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M.A.LINGUISTICS SYLLABUS
Pitch
and
Harmonics, Formant frequency and Resonance; Acoustic characteristics of different
speech sounds; Tone and intonation in connected speech, voice onset time, speech
segmentation, speech synthesis.
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Reading List
Abercrombie, D
Pike,K.L.
Jones Daniel
Gray, G.W & Wise C.M
Malmberg, B
Ladefoged, P
Ladefoged, P
-do-doPrabodhachandran V.R
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Reading List
Pike, K.L
Hockett, C.F
Paul, M.Postal
Publishers, New York, 1968
Ambercombie,D
Studies in Phonetics and Phonology, Oxford Univ.
London, 1965
Martinet, A
Phonology as Functional Phonetics, Oxford Univ.
Press, London, 1962
Pike K.L
Tone Languages, Abor Univ.,Michigan Press,1961
Jackobson,Fant & Halle
Preliminaries of Fundamentals of Language
Hockett C.F&Kenstowicz,M
Manual of Phonology
Kisseberth, C
Generative Phonology Description and Theory
Sehene S.A
Generative Phonology
Chomsky & Halle
Sound patterns of English, Harper & Row publishers
New York, 1968
Kenstowicz, J Michael
(Ed/-)
Issues in Phonological Theory
Jones, Daniel
The Phonemes, its nature and use
Roger Lass
Phonology, Cambridge Univ.Press, New York,1984
Carlos Gussenhoven
The Phonology of Tone and Intonation,Cambridge
University Press,2004
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Morphology (Cha.1,2,3&4)
Problems of Morpheme Analysis
(Language. 23, 231, 43)
Two models of Grammatical description (Word 10-210-31)
Well, RS
Joos,M .Ed.
Hockett, CF
Gleason
Bloch & Trager
Harris Zelling
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LIN 521
Unit 1
Dialectology, idiolect- dialect, and language, mutual intelligibility common
core, structural dialectology. Linguistic variation- causes regional, social, caste,
etc.Nature of dialect variation lexical, grammatical, and semantic, etc.
Unit 2
Dialect survey models and techniques, questionnaire, methodology, types of
survey, dialect dictionaries and dialect atlases; isogloss, focal area, relic area,
transition area.
Unit 2
Dialect Geography History of Dialectology Western, Indian and Dravidian
Dialect Studies, Dialect Survey in Malayalam , Griersons Linguistic Survey of
India.
Unit 4
Bilingualism Definition, causes, psychological and socio-cultural settings,
Acculturation Bilingual Description interferences phonic, grammatical and
lexical.
Unit 5
Bilingual- individual, community, language convergence and maintenance,
language loyalty, Current research in Bilingualism Inter-disciplinary approach
to Bilingualism
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Reading list
Weinrich Uriel
Subramaniam V. I.(Ed)
-Do-
Grierson GA
Somasekharan Nair P.
Gopal Sarma and Suresh Kumar
Chamber JK and Trudgill Peter
Bhatia, Tej K & Ritchie,
William C
Syntactic theories
Aspects of theory of syntax
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LIN 523
SOCIOLINGUISTICS
Reading List
Hudson, R.A.1980. Sociolinguistics. Cambridge: Cambridge University
Press.
Chambers, J. 1995. Sociolinguistic Theory: Linguistic variation and its
social significance. Oxford: Blackwell.
Fasold, R. 1990. The Sociolinguistics of Language. Oxford: Blackwell.
Labov,Willam. 1972a. Sociolinguistic Patterns. Oxford: Blackwell.
Labov, Willam.1990. The intersection of Sex and Social Class in the
Course of Linguistic Change. Language Variation and Change
Hymes, D. 1974. Foundation of Sociolinguistics: An Ethnographic
Approach. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press.
Levinson, S. 1983. Pragmatics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Hebermas, J. 1985. The Theory of Communicative Action. Vol.1.
London: Polity Press
Bernstein, B. 1964. Elaborated and Restricted Codes: Their Social
Origins and Some Consequences. American Anthropologist.
