English Focus

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English Language

The English Focus Pawaskar Vividh

LANGUAGE
is a system of signs

SIGN SIGNIFIED [Concept] SIGNIFIER [Acoustic Image] Relationship Arbitrary

LANGUE What we can do with language [POTENTIAL] PAROLE What we do with language when we speak [PERFORMANCE]

Difference between ENGLISH & WORD ORDER other lgs
Subject Verb Object I ate a mango. Subject Object Verb Maine aam khaya.

Difference between ENGLISH & other Phonetic English: Not lgs Psychology (P is silent) Other Lgs: Phonetic

INTERNATIONAL PHONETIC ALPHABET

LINGUISTICS
is the science of language

PHONETICS is the study of sounds SEMIOTICS is the study of meaning

LINGUISTICS
SYNCHRONIC

Same time DIACHRONIC Through time

GRAMMAR
PRESCRIPTIVE

Old School DESCRIPTIVE TRANSFORMATIONAL GENERATIVE [TG]

SITUATIONAL APPROACH
TEXT CONTEXT

NON-SENSE WORDS

A country girl was walking along the snerd with a roggle of milk on her head…

I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid! Aoccdrnig to a rsheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? Yaeh, and I awlyas touhght slpeling was

DEFAMILIARIZATION & FOREGROUNDING

Language is the dress of thought. CONTENT & FORM WHAT & HOW
Create a lasting impression with your expression Let’s grapple with Grammar in our next session



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