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Contents

Introduction Detail of the Programme

First Year Semester 1 Ling. 1101 Introduction to Linguistics Ling. 1102 Applied Bangla Ling. 1103 Phonetics and Phonology-1

Semester 2 Ling. 1204 Applied English Ling. 1205 Morphology-1 Ling. 1206 Bangla Literature-1

Second Year Semester 3 Ling. 2301 Morphology-2 Ling. 2302 Evolution of Linguistic Theories Ling. 2303 Semantics and Pragmatics

Semester 4 Ling. 2404 Study of Writing-System and Orthography Ling. 2405 Syntax-1 Ling. 2406 Sociolinguistics

Third Year Semester 5

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Ling. 3501 Phonetics-2 Ling. 0005 Mathematics Ling. 3502 Applied Linguistics and Language Teaching Ling. 0006 A Modern Language Method Ling. 3503 Sign Language Ling. 3504 Lexicology and the Study of Bangla Lexicography

Semester 6 Ling. 3605 Phonology-2 Ling. 3606 Bangla Literature-2 Ling. 3607 Information and Communication Technology Ling. 3608 Semiotics

Fourth Year Semester 7 Ling. 4701 Syntax-2 Ling. 4702 Research Methodology and Field Linguistics Ling. 4703 Dialectology and the study of Bangla Dialects Ling. 4704 Stylistics and Bangla Literary Analysis

Semester 8 Ling. 4805 Psycholinguistics Ling. 4806 Language Planning and Policy Ling. 4807 Language Technology Ling. 4808 Clinical Linguistics Ling. 4809 Introduction to Non-verbal Communication/ Research paper

Non-Credit Courses Ling. 0001 Introduction to Statistics Ling. 0002 English Literature Ling. 0003 Sociology and Anthropology Ling. 0004 Psychology 5

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1. Title of the Programme Oriental and African Studies, University of London) London, introduced new concepts of phonetics as well as BACHELOR OF ARTS (HONS.) IN LINGUISTICS contemporary trends of linguistics. In Bangladesh,

linguistics was first introduced as a part of the academic 2. Duration of the Programme: 04 (four) academic years programme of the Department of Bangla, Dhaka University

(DU). It has started its own journey as a separate 3. Linguistics as a discipline department since 1992. In addition, there exists a Language is considered a crucial human phenomenon. programme in applied linguistics at the Department of Linguistics, the scientific study of language and its English, DU. Linguistics is also included in the academic elements, contributes to our knowledge of human society curriculum of different departments of the both public and by investigating the nature of human communication. private universities in Bangladesh. There exists a rich history of studying linguistics in many parts of the world, especially ancient India, Greece and 5. Department of Linguistics at Dhaka University China. The importance of this discipline is now recognized The Department of Linguistics, DU was established in 1992. throughout the world. As a branch of modern human Since then it has been working as the only university science, linguistics deals with language, its components, department as well as a linguistics research centre in and language-related domains ranging from natural Bangladesh. Students were admitted first to the Masters language processing and artificial intelligence of programme in the Department of Linguistics from the information and communication technology to academic session of 1993-1994. The BA (Hons.) programme neurolinguistic aspects and language pathology. Linguistics has been introduced since the academic year 1996-1997. The makes use of subjects such as philosophy, sociology, department has a unique environment for studying anthropology, literary criticism, semiotics, biology, linguistics and doing research on language and its elements mathematics and statistics. ‘Linguistics’, thus ‘is an with expert and energetic faculty members. essentially outward-looking discipline combining well with

other degree subjects and courses.’ 6. Objectives

4. Linguistics in Bangladesh The integrated BA (Hons.) Programme has some specific goals to meet the basic requirements regarding the nature In Bangla-speaking areas, Dhaka is one of the two of language, its different elements and related fields. The epicenters for studying and researching linguistics. Dr. goals of the programme are given in the following: Muhammad Shahidullah, a legendary figure in linguistics in this region, played a pioneering role both in studying 6.1 investigating the basic nature of language and its this discipline and in inspiring people to study it. Professor elements; Munier Chowdhury, a graduate of Harvard University, also 6.2 finding out the relation between language and its made an important contribution. Professor Muhammad related fields; Abdul Hye, Professor Mufazzal Haider Choudhury and many others who studied linguistics at SOAS (School of 6.3 creating new knowledge and scientific ideas in the 6

