英语语言学笔记(英语专八考试必备).doc

英语语言学笔记一、绪论语言学的定义语言学的研究范畴几对基本概念语言的定义语言的甄别特征What is linguistics? 什么是语言学？Linguistics is generally defined as the scientific study of language. It studies not any particular language, but languages in general. 语言学是对语言科学地进行研究的学科。语言学所要研究的不是某一种特定的语言，而是人类所有语言的特性。The scope of linguistics 9 语言学研究的范畴Phonetics语音学 Phonology音系学 Morphology形态学 Syntax句法学 Semantics语义学 Pragmatics语用学 Sociolinguistics社会语言学Psycholinguistics心理语言学 Applied linguistics应用语言学Prescriptive vs. descriptive 规定性与描述性Prescriptive: it aims lay down rules for correct behavior.Descriptive：a linguistic study describes and analyzes the language people actually use.Modern linguistics is descriptive; its investigations研究 are based on authentic可信, and mainly spoken data数据.Traditional grammar is prescriptive; it is based on high written languageSynchronic vs. diachronic 共时性与历史性The description of a language at some point in time is a synchronic studyThe description of a language as it changes through time is a diachronic studyIn modern linguistics, synchronic study seems to enjoy priority优先 over diachronic study.Speech and writing 口头语与书面语Speech enjoys priority over writing in modern linguistics study for the following reasons:（1） speech precedes优先与 writing in terms of evolution 发展，演变（2） a large amount of communication is carried out in speech than in writing（3） speech is the form in which infants婴儿 acquire their native languageLanguage and parole 语言与言语Language refers to the abstract概要 linguistic system shared by all the members of a speech communityParole refers to the realization实现 of language in actual useCompetence and performance 能力与运用Chomsky defines competence as the ideal users knowledge of the rules of his languagePerformance: the actual realization of this knowledge in linguistic communication What is language? 什么是语言？Language is a system of arbitrary vocal symbols used for human communication Characteristics of language: 语言的特性 41. Language is a rule-governed system2. Language is basically vocal3. Language is arbitrary （the fact different languages have different words for the same object is a good illustration例证 of the arbitrary nature of language. This conventional nature of language is well illustrated by a famous quotation from Shakespeares play Romeo and Juliet: A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.）4. Language is used for human communication Design features of language 语言的结构特征 星火 P146-147American linguist Charles Hockett specified 12 design features:1） arbitrariness 任意性 First discussed by Saussure索绪尔, refers to the fact that the forms of linguistics signs bear no natural relationship to their meaning.For instance, we cannot explain why a book is called a /buk/.2） productivity 创造性3） duality 二重性 指语言是声音与意义双重结构组成的系统4） displacement移位性 语言的使用者可以理解并且创造无限数量的新句子5） cultural transmission 文化传递性 二、音系学语言的声音媒介什么是语音学发音器官音标宽式和严式标音法英语语音的分类音系学和语音学语音、音位、音位变体音位对立、互补分部、最小对立几条音系规则超切分特征Two major media of communication: speech and writingThe limited range of sounds which are meaningful in human communication and are of interest to linguistic studies are the phonic medium of language. 用于人类语言交际的声音称为语音，这些数目有限的一组语音构成了语言的声音媒介。Phonetics语音学: is defined as the study of the phonic声音的 medium媒介 of language; it is concerned with all the sounds that occur in the worlds language.Three branches of phonetics : 1）articulatory phonetics 发音语音学（most highly developed）, 2）auditory phonetics 听觉语音学，3）acoustic phonetics 声学语音学Organs of speech 发音器官The articulatory apparatus of a human being are contained in three important areas or cavities腔:The pharyngeal cavity咽腔the throatThe oral cavity口腔the mouthThe nasal cavity 鼻腔the noseVibration振动 of the vocal cords （声带） results in a quality of speech sounds called voicing 浊音，which is a feature of all vowels 元音 and some consonants 辅音。单词补充：01） velum: The soft palate. 软腭02） uvula: A small, conical, fleshy mass of tissue suspended from the center of the soft palate. 小舌，悬雍垂悬垂在软腭中央的小的圆锥状肉块03） larynx: n. 喉04） vocal cord: 声带05） membrane: n. A thin, pliable layer of tissue covering surfaces or separating or connecting regions, structures, or organs of an animal or a plant. 膜薄而柔软的组织层，覆盖在表面或分割连接各种区域、结构或动植物器官06） the soft palate: 软腭07） the hard palate: 硬腭08） the teeth ridge: 齿龈09） alveolus: A tooth socket in the jawbone 牙槽颚骨处的牙床10） the teeth: 牙齿11） the lips: 上下唇12） blade of tongue: 舌面13） back of tongue: 舌根14） pharyngeal cavity: 咽腔15） nasal cavity: 鼻腔16） velar: Articulated with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate, as （g） in good and （k） in cup.软腭音的用舌头后部挂触或靠近软腭清楚地发音的，如在 good中的（g）以及在 cup中的（k）17） the tip of the tongue: 舌尖18） the upper front teeth: 上齿19） the roof of the mouth: 上颚20） the lower lip: 下唇音标宽式和严式标音法International Phonetic Alphabet （IPA）The vowels （monophthongs and diphthongs） 元音（单元音&双元音）The constants 辅音Broad transcription: transcription with letter-symbols only. （in dictionaries and teaching textbooks）用一个符号来表示一个语音的标音方式叫做宽式标音法，这种音标法常见于词典和教科书。