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现代语言学复习要点
Chapter 1 Introduction 绪论
1 什么是语言学 what is linguistics?
1.1 定义 definition
Linguistics is generally defined as scientific study of language.
1.2 语言学的研究范畴 the scope of linguistics
a. The study of language as a whole is often called general linguistics. 把语言作为一个整体而进行的全面的语言学研究一般称为普通语言学。
b. The study of sounds used in linguistic communication led to the establishment of a branch of linguistics called phonetics. 语音学 phonetics
How speech sounds are produced and classified.
c. how sounds are put together and used to convey meaning in communication.
how sounds form systems and function to convey meaning. phonology 音位学/ 音系学phonology 交际中语音的组合规律及传达意义的方式
d. The study of the way in which these symbols are arranged to form words has constituted the branch of study called
morphology. 形态学 morphology
how morphemes are combined to form words.
这些符号通过排列组合而成构成语词,对于这种排列组合方式的研究构成了语言学研究的另一个分支,如对形态
学的研究。
e. The combination of these words to form permissible sentences in languages is governed by rules. The study of these rules
constitutes a major branch of linguistic studies, syntax. 句法学 syntax
how morphemes and words are combined to form sentences.
f. The study of meaning. semantics 语义学 (in abstraction) semantics
g. the study of meaning is conducted in context of use. pragmatics语用学 pragmatics
h. the study of language with reference to society. sociolinguistics. 社会语言学 sociolinguistics
i. the study of language with reference to the workings of the mind. psycholinguistics 心理语言学
psycholinguistics
j. the application of linguistic principles and theories to language teaching and learning. applied linguistics 应用语言学appliedlinguistics
1.3 语言学研究中的一些基本概念 some important distinctions in linguistics.
1.3.1 规定性和描述性 prescriptive vs. descriptive
if a linguistic study describes and analyzes the language people actually use;
如果一种语言学的研究是对人们实际使用中的语言进行的描述和分析——描述性的descriptive
if it aims at to lay down rules for “correct” behaviour to tell people what they should say and what they should not say 如果某种研究的目的是在对所谓“正确的”行为制定一些规则——规定性的prescriptive
现代语言学通常是描述性的,与“语法”的语言研究是大相径庭的
1.3.2 共时性和历时性 synchronic vs. diachronic
the description of a language at some point in time is a synchronic study;
the description of a language as it changes through time is a diachronic study.
现代语言学中,共时性研究比历时性研究更受人青睐。
1.3.3 口头语和书面语 speech and writing
Speech and writing are two major media of communication. Modern linguistics regards the spoken language as primary, not the written.
In the past, traditional grammarians tended to overemphasize the importance of the written word, partly because of its permanence.
1.3.4 语言和言语 langue and parole (both from French words)
瑞士语言学家F. de索绪尔
langue refers to the abstract linguistic system shared by all the member of a speech community. 语言,某一特定的语言社区中的所有成员所共有的那种抽象的语言系统;
parole refers to the realization of langue in actual use. 言语,在语言实际应用中的具体体现。
语言——习惯和规则;言语——对这些习惯和规则的遵守和实际应用言语不过是一些乱七八糟的语言材料,很难对此作系统的研究;
语言学家们的任务是从言语中把语言提取出来,发现指导语言实际应用的规则,并使之成为语言学研究的主题。
1.3.5 语言能力和语言运用 competence and performance 美国语言学家-乔姆斯基 (和语言,言语类似的概念)
competence, the ideal user’s knowledge of the rules of his language 能力是一个理想的语言使用者所具有的有关其所使用语言规则的知识;
performance, the actual realization of this knowledge in linguistic communication. 运用则指这种知识在语言交际过程中的实际运用。
Langueandparole索绪尔对语言的研究采取的是社会学的观点,语言是社会习惯的产物;
Competenceandperformance乔姆斯基则从心理学的角度来审视语言现象,能力是每个说话者个体的心里特征。
2 什么是语言?
what is language?