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fields of language studies. e. 3 weeks for vacation (included within the scheduled summer and winter vacations) 6.4 inventing appropriate methods for studying and doing research on native, indigenous as well as 9.2 The whole program consists of: second/foreign languages of the country; a. 29 full courses for a total of 2900 (29 x 100) 6.5 creating resourceful persons in order to work in marks language related job-sectors in the country as well as b. 8 partial courses for a total of 200 (8 x 25) marks abroad. c. 3 non-credit courses (for detail see; 9.6 c and 9.7) 7. Eligibility for admission for a total of 300 (3 x 100) marks 7.1 H S C or its equivalent c. The total marks of this program is 3100 (2900 + 200) marks (non-credit courses will not be 7.2 Other criteria for admission may be determined by added with total marks) the Academic Committee of the Department of Linguistics. 9.3 The program contains 124 credits hours, of which a. 116 (29 x 4) credits for 29 full courses (1 full unit 8. Requirements for the degree course is of 4 credit hours) 8.1 Successful completion of pre-specified credits hours b. 8 (8 x 1) credits for 8 partial courses (1 partial course in 8 semesters in 4 (four) years. is of 1 credit hour) 8.2 Obtaining of minimum cumulative grade point 9.4 Each full unit course is of 100 marks, and partial unit is of average of 2.0 on a scale from 4 (without any F grade 25 marks. in credit and non-credit courses). 9.5 Each semester of the 1st and 2nd year will contain 3 8.3 Completion of all requirements of the degree within 7 full unit and 1 partial unit courses, whereas each (Seven) academic years of first enrolment/admission. semester of the 3rd and 4th year contains 4 full and 1 partial unit courses. 9. Description of Academic Year and Courses 9.6 Counting credit hours: In the semester system credit 9.1 Total Semester: 8. hours are counted on the basis of lecture class/ contact Each semester shall be of 26 weeks, of which hours.15 hours of teaching is equivalent to 1 credit hour and will be treated as 1 credit. Hence: a. 15 weeks for class teaching a. A full unit or a course with 4 credits needs 4 b. 2 weeks break for preparation classes per week of 60 minutes duration each. c. 3 weeks for final exams b. A partial unit or 1 credit course needs 1 class d. 3 weeks for evaluation of scripts and per week of 60 minutes duration each. publication of result, and 7

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c. A non-credit course also needs 4 classes per determined on the basis of - week of 60 minutes duration each. a. Assignment/project/group presentation 9.7 Non-credit Course b. Class attendance The students should take two obligatory non-credit c. Two class tests/mid-semester examination courses (Ling 0001: Introduction to statistics and Ling 0006: A Modern Language) and at least one elective d. Semester final examination non-credit course from the course basket offered by 11.2 Marks Distribution the Academic Committee of the department. However, only pass mark (40 out of 100) is a 11.2.1 For full unit course: minimum requirement to complete a non-credit a. Class attendance 05 marks course. b. Assignment/project/class presentation 05 marks 9.8. Monograph c. Two class tests/one mid-semester test 30 marks The students, who successfully complete 3rd year 6th semester with minimum CGPA 3.5, are eligible to d. Semester final (duration of 4 hours) 60 marks take monograph as a 4 credit course in lieu of the 11.2.2 For 1/4 course: course Ling. 4809 (Non-verbal Communication). The proposal of monograph is to be approved by the a. Individual Presentation + Attendance (2.5+2.5) 5 marks assigned supervisor and the academic committee of b. Viva 20 marks the department. The monograph will be evaluated a 11.3 Marking for class attendance grade as a written examination once it has been submitted. No extra time will be given to the students Attendance range marks for preparing their final report. 90% and above 5.0 10. Teaching 85% to less than 90% 4.5 a. For full unit course: One teacher/two teachers will be 80% to less than 85% 4.0 assigned for each course. 75% to less than 80% 3.5 b. For partial unit course: The student will be distributed in several groups where each group 70% to less than 75% 3.0 consisting of 8 to 10 students. One teacher will meet a 65% to less than 70% 2.5 group once in a week. He/she helps them to prepare viva/presentation which will be held by the 60% to less than 65% 2.0 examination committee at the end of each semester. 55% to less than 60% 1.5 11. Examination and Evaluation 50% to less than 50% 1.0 11.1 Evaluation and grading for a full unit course shall be 8

