This course begins with an introduction to an empirical approach to language description and comparison from a cognitive perspective, plus introduction to information structure concepts, which fundamental to understanding language structure. A range of linguistic forms and functions are then compared and contrasted systematically at different levels of analysis, attempting to highlight the cognitive differences in the mindsets of the speakers (how they cut up or “chunk” their experiences and represent them in language forms) that lead to the languages manifesting different patterns.
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Year Taken: AY 19/20, Sem 2
Class Participation 10%
10x Tute Slips Submission 30%
End-Term Quiz 20%
Group Project 40%This was the slackest linguistics class I ever took (even more slack than HG1001 Mind & Meaning). Every week, we had to submit a one-page tute slip on how we create meanings out of signs in daily lives, and each tute slip was allocated a score out of 3.
The end-term quiz was easy and did not test specific details. Quite a few of us scored full marks. The group project went well for me as I grouped with friends who had good reputations in project work. Honestly, this was the most pleasant project work experience for me.
This review was published with the kind permission of aLMSstudent. Originally published at https://ntulmsmods.wordpress.com/2020/05/23/ntu-lms-year-3-semester-2/
June 30, 2021