2.1 语言的定义 definitions of language
Language is a system of arbitrary vocal symbols used for human communication. 语言是用于人类交际目的一套任意的有声符号系统。
有以下四个特征:
(1) language is a system
(2) language is arbitrary (3) language is vocal (4) language is human specific
2.2 语言的甄别性特征 design features
甄别性特征(识别性特征)— 人类语言和其他动物的交际系统区别开来的那些特征,其中五种:
a. 语言的任意性(武断性)arbitrariness
b. 语言的创造性 productivity
c. 语言的双重性 duality
d. 语言的位移性 displacement
e. 语言的文化传递性 cultural transmission
Chapter 2 Phonology音系学
1 语言的声音媒介 the phonic medium of language
口语和书面语是语言作为交际工具所使用的两大主要媒介和物质手段;口语比书面语更为基本; 对于语言学家而言,对声音的研究远远比对书面语的研究重要得多,只关注人类器官发出的声音。
2 语音学 phonetics
2.1 什么是语音学 what is phonetics
phonetics is defined as the study of the phonic medium of language; 对语言声音媒介的研究;
主要研究对象是世界上所有的语言中出现过的一切声音 从三个角度来审视语音现象:
(1) 发音语音学 articulatory phonetics
(from the speaker’s point of view)how a speaker uses his speech organs to articulate the sounds
(2) 听觉语音学 auditory phonetics
(from the hearer’s point of view)how the sounds are perceived by the hearer
(3) 声学语音学 acoustic phonetics
It studies the way sounds travel by looking at the sound waves, the physical means by which sounds are transmitted through the air from one person to another
以上三个分支里,建立历史最长,发展最完善的就是发音语音学。
声音语言学家发现证实了一些重要的事实。
2.2 语言的发音器官 organs of speech
the articulatory apparatus of a human being :
pharyngeal cavity(the throat); voicing — voiceless
the oral cavity (the mouth); the nasal cavity (the nose)
2.3 语音的正字标音法—宽式和严式标音法
orthographic representation of speech sounds — broad and narrow transcriptions
国际音标 International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)
人类所发出的语音经常会在特别细微的方面有所不同,国际音标向其使用者提供了一套“变音符号”diacritics的附加符号,作为字母标音方法的补充,以标示紧靠字母本身不能解决的那些微妙的语音差别
the transcription with letter-symbols only —— broad transcription
the transcription with letter-symbols together with the diacritics —— narrow transcription
2.4 英语语音的分类 classification of English speech sounds
分为元音vowels和辅音consonants两大类 元音的定义 元音和辅音的区别
2.4.1 英语辅音的分类 classification of English consonants
in terms of manner of articulation (按照发音方法)
stops爆破音; fricatives擦音; affricates塞擦音; liquids流音; nasals鼻音; glides滑音
in terms of place of articulation (按照发音位置)
bilabial双唇音; labiodental唇齿音; dental齿音; alveolar齿龈音; palatal鄂音; velar软腭音; glottal喉音
2.4.2 英语的元音分类 classification of English vowels
a. the individual vowels / monophthongs单元音
the position of the tongue in the mouth(按照口中舌头的位置) front; central and back
the openness of the mouth (按照口张开的程度) close vowels闭元音, semi-close vowels半闭元音, semi-open vowels半开元音, and open vowels开元音
the shape of the lips (按照唇齿形状) rounded or not rounded
the length of the vowels (按照声音的长度) long vowels short vowels
b. diphthongs 双元音
3音位学 phonology
3.1 音位学和语音学 phonology and phonetics
语音学研究的具有一般的性质,它所感兴趣的人类语音中所涉及的:
所有语音现象;发音方法,相互之间的区别,分别具有什么样的语音特征,如何进行分类等;
音位学所感兴趣的是某一特定的语言中的语音系统,旨在揭示:
一种语言中的语音形成组合的方式,以及它们是如何在语言交际活动中被用来传到意义的。
3.2 音素、音位和音位变体 phone, phoneme, allophone
phone, the speech sounds we use when speaking a language. A phone is a phonetic unit or segment.
