective paper for third semester Post graduate course. It comprises
five modules.
Aim of the course:
The aim of this course is to expose students to the concept, theories
and methods of Language and communication.
Students will be
Course contents:
Continuant Assessment
Assignments
Seminar presentation
Mid Semester examination
Class Attendance
Final Examination
Total: 40
10
10
15
5
60
Total : 100
Reading List
Language and Communication
Human Communication
Human Communication Theory
The mathematical Theory of
Communication
: George Miller(1951)
: Stewart L Tubbs
: Frank E.X Dance(1967)
World Communication
Threat or Promise
: Colin Cherry(1971)
Angela Goddard
Danuta Reah
Jean Mitry, 2000.
Roland Barthes
D. H. hymes(1971)
: Berge K. L(1994)
: MAK Halliday
: Beaugrande
Department Linguistics
University of Kerala
Syllabus
PG Programme
LIN 505
COURSE TITLE: Techniques of Translation
COURSE CODE:
CREDITS: 4
SEMESTER: IV
PRE-REQUISITES, IF ANY:
Unit V
Future of Translation Studies, Translation Training, Becoming a
Translator - Task of the Translator, Literature in Translation. Translation
Evaluation, Quality of Translation, Translation Authority, Translation
Policy, Translation and IT, Use of Computer in Translation, Machine
Translation, Linguistic and Computational Aspects of Translation, CAT,
Processes in MT, Pre- editing and Post editing, MT Systems in Indian
Languages.
Total: 40
10
10
15
5
60
Total : 100
Reading List
Andrewskutty, A. P. (1988). "Correlatives in Translatability" in Translation
as Synthesis, Annamalai.
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Department of Linguistics
University of Kerala
S4 -End Term examination -2014
MA Linguistics
TECHNIQUES OF TRANSLATIONS
Max mark : 100
Attempt any five questions, all questions carry equal marks
1. Explain the interdisciplinary relevance of translation.
2. What are the important grammatical models applied in
translation?
3. What is Machine translation? Discuss different
approaches to machine translation.
4. What is corpus linguistics? Explain its importance in
translation.
5. Discuss the nature of translation principles? Give a
survey.
6. Discuss a proceses of translation and explain various
stages of implementation and bringing out a complete
translation
7. What is translation theory and discuss the importance of
knowledge management in information transfer.
8. What are the main aproches for translation
LIN 5016
COMPUTATIONAL LINGUISTICS
Unit IV
Web and local languages, language tools and software, free
and open software, Fundamentals of localization and
globalization, E-governance in Malayalam.
Unit V
Natural language processing analysis and generator,
(Speech synthesis, speech recognition, question answering,
text summarization, OCR, ambiguity resolution) corpora,
corpus linguistics, machine translation process,
spell/grammar checker, parsing, tagging, morphological
analyzer and generator, Internet based language learning
and teaching, resources for NLP, Issues related with
Malayalam language technology.
Reading List
1. Asher, R.E. 1994. The Encyclopedia of Language and
Linguistics.
2. Asher, R.E. and T.C.Kumari, Malayalam.
3. Bloomfield L.C (1933), Language.
4. Grishman,R, Computational Linguistics : An
Introduction, New York
5. Nida E.A. (1946), Morphology
6. Pike K.L. (1943), Phonetics
7. Singh, Ram Adhar (1982) An Introduction to
Lexicography, Mysore, Central Institute of Indian
Languages.
8. Akshar Bharati et.al, Natural Language Processing A
Paninian Perspective, New Delhi : Prentice Hall India,
1995.
9. Dash, Niladri Sekhar (2005) Corpus Linguistics and
Language Technology, New Delhi : Mittal Publications.
10.
Ruslan Mitkov, 2003, The Oxford Handbook of
Computational Linguistics, Oxford University Press.
11.
Ralph Grishman, 1986, Computational
Linguistics : An Introduction
12.Peter Whitelock, 1995, Linguistic and Com putational
Techniques in Machine Translation, 2nd Edition, Taylor &
Francis
Total:
10
10
15
5
60
40
Total : 100
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Department of Linguistics
University of Kerala
S3 -End Term examination
MA Linguistics
COMPUTATIONAL LINGUISTICS
Max mark : 100
Attempt any five questions, all questions carry equal marks
1. Explain the interdisciplinary relevance of computational
linguistics.
2. What are the important grammatical models applied in
computational linguistics?
3. What is Machine translation? Discuss different
approaches to machine translation.
4. What is corpus linguistics? Explain its importance in
linguistic analysis.
5. Discuss the natural language interface to data based
drove research? Give a survey.
6. Discuss a research topic which you are assigned to do
and explain various stages of implementation and
bringing out a conclusion
7. What is linguistic theory and discuss the importance of
knowledge management in language engineering.
8. Propose a grammatical model for Malayalam language
processing