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45% to less than 50% 0.5 ** ‘W’ grade indicates that a student is permitted to withdraw /drop a course/semester without penalty. Withdrawals Less than 45% 0.0 without penalty are not permitted after the mid-semester 11.4 Grading structure for BA (Hons.) Degree programme in a 4- examination. A student takes readmission in the semester point grading scale. concerned with the next batch by paying fees for the whole year. 11.5 Administration of the examination 11.5. 1 At the beginning of the semester the course coordinator shall provide the students with a course outline Numerical grade Letter Explanation Grade point Grade point indicating the objectives, contents, and activities related grade (In full unit (In partial course) unit course) to the course, books to be followed, the date of mid- semester etc. 80 and above A+ Excellent 4.00 1.00 75 to less than 80 A Excellent 3.75 .94 11.5.2 The course coordinator will be appointed by the recommendation of the Academic Committee. He/she 70 to less than 75 A- Excellent 3.50 .88 will be responsible to announce the result of the 65 to less than 70 B+ Very Good 3.25 .81 examinations within two weeks of the date of holding of 60 to less than 65 B Very Good 3.00 .75 the examination. 55 to less than 60 B- Very Good 2.75 .69 11.5.3 The date of the semester final examinations shall be 50 to less than 55 C+ Satisfactory 2.50 .63 announced by the Chairman of the department in 45 to less than 50 C Satisfactory 2.25 .56 consultation with the Dean, faculty of Arts. 40 to less than 45 D Pass 2.00 .50 11.5.4 The department shall conduct all semester final Less than 40 F Fail 0.00 .00 examinations with the assistance of the Controller of Incomplete* I 0.00 .00 Examination. Withdrawn** W 0.00 .00 11.5.5 The academic committee of the department shall constitute an Examination Committee for each semester. * ‘I’ grade is indicates a situation where a student is unable to This committee consists of 4 members. The Academic complete the full requirements of the course for not being Committee of the department preserves the authority to able to sit for the semester final examination. With the recommend the name of the chairman of the concerned submission of a valid and authenticated evidence of such examination committee. At least one course teacher of the reason(s), and the recommendation of the course teacher, respective semester will act as a member of the that particular student shall be allowed to complete the committee.. The other members will be appointed as per semester final examinations with the next batch. In one the regulation of the faculty of arts. semester maximum two ‘I’ grades shall be allowed to a student. 11.6 The Examination Committee shall-

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a. Moderate and print questions, conduct examination, semester/two class tests and the assignment/project and viva voce. /group presentation. b. Appoint two teachers for the tabulation of results. b. Semester final scripts shall be evaluated by two examiners (first and second examiner) appointed by c. Appoint third examiner (if needed) from the panel the Academic Committee of the department. In this of examiners approved by the Academic Committee regard, relevant course teachers will be appointed as provided that they are not the tabulators or the first examiner, whereas Second examiners will members of the Examination Committee. preferably be appointed from the outside of the d. Announce the semester final result and record department. students’ promotion to the next semester class. c. If the difference between two examiners is more than 11.6.1 The tabulation work shall be started after all marks of the 20 percent (20%), the script(s) in question shall be semester final examination received by the Chairman of examined by a third examiner and the average of the the Examination Committee. nearest two marks will be taken. 11.6.2 The chairman of the Examination Committee shall submit 11.8 Nature of question paper setting the semester final examination result, relevant working 11.8.1 For each full course unit except monograph the nature of papers, a list of students recommended for promotion to mark distribution of question paper is as follows. the next semester, copies of grade sheet of all courses of the semester to the chairman of the department. a. Narrative and Analytical Questions 40 marks 11.6.3 The chairman of the examination committee shall also b. Short Questions 20 marks submit a copy of tabulated result of each semester to the ------Controller of Examination immediately after the Total: 60 marks announcement of the semester final result. 11.8.3 For semester final examinations concerned course teacher 11.6.4 The chairman of the department shall hold the evaluated and second examiner will set question-paper of each scripts in his/her custody for at least twelve months after course. Examination Committee will moderate question the announcement of the final result and after that the papers. scripts will be disposed off according to the university 11.8.5 The medium of language for the entire examination practice. process (along with question papers and answer scripts) 11.6.5 The controller of Examination shall publish the cumulative should be in English. In case of any exception, the results and provide the transcript showing course names, examination committee will be the highest authority to grades and the Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) decide the medium of language for the relevant of the candidates for the degree. examination. 11.7 Evaluation of examination paper 12. Final Result a. The course teachers will evaluate the mid- The final result of each student will appear as grand total of 10

