Introduction to Modern Linguistics

Instructors: Prof. Shreesh Chaudhary and Prof. Rajesh Kumar, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Madras.

This course aims at creating an awareness of the system underlying the structure of language. It will introduce concepts and tools in the study of Modern Linguistics. The course will include all the principal levels of structure of language, such as, Phonology and Phonetics, Morphology, Syntax, and Pragmatics.

Mod-01 Lec-01 Introduction.
Mod-01 Lec-02 Design Features of Language.
Mod-01 Lec-03 Design Features of Language-2.
Mod-01 Lec-04 Design Features of Language-3.
Mod-01 Lec-05 Design Features of Language-4.
Mod-01 Lec-05 Design Features of Language-4.
Mod-01 Lec-06 Design Features of Language-5.
Mod-01 Lec-07 Production of Speech Sounds.
Mod-01 Lec-08 Organs of Articulation.
Mod-01 Lec-09 Functions of Vocal Cords.
Mod-01 Lec-10 Production of Speech Sounds, Cardinal Vowels.
Mod-01 Lec-11 English Vowels.
Mod-01 Lec-12 Diphthong.
Mod-01 Lec-13 Production of Consonants.
Mod-01 Lec-14 Consonants.
Mod-01 Lec-15 Consonants-2.
Mod-01 Lec-16 Review : Production of Speech Sounds.
Mod-01 Lec-17 What is Phonology.
Mod-01 Lec-18 Phonemes & Allophones:.
Mod-01 Lec-19 Phonological Phenomena.
Mod-01 Lec-20 Syllable Template.
Mod-01 Lec-21 Syllable.
Mod-01 Lec-22 Syllable – Based Generalization.
Mod-01 Lec-23 Syllable – Based Generalization.
Mod-01 Lec-24 Morphology.
Mod-01 Lec-25 Units of Word Formation.
Mod-01 Lec-26 Affixation.
Mod-01 Lec-27 Syntax: An Introduction.
Mod-01 Lec-28 Syntax: An Introduction Cont….
Mod-01 Lec-29 Syntax: X-bar Theory.
Mod-01 Lec-30 Syntax: X-bar Theory Cont….
Mod-01 Lec-31 Syntax: Phrase Structure (Compliment and Adjuncts).
Mod-01 Lec-32 Syntax: Argument Selection.
Mod-01 Lec-33 Syntax: Structure of an IP and Thematic Relations.
Mod-01 Lec-34 Syntax: Structure of an IP and Thematic Relations Cont...
Mod-01 Lec-35 Syntax: Structure of an IP and Thematic Relations Cont...
Mod-01 Lec-36 Syntax: Case Assignment.
Mod-01 Lec-37 Syntax: Exceptional Case Marking.
Mod-01 Lec-38 Word Formation-3.
Mod-01 Lec-39 Discourse.
Mod-01 Lec-40 Discourse.
Mod-01 Lec-41 Concluding Remarks.