1957
1965
Syntactic structures
Aspects of the theory of syntax
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-do1972
Studies on semantic in generative grammar
-do1995
The minimalist programme
Jackendoff,R 1981
X Syntax: A study of phrase structure
Lisnak and Uriagerek1988 A Course in GB Syntax
Namboodiri EVN 1977
Vakya ghadana
Ouhalla, J
1994
Transformational Grammar
Radford A
1988
Transformational Grammar-A first Course
Ross, JR
1967
Constrains on Variables in Syntax
Reimsdl JK and Williams 1986
Introduction to the Theory of Grammar
Stockwell et.al 1973
The Major Syntactic Structures of English
Verma & Krishnaswamy 1989
Modern Linguistics An Introduction
F.R.Palmer
Grammatical roles and relations 1998
Andrew Radford
Minimalist Syntax 2004
-doTransformational Grammar, 1999
-doSyntactic theory and the structure of English
Robert D.Van Valin, Jr.
Randy J.Lapolla
Syntax Structure, meaning and function,1997
Randall Hendrick(Ed)
Minimalist Syntax, Blackwell publishing, 2003
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READING LIST
An Introduction to Historical Linguistics, Oxford & IBH
Publishing, New Delhi, 1962
A Reader in Historical and Comparative Linguistics
An Introduction to Historical and Comparative Linguistics,
Macmillan Co., New York, 1972
Language change and Linguistic Reconstruction, Phoenix
Books, London, 1960
Masica, C.P.
Bynon Theodara
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Reading List
Andrewskutty, A. P. (1988). "Correlatives in Translatability" in Translation as
Synthesis, Annamalai.
Basnett, Susan (1999). Quoted in Literary Translation, A Monograph of the
University of Hyderabad.
Baker, M. (1998): Routledge Encyclopedia of Translation Studies, London,
Routledge.
BASSNETT, Susan. 1991. Translation Studies. Revised Edition. London and
New York: Routledge.
BASSNETT TR., S & A. Lefevere (eds.) 1990. Translation, History and
Culture, London and New York: Pinter.
BASSNETT TR., S & H. Trivedi (eds.) 1999. Post-Colonial Translation: Theory
and Practices, London and New York: Longman.
BENJAMIN; W. 1923/2000 The task of the Translator, translated by H. Zohn
(1969) in L. Venuti (ed.) 2000, pp. 15-25.
BERMAN, A. 1985/2000. Translation and the Trials of the Foreign, in L. Venuti
(ed.) 2000, pp. 284-97.
Budick and Iser, The Translatability of Cultures
CATFORD, J.C. (1965) A Linguistic Theory of Translation, London: Academic
Press.
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http://www.biblegateway.com/cgi-bin/bible
http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/quran/
http://europa.eu.int/comm/translation/theory/index_en.htm
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Unit V
:
Indian theories of meaning Traditional Concepts of
Meaning - Paninian Concept, Spoda Theory.
Reading list
Palmer F R.1996. Semantics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
John Lyons.1984. Semantics Vol.I &II. Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press.
Levinson, S. 1983. Pragmatics. Cambridge: Cambridge University
Press.
Sebastian Lobner . 2002. Understanding Semantics. London: Arnold
Publishers
Francis Recanati. 1981. Meaning and Force. Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press
Ann Shukman. 1977. Literature and Semiotics. Amsterdam: North
Holland Publishing Campany
Danial Chandler . 2002. Semiotics the Basics. London: Routledge
Publishers.
Indian Book/webliography
Reading List
Ramaswamy Aiyer L.V. : The Evolution of Malayalam Morphology, 1936
Rajarajavarma A.R. Keralapaniniyam. 1895
Rajarajavarma A.R. Kerala Bhasayute Vikasaparinamangal
Rajarajavarma A.R., Liilathilakam
Prabhakaravariar (Ed) History of Malayalam Language
Ulloor S. Parameswara Iyar Kerala Sahitya Charitram
Sekhar A.C.: Evolution of Malayalam
Prabhodhachandran Nayar : Malayalam A Linguistic Description, 1972
Godavarma K. : Kerala Bhasa Vinjaniiyam
Joseph PM : Malayalathile Parakiiya Padangal
Ezhuthachan K.N. : The History of Grammatical theories in Malayalam 1975
Gundart Hermann : Malayalabhasavyakaranam 1851
And the references from Websites on the topic
LIN 542 COMPARATIVE DRAVIDIAN
Unit 1
Comparative and Contrastive Linguistics, Growth and development of Comparative
Dravidian Studies Pre-Caldwell and post Caldwell developments.