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all marks/cumulative grade point average (CGPA) that and Orthography she/he will score gradually by the respective academic 2nd 4 Ling. 2405 Syntax-1 4 100 year. 2nd 4 Ling. 2406 Sociolinguistics 4 100 13. Careers 3rd 5 Ling. 3501 Phonetics-2 4 100 Upon completion of their graduation in Linguistics, 3rd 5 Ling. 3502 Applied Linguistics and 4 100 students will be able to provide themselves in the careers Language Teaching Method that are usually open to all arts graduates. In addition, 3rd 5 Ling. 3503 Sign Language 4 100 student of Linguistics will be able to get some specific 3rd 5 Ling. 3504 Lexicology and the study of 4 100 language related jobs like language teaching, translation Bangla Lexicography and interpretation, speech pathology and therapy, 3rd 6 Ling. 3605 Phonology-2 4 100 publication and dictionary management sector, public 3rd 6 Ling. 3606 Bangla Literature-2 4 100 relation, communication of section of a company, IT sectors, 3rd 6 Ling. 3607 Information and 4 100 newspaper, electronic media etc. Communication Technology 14. Renewal and modification of the curriculum (ICT) 3rd 6 Ling. 3608 Semiotics 4 100 Any kind of modification or renewal of this curriculum when needed shall have to be initiated by the Academic 4th 7 Ling. 4701 Syntax-2 4 100 Committee of the Dept. of Linguistics and approved by the 4th 7 Ling. 4702 Research Methodology and 4 100 Academic Council of the Dhaka University. Field Linguistics 4th 7 Ling. 4703 Dialectology and the study 4 100 15. Structure of the Courses of Bangla Dialects Year Semester Course Title Credit Marks 4th 7 Ling. 4704 Stylistics and Bangla 4 100 no.* Hours Literary Analysis 1st 1 Ling. 1101 Introduction to Linguistics 4 100 4th 8 Ling. 4805 Psycholinguistics 4 100 1st 1 Ling. 1102 Applied Bangla 4 100 4th 8 Ling. 4806 Language policy and 4 100 1st 1 Ling. 1103 Phonetics and Phonology-1 4 100 planning th 1st 2 Ling. 1204 Applied English 4 100 4 8 Ling. 4807 Language Technology 4 100 th 1st 2 Ling. 1205 Morphology-1 4 100 4 8 Ling. 4808 Clinical Linguistics 4 100 th 1st 2 Ling. 1206 Bangla Literature-1 4 100 4 8 Ling. 4809 Introduction to Non-verbal 4 100 Communications/ 2nd 3 Ling. 2301 Morphology-2 4 100 Monograph 2nd 3 Ling. 2302 Evolution of Linguistic 4 100 Non-credit courses Theories Ling. 0001 Introduction to Statistics non- 100 2nd 3 Ling. 2303 Semantics and Pragmatics 4 100 credit nd 2 4 Ling. 2404 Study of Writing System 4 100 1st 1st Ling. 0002 English Literature non- 100 11

