| UNIT 412-1: LINGUISTICS AS A SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF LANGUAGE |
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| 412.1.0: AIMS, OBJECTIVES AND STRUCTURE |
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| When one considers the course outline of the DTS programme, one may wonder why should there be any place for linguistics? Why must a prospective or a practicing student of 'translation' study linguistics at all? What precisely is the connection between linguistics and translation studies? In this unit under the course 412, it is precisely these issues that we would like to discuss. After reading this unit, you would not only get to know about the connection, but would also be able to have the necessary background knowledge in the following areas: |
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How is human language similar to or different from all other kinds of communication? |
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What do we mean by 'knowing' a language? |
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Can language be studied scientifically? If yes, what should be the aims of this study? |
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| If we take up the third question first, any attempt to answer it would also touch upon two other related topics: |
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What are the relative merits and demerits in prescriptive vs. descriptive approaches in linguistics? |
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Should one conduct language-specific studies or emphasize on the cross linguistic studies? |
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| In other words, we would like to make you aware of the language issues that keep coming back and forth in discussing the appropriateness of various translation options or in evaluation of translated texts. |
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| This unit will have the following structure: |
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412.1.1. |
Introduction |
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412.1.2. |
Speech Factors and Speech Functions |
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412.1.2.1. |
Speech Factors |
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412.1.2.2. |
Speech Functions |
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412.1.3. |
Language Development |
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412.1.3.1. |
Models of Development |
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412.1.3.2. |
Translativity |
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412.1.3.3. |
Translators' Responsibilities |
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412.1.3.4. |
Different Roles of a Translator |
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412.1.3.5. |
Effects on Modern Indian Languages |
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412.1.4. |
Birth and Death of Language |
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412.1.4.1. |
Language Change: How and Why |
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412.1.4.2. |
Theories on the Origin of Language |
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412.1.5. |
Characterizing Human Language |
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412.1.5. |
Linguistics as a Science |
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412.1.5.1. |
What does a Linguist want to do? |
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412.1.5.2. |
Language-Specific vs Cross-Linguistic Studies |
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412.1.5.3. |
Descriptive vs Prescriptive approach |
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412.1.6. |
Core and Applied Linguistics |
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412.1.6.1. |
Levels of Linguistic Analysis: Grammar |
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412.1.6.2. |
Applications of Linguistics |
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412.1.7. |
Summary and Conclusions |
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412.1.8. |
Reference |
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412.1.9. |
Further Readings |
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