Frist lecture
Applied linguistics
Linguistics: thedisciplinethat studies nature and use of language
Applied linguistics: the application of linguistic theories, methods, and explain lang. problems in other domains. (the term for foreign language learning and teaching
Linguistic competence: Speaker's ability to produce and understand an unlimited number of utterances, including many novel and unfamiliar
First lang. : (native) by child (it's also called home lang
Second/foreign lang. : a lang. subsequent to a native lang
Acquisition: the gradual development of ability in a first or second lang. by using it naturally
Learning:conscious process of accumulating knowledge
بعكس الاكتساب
فرضيات اللغةLanguage assumptions
Lang. is a voluntary behavior
Lang. is a set of habits, patterns that common to a group and consistent to individuals
Lang. as a form of communication is arbitrary. Nothing inherited for giving set of noises
Lang. is convention, a tradition, a social institution
Ways to describe language
It consist of
Phonology: study of sound system
Morphology: study of words structure
Syntax: (study of sentence structure). Grammar is the set of lang. rules
Semantics: study of meanings