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credit Detail of Courses to to Ling. 0003 Sociology and non- 100 Anthropology credit 15.1 Course Number and Title nd th (fvlvweÁv‡bi f~wgKv) 2 4 Ling. 0004 Psychology non- 100 Ling. 1101: Introduction to Linguistics credit year semester 15.1.1 Credit Hours: 04 Ling. 0005 Mathematics non- 100 credit 15.1.2 Course Description Ling. 0006 A Modern Language non- 100 This course has been designed to give the students very credit elementary knowledge about the very core aspects of linguistics. Through this course, students will also learn the * The digits of a course number that precedes the course (except relation between linguistics and other phenomena of the non-credit courses) title in the table mentioned above society. indicate specific year, semester and course’s serial number. For example, in ‘Ling.4701’ the digit 4 indicates the number 15.1.3 Course Objective of year, 7 denotes the number of semester and 01 gives an On completion of this course the students will be able to: identity of course serial number in this year. • be familiar with different core aspects of linguistics; • acquire some basic skills to analyze language from linguistic point of view; • know the relationship between language and various social aspects. 15.1.4 Course Content The origins of language, development of writing system, the properties of language, animals and human language, sounds and the sound patterns of language, words and word-formation process: morphology, phrases and sentences: grammar, syntax, semantics and pragmatics, discourse analysis, language and machines, language and the brain, sign language, language history and change, language varieties; language, society and culture. 15.1.5 References Aveyj Kvjvg gbRyi †gvi‡k`| 2002| AvaywbK fvlvZË¡| XvKv: gvIjv eªv`vm© RxbvZ BgwZqvR Avjx| 2001| aŸwbweÁv‡bi f~wgKv| XvKv: gvIjv eªv`vm©

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BA (Hons.) Curriculum BA (Hons.) Curriculum gnv¤§` `vbxDj nK| 2003| fvlvweÁv‡bi K_v| XvKv: gvIjv eªv`vm© traditional grammatical knowledge and rules of Bangla iwdKzj Bmjvg| 1992| fvlvZË¡| XvKv: eyK wfD| language. Through this course they will learn elementary rules and techniques of the grammar of this language to iv‡gk¦i kÕ| 1998| mvaviY fvlvweÁvb I evsjv fvlv| KjKvZv: cy¯ÍK wecwY improve their speaking as well as academic writing skills. wkwki Kzgvi `vk, 1992,fvlv-wRÁvmv,KjKvZv, c¨vwcivm 15.2.3 Course Objectives myKzgvi †mb| 1998| fvlvi BwZe„Ë| KwjKvZv: Avb›` cvewjkvm© wjwg‡UW After completing this course the students will be able to - †mŠif wmK`vi| 2002| fvlvweÁv‡bi f~wgKv I evsjv fvlv| XvKv: Abb¨v • get understanding of the grammatical elements and wd‡ivRv Bqvmwgb, ˆmq` kvnwiqvi ingvb 2008 evsjv‡`‡k fvlvweÁvb PP©v: rules of Bangla. m‡PZbZv I m¤¢vebv welqK mgxÿv,XvKv wek¦we`¨vjq fvlvweÁvb cwÎKv,1g • apply the learning outcomes in their academic field. el© 1g msL¨v • improve their speaking and writing skills in this Atchison, Jean. 1993. Linguistics. London: Hodder & language. Stoughton 15.2.4 Course Content Fineh, Geoffrey. 1998. How to Study Linguistics. London: Bangla (evsjv) McMillan evsjv fvlvi D™¢e I weKvk Horsey, Reachard. 2001. 101 key Ideas Linguistics. London: evsjv e¨vKi‡Yi HwZnvwmK weeZ©b Teach Yourself Books kã I c`, kã‡kªYxKiY Napoli, Donna Jo. 1996. Linguistics. New York: Oxford University Press mwÜ, mgvm, cÖZ¨q, DcmM©, KviK-wefw³ Sahu, N.S. 1996. Aspects of Linguistics. Bareilli: Prakash Book ev‡K¨i msÁv_© wbiƒcY, evK¨ †kªwYKiY, ev‡K¨i c`µg aviYv Depot evK¨ ï×vïw× Verma, S K & N. Krishnaswamy. 1989. Modern Linguistics: evsjv ev‡K¨ weivgwP‡ýi cÖ‡qvM An Introduction. New Delhi: Oxford University Press evsjv evbvb m~Î Yule, George. 1985. The Study of Language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press evsjv D”PviY m~Î 15.2 Course Number and Title wjLb`ÿZv- Aby‡”Q`, cwÖZ‡e`b, cÖeÜ wjLb e¨envwiK evsjv Ling. 1102: Applied Bangla ( ) evsjv cÖæd-wiwWs 15.2.1 Credit Hours: 04 15.2.5 Reference 15.2.2 Course Description AZx›`ª gRyg`vi|1406|ga¨fviZxq Avh©fvlv I mvwnZ¨| KjKvZv : bqv This course is designed to provide the students some basic cÖKvk 13

