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Introduction to Modern Linguistics

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. (from nptel.ac.in)

Lecture 35 - Syntax: Structure of an IP and Thematic Relations (cont.)

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Lecture 01 - Introduction

Lecture 02 - Design Features of Language: Species Specific, Species Uniform

Lecture 03 - Design Features of Language: Culturally Transmitted

Lecture 04 - Design Features of Language: Locality

Lecture 05 - Design Features of Language: Creativity

Lecture 06 - Design Features of Language: Structural Features

Lecture 07 - Production of Speech Sounds

Lecture 08 - Organs of Articulation

Lecture 09 - Functions of Vocal Cords

Lecture 10 - Production of Speech Sounds, Cardinal Vowels

Lecture 11 - English Vowels

Lecture 12 - Diphthong

Lecture 13 - Production of Consonants

Lecture 14 - Consonants

Lecture 15 - Consonants (cont.)

Lecture 16 - Review: Production of Speech Sounds

Lecture 17 - What is Phonology?

Lecture 18 - Phonemes and Allophones

Lecture 19 - Phonological Phenomena

Lecture 20 - Syllable Template

Lecture 21 - Syllable

Lecture 22 - Syllable-based Generalization

Lecture 23 - Syllable-based Generalization

Lecture 24 - Morphology

Lecture 25 - Units of Word Formation

Lecture 26 - Affixation

Lecture 27 - Syntax: An Introduction

Lecture 28 - Syntax: An Introduction (cont.)

Lecture 29 - Syntax: X-bar Theory

Lecture 30 - Syntax: X-bar Theory (cont.)

Lecture 31 - Syntax: Phrase Structure (Complement and Adjuncts)

Lecture 32 - Syntax: Argument Selection

Lecture 33 - Syntax: Structure of an IP and Thematic Relations

Lecture 34 - Syntax: Structure of an IP and Thematic Relations (cont.)

Lecture 35 - Syntax: Structure of an IP and Thematic Relations (cont.)

Lecture 36 - Syntax: Case Assignment

Lecture 37 - Syntax: Exceptional Case Marking

Lecture 38 - Word Formation

Lecture 39 - Discourse

Lecture 40 - Discourse (cont.)

Lecture 41 - Concluding Remarks