Unit 2
Comparative Dravidian Phonology: Reconstruction of Proto Dravidian phonemic system
Vowels, consonants, consonant clusters and their major correspondences vowel
alternations syllabic structure Reconstruction of PDr. Roots and suffixes Principles
of etymological analysis Phonemic composition of roots and suffixes
Morphophonemic rules of Dravidian bases.
Unit 3
Comparative Dravidian morphology: Reconstruction of Dravidian form classes Nouns;
Pronouns personal, demonstrative and interrogative Number gender system
Numerals Case markers Verbs; Finite and non-finite tense past Non-past
Transitive causative Negative and infinitive suffixes.
Unit 4
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Subrahmanyam, P.S.
Kamil Zvelebil
Sambasiva Rao.G
L.S.Ramaiah
Bh.Krishnamurthi
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Communication
: George Miller(1951)
: Stewart L Tubbs
: Frank E.X Dance(1967)
World Communication
Threat or Promise
: Colin Cherry(1971)
Angela Goddard
Danuta Reah
Jean Mitry, 2000.
Roland Barthes
D. H. hymes(1971)
: Berge K. L(1994)
: MAK Halliday
: Beaugrande
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1951
Benett MA
W F Mackey
Robert Lado
Allen HB
Prey Edward
Palmer HE
Rinazo Titene
Vilga Rivers
of
Chicago Press
VI Subramoniam Purpose on seminar and on Teaching Indian
Languages University of Kerala Tvpm, Dept. of Linguistics Studies in
Linguistic
Teaching, University of Kerala, Trivandrum.
B.Libbish
Advance in the Teaching of Modern Languages,
Pargamon
Press, 1964
Bruke, Nelson,
Language
and
Language
Teaching,
Theory
andPractice
(Newyork, Harcourst, Brace and Co.) 1960
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Hunger John P
on house)
Kart C Biller
Language
Grammar,
Structural
Linguistics
and
Process of speech
Whitakes Haiganoosh&
Whitaker A Harry 1977 Studies in Nuerolinguistics 3 volumes
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Elective
LIN 5023
Unit I :
General Characteristics of Malayalam Typological and
Genetic features. Origin, Development and Contact of Malayalam with
Other Languages.
Unit II :
Sound System of Malayalam, Phonetic and Phonological
Description - Phonetic chart - Syllable Structure and Suprasegmentals.
Unit III :
Morphological and Syntactic Description of Malayalam,
Parts of Speech, Word class, Noun - Case, Number, Gender; Verb Tense, Mood, Aspects, Adjective, Adverb, Postpositions, Word Order,
Major Type of Sentences.
Unit IV :
Lexicon - Native and Borrowed - from Sanskrit and Other
languages, Tatbhava and Tatsama.
Unit V :
Malayalam language and Variation, Dialect and Sociolect,
Regional and Social Variations with Specific examples.
Reading list
Asher R.E and TC Kumari. 1997. Grammar Series (Malayalam), New
York and London, Routledge.
Prabodhachandran Nayar, V.R. 1973. Malayalam a Linguistic
Description. Thiruvananthapuram: National Research Publishing
Company.
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Unit 1
Reading List
Ranjit Gupta (Ed)
Dube, S.C
Romesh Thapur (Ed)
Bhattacharya S
Bose, Nirmal kumar
Chakravarthy M and
Mukherjee.D
Chattopadyaya and
Kamala Devi
Ghurye, GS
Iyer, LAK
Iyer, LAK
Loius AAD
Matuhur PRG
Rajendran.N
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Somashekaran Nair
-doThurston Edgar
Darwin L
Ministries,TVM,2010
Singh K S
Compailed
Manibhooshanan
& Darwin.L
Ed. Darwin.L
LIN 5016
Paniyar (Mal)
Paniya Bhasa (Mal)
Castsa and tribes of South India
Irula Language, Alpha Beem
People of India, ASI (Anthropological Survey of
India) 2002
Research Publication series Vol.II, KIRTADS,
Kozhikode, 2011
Dictionary of Tribal Languages Vol.I, KIRTADS,
Kozhikode, 2012
S3 MA. LINGUISTICS
COMPUTATIONAL LINGUISTICS
Unit I
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Reading List
1. Asher, R.E. 1994. The Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics.
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Ruslan
Mitkov,
2003,
The
Oxford
Handbook
of
Introduction
12.
Peter
Whitelock,
1995,
Linguistic
and
Computational
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