BA (Hons.) Curriculum BA (Hons.) Curriculum c‡ikP›`ª gRyg`vi| 1977| evsjv fvlvcwiµgv| KjKvZv : †`ÕR cvewj‡KkÝ 15.3.1 Credit Hours: 04 gwYjvj Lvb| 1993| evOjv PwjZixwZi µgweeZ©b| KjKvZv : cy¯ÍK wecwY 15.3.2 Course Description gyn¤§` knx`yjøvn| 1998| ev½vj fvlvi BwZe„Ë| XvKv : gvIjv eªv`vm© This course is designed to give students a theoretical as well gyn¤§` Gbvg~j nK| 1993| Ôe¨vKiY-gÄixÕ, iPbvejx, 2g LÐ| XvKv : evsjv as descriptive knowledge of phonetics and phonology. In GKv‡Wgx this course they will learn basic elements of articulatory phonetics e.g. the analysis of speech sounds including their gyn¤§` knx`yjøvn&| 1995| evsjv e¨vKiY, iPbvejx 2q LÐ, XvKv : evsjv classifications, nature of air stream mechanism, GKv‡Wgx transcription of sounds with IPA etc. In the phonology b‡ib wek¦vm| 1990| evsjv D”PviY Awfavb| XvKv : evsjv GKv‡Wgx section, students will acquire some fundamental phonological concepts of human sounds. †bcvj gRyg`vi (m¤úvw`Z)| 1992| evbvb weZK©| KjKvZv : cwðe½ evsjv AvKv‡`wg 15.3.3 Course Objectives wd‡ivRv Bqvmgxb| 1997| evsjv evbvb ms¯‹vi BwZnvm I m¤¢vebv, evsjv On completion of this course student will be able to: GKv‡Wgx cwÎKv, 41 el ©,2 msL¨v • explain theoretical aspects of articulatory phonetics; wd‡ivRv Bqvmgxb, iex›`ªbv‡_i evsjv evbvb c×wZ (1996) evsjv GKv‡Wgx cwÎKv, • know the speech production mechanism. 40 el ©, 2 msL¨v • analyze human sounds from the point of view of ewki Avj‡njvj| 2001| evsjv fvlvi bvbv we‡ePbv| XvKv : AvMvgx cÖKvkbx basic phonological concepts. wkecÖmbœ jvwnWx (I Ab¨vb¨ m¤úvw`Z)| 1988| evsjv fvlvi cÖ‡qvM I 15.3.4 Course Content AccÖ‡qvM| XvKv : evsjv GKv‡Wgx Articulatory Phonetics myKzgvi †mb| 1998| fvlvi BwZe„Ë| KwjKvZv : Avb›` cvwewjkvm© wjwg‡UW Introduction: definition, field and scope, sound production mybxwZKzgvi PÆcva¨vq| 1998| fvlvcÖKvk ev½vjv e¨vKiY| KjKvZv : iƒcv and speech organs. Av¨Û †Kv¤úvbx Analysis of speech sound: airstream mechanism, status of mybxwZKzgvi P‡Ævcva¨vq| 1975| evsjv fvlv-cÖm½| KwjKvZv : wRÁvmv the glottis and position of the soft palate, place and manner of articulation. myfvl fÆvPvh©| 2002| evOvwji fvlv| KjKvZv : Avb›` cvewjkvm© cÖvB‡fU wjwg‡UW Classification of sound: vowel, consonant, diphthong and semi-vowel, segmental and supra-segmental sound. †mŠif wmK`vi| 1999| evbvb Awfavb I evsjv evbv‡bi wbqg| XvKv : Abb¨v Transcription of sound and International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) nicÖmv` kv¯¿x| 1981| iPbvmsMÖn, cÖ_gLÐ| KwjKvZv : mvwnZ¨ msm` Phonology 15.3 Course Number and Title Introduction: definition, phoneme, allophone, segment, (aŸwbweÁvb I aŸwbZË¡-1) Ling. 1103: Phonetics and Phonology-1 supra-segment, syllable 14

