Language is not just sounds and sentences, it is the communication of ideasto express one’s beliefsthe ability to relate a narrativeComponents of language : Discoursediscourse: a group of sentences or utterances combined in a meaningful mannere.g., conversations, narratives lecturesconversationMOT: what’s on the picture?CHI: a dogMOT: can you tell me about the dog?CHI: it’s eating a cake(cohesive talk)narrativesCHI: there was a boyCHI: he has a frogCHI: and he’s looking at itCHI: and he went to bedCHI: and the frog ran awayComponents of language : Pragmaticspragmatics:the knowledge of how language is used in social interactions to achieve certain goals (e.g., request, reject, inform, greet)ex1. open the window (or it’s hot in here)ex 2. I don't want to eat that (or I’m very full)ex 3. that’s a big dog!the same function can be expressed in different ways (direct vs. indirect)likewise, the same utterance/sentence can have different functionsComponents of languagePhonologyMorphologySyntax Language form : structures of languageSemantics Language content: meaning of languageDiscoursePragmaticsLanguage use: function of languageCSD 3117 1st Edition Lecture 3 Outline of Last Lecture I. Components of languagea. Phonetics/phonologyb. Morphologyc. SemanticsOutline of Current Lecture I. Components of languagea. Discourseb. PragmaticsCurrent Lecture Language is not just sounds and sentences, it is the communication of ideas- to express one’s beliefs- the ability to relate a narrative Components of language : Discourse- discourse: a group of sentences or utterances combined in a meaningful mannero e.g., conversations, narratives lectures- conversation o MOT: what’s on the picture?o CHI: a dogo MOT: can you tell me about the dog?o CHI: it’s eating a cake (cohesive talk) These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.- narrativeso CHI: there was a boyo CHI: he has a frogo CHI: and he’s looking at ito CHI: and he went to bedo CHI: and the frog ran away Components of language : Pragmatics- pragmatics: o the knowledge of how language is used in social interactions to achieve certain goals (e.g., request, reject, inform, greet) ex1. open the window (or it’s hot in here) ex 2. I don't want to eat that (or I’m very full) ex 3. that’s a big dog!o the same function can be expressed in different ways (direct vs. indirect)o likewise, the same utterance/sentence can have different functions Components of language- Phonology- Morphology - Syntax Language form : structures of language - Semantics Language content: meaning of language- Discourse- Pragmaticso Language use: function of
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