音素,我们在用一种语言讲话时所使用的声音。
音素是一个语音单位或切分成分。
phonology is concerned with the speech sounds which distinguish meaning. 音位学关心的是能够区别意义的语音现象。
音位学中最基本的单位叫音位phoneme,这是一种具有意义甄别价值的单位,也是一个抽象单位。
音位不是一个具体的声音,而是一些语音区别特征的集合。
在实际的会话中,音位总是以某个音素的形式得以体现出来的。
[在不同的语言环境中,] 能够代表同一个音位的不同音素叫做该音位的音位变体allophone。
音位也可以另外定义为,[在某一特定的语言中,] 语音相似却不相互构成对比的一组声音。
一个音位的选择不是随便或偶然的,它是由规则制约的。
条件变体和自然变体
音位是语言系统中最小的切分成分,还可以进一步分析——区别性特征 区别性特征是与某种特定语言相联系的。
3.3 音位对立,互补分布和最小对立对
Phonemic contrast, complementary distribution, and minimal pair
语音上相似的声音可能会有两种相连的方式。
如果它们是两个不同的音位,就会构成对比;
如果是同一个音位的音位变体话,那么它们在意义上就不构成对比。
These two allophones of the same phoneme are said to be in complementary distribution.
来自相同音位的音位变体就具有互补分布的特点
语言学家面对一种陌生语言的时候,首先找出传达意义的声音是什么,也就是要找出形成那种语言的所特有的声音
系统的音位是什么。
确定某种语言音位的一个根本方法就是寻找最小对立对。
minimal pairs
e.g.pill-bill bill-kill kill-dill dill-gill 可以确定 /p/ /b/ /t/ /d/ /k/ /g/ 是英语中的音位
3.4 几条音位规则 some rules in phonology
3.4.1 序列规则 sequential rules
3.4.2 同化规则 assimilation rules
3.4.3 省略规则 deletion rule
3.5 超切分特征——重音,声调,语调 Suprasegmental features — stress, tone, intonation
音位——具有区别意义作用的语音切分部分。
但是在两个或者更多的音位切分序列层面上同样可以找到一些识别性特征。
这些发生在切分层面以上的音位特征叫超切分特征。
suprasegmental features
3.5.1 stress
3.5.2 tone
3.5.3 intonation
Chapter 3 Morphology 形态学
1 定义 definition
Morphology is a branch of grammar which studies the internal structure of words and the rules by which words are formed. 形态学是语法学的一个分支,它研究的是单词的内在结构及单词的构成规律。
形态学可以进一步被划分为两个更小的分支:
屈折形态学inflectional morphology和词汇形态学(派生形态学)lexical or derivational morphology 前者研究——单词的屈折变化;后者研究——构词法
2 词素 morpheme
2.1 词素:
语言中最小的意义单位
Morpheme:
the smallest meaningful unit of language
正如音位是音系学研究中的基本单位一样,词素是形态学研究中的基本单位。
2.2 词素的类型 types of morphemes
2.2.1 自由词素 free morphemes
free morphemes, which are independent units of meaning and can be used by themselves.
bound morphemes, cannot be used by themselves, but must be combined with other morphemes to form words that
can be used independently.
2.2.2. 黏着词素 bound morphemes
bound morphemes are those that cannot be used independently but have to be combined with other morphemes, either free or bound, to form a word. bound morphemes include two types:
roots and affixes.
root, a root is often seen as a part of word; it can never stand by itself although it bears clear, definite meaning; it must by combined with another root or an affix to form a word.
affixes, affixes are of two types:
inflectional and derivational.
inflectional affixes or inflectional morphemes manifest various grammatical relations or grammatical categories
such as number, tense, degree, and case.
derivational affixes are added to an existing form to create a word. Such a way of word-formation is called derivati