Narrow transcription: the transcription with diacritics.但实际上， 同一语音在不通的语音环境中的发音不尽相同， 比如Pit和spit中的/P/音发音就不一样。在宽式标音的基础上， 再用变音符号表示同一语音在不同的语音环境下不同发音的标音法叫做窄式标音法。Classification of English speech sounds英语语音的分类The basic difference between a vowel and a constant is that in the pronunciation of the former the air that comes from the lungs meets with no obstruction of any kind in the throat, the nose, or the mouth, while in that of the latter it is obstructed in one way or another.Classification of English constants 英语辅音分类此主题相关图片如下：Classification of English vowels:the position of the tongue in the mouth舌位高低:the openness of the mouth,口的张开程度:the shape of the lips园唇与否:length of the vowels元音的长度此主题相关图片如下：Phonology 音系学 Phonology and phonetics 音系学和语音学Phonetics is of a general nature; it is interested in all the speech sounds used in all human languages.语音学研究的是人类所有语言的语音，旨在对语音进行描述和分类。Phonology is interested in the system of sounds of a particular language; it aims to discover how speech sounds in a language form patterns and how these sounds are used to convey meaning in linguistic communication.音系学研究的重点是特定语言的语音体系，语音表达意义作用。Phone，phoneme and allophone语音，音位，音位变体Phones, which can be simply defined as the speech sounds we use when speaking a language.语音是语音学研究的单位， 是一个个具体的声音。Phonology is concerned with the speech sounds which distinguish meaning.音位是音系学研究的单位，是抽象的概念， 每一个音位是一组语音特征的集合体，音位具有区别意义的作用。The different which can represent a phoneme in different phonetic environments are called the allophones of that phoneme.音位变体是一个音位在特定的语音环境力的具体体现， 同一音位在不同语音环境里体现为不同的变体，也就是语音。Phonemic contrast, complementary distribution, and minimal pair音位对立，互补分布，最小对立对rope and robe that /P/ and /b/ can occur in the same environments and they distinguish meaning; therefore they are in phonemic contrast.可以出现在不同语音组合中的同一为止， 产生意义差别。/P/ and /Ph/ these two allophones of the same phoneme are said to be in complementary distribution.When two different forms are identical in every way except for one sound segment which occurs in the same place in the strings, the two words are said to form a minimal pair. pen and ben最小对立对指出现在同一位置上的一个音之外其余都相同的两个语音组合。Some rules in phonology几条音系规则Sequential rules 序列规则 ：blik, klib , bilk, kilb is possible. But lbki, ilbk, bkil , ilkb not possible.Assimilation rules 同化规则Deletion rule 省略规则Sign, design, there is no g soundSignature, designation the g is pronounced.Delete a g when it occurs before a final nasal constant.Suprasegmental features超切分特征stress重音, tone声调, intonation语调the phonemic features that occur above the level of the segments are called suprasegmental features;超切分特征指切分即单音层面以上的音系特征。 三MORPHOLOGY 形态学语素：语言最小的意义单位语素的类型复合词的类型复合词的特征Morphology is a branch of grammar which studies the internal structure of words and the rules by which words are formed. It is divided into two sub-branches: inflectional morphology and lexical or derivational morphology.形态学研究单词的内部结构以及构词规则， 有屈折形态学和词汇形态学两大分支。Morpheme:the smallest meaningful unit of language.语素：语言最小的意义单位。Free Morpheme: A free morpheme is one that can stand by itself. （independent）自由语素可以作为单词独立使用。Bound Morpheme: A bound morpheme is one that cannot stand by itself.粘着语素必须和其他语素结合成单词Bound Morpheme includes two types: （1） root （2）Affix（词缀）1）Inflectional affixes （屈折词缀）（inflectional morphemes）:affixes attached to the end of words to indicate grammatical relationships are inflectional2）Derivational affixes（派生词缀） A） prefix: A prefix comes before words. B）suffixAn adjective suffix（形容词后缀） that is added to the stem, whatever classis belongs to , the result will be an adjective.free=free root（自由词根）Morpheme（词素）Bound root prefixbound derivationalaffix suffixinflectionalRoot and stem（词根和词干）1） Root 2） StemThe differences between root and stem:A root is the basic form of a word which cannot be further analyzed without total loss of identity.A stem is the surplus part after the cutting of inflectional morpheme in a word with inflectional morphemes,can be further analyzed, it sometimes could be a root.Individualistic UndesirablesIndividualist （stem） undesirable （stem）Individual （stem） desirable （stem）dividual （stem） desire （root, stem）divide（root, stem）Affixation词缀法（Derivation派生法）：adding word-formation or derivational affixes to stem.Prefixation前缀：Its the formation of new words by adding a prefixes to stems.1）表示否定nagative prefixes: un-,non,in-,dis,a- etc.2）reversative or privative prefixes: un-,de-dis etc.3）表示贬义pejorative prefixes: mis-, mal-, pseudo- etc.4）表示程度degree or size prefixes: arch-, super-,out-,sub-,over-,under-,hyper-,ultra-,mini- etc.5）表示方向、态度orientation & attitude prefixes:counter-,contra-,anti-,pro- etc.6）locative prefixes:super-,sub-,inter-,trans- etc.7）表示时间、次序time and order prefixes:fore-,pre-,post-,ex-,re- etc.8）表示数量number prefixes:uni-/mono-