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Phonological patterns; Distinctive features; Phonemic • get understanding of the grammatical elements and analysis; Phonological alternations; phonological structure; rules of English. Derivational analysis • apply the learning outcomes in their academic field. 15.3.5 References RxbvZ BgwZqvR Avjx| 2001| aŸwbweÁv‡bi f~wgKv| XvKv: gvIjv eªv`vm© • improve their speaking and writing skills in this language. gnv¤§` `vbxDj nK; 2003| fvlvweÁv‡bi K_v| XvKv: gvIjv eªv`vm© 15.4.4 Course Content gynv¤§` Avãyj nvB ; 1964, aŸwbweÁvb I evsjv aŸwbË¡, XvKv: evsjv GKv‡Wgx English Clark, J. and Yallop, C. 1999. An Introduction to Phoneticsand 1. English Language and Grammar Phonology. London: Balckwell ▪ Phonology: vowels, semi-vowels and Crystal David. 1995. The cambridge Encyclopedia of diphthongs, consonants. language. London; Cambridge university press. ▪ Grammar: word formation, classification of word, Davenport, M. and Hannahs,S.J. 2005. Introducing Phonetics tense, sentence classification, sentence formation, and Phonology. London: Hodder Arnold primary knowledge of sentence analysis. Laver, John. 2000. Principles of Phonetics. Cambridge: CUP ▪ Vocabulary Building Trask, R.L. 1997. A Dictionary of Phonetics and Phonology. London: ▪ Levels of Appropriateness: colloquial and Routledge standard, formal and informal Schane, S.A. 1973. Generative Phonology. New Jersey: Prentice – 2. Developing English Language Skills Hall, INC ▪ Developing Writing Skills 15.4 Course Number and Title o Paragraphs: linking sentences to form e¨envwiK Bs‡iwR Ling. 1204: Applied English ( ) paragraphs, paragraph structure, topics sentence, developing paragraphs specific and 15.4.1 Credit Hours: 04 examples, paragraph unity and coherence. 15.4.2 Course Description o Essay: essay structure, thesis sentence, writing This course is designed to provide the students some basic good introductions and conclusions, strategies traditional grammatical knowledge and rules of English for essay development language. Through this course they will learn elementary o Letter writing: formal and informal letters rules and techniques of the grammar of this language to improve their speaking as well as academic writing skills. ▪ Developing reading skills 15.4.3 Course Objectives o Strategies for reading: skimming, scanning, predicting, inference, analyzing and After completing this course the students will be able to - 15

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interpreting a variety of tests and text types, Murphy, Raymond. 2003. Intermediate English Grammar. comprehension and summary. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press ▪ Listening and Note-Taking Quirk, Pandolph and Grenbaum, Sidney. 2000. A University Grammar of English. London: Longman o Listening to recorded texts and class lectures and learning to take useful notes based on Rutherford, William. 1988. A Workbook in the Structure of listening. English. London: Blackwell ▪ Developing speaking skills Turton, N.D. and Heaton J.B. 1998. Dictionary of Common

3. Functional English Errors: Longman 15.5 Course Number and Title ▪ Use of English in Academic Fields: writing essays, iƒcZË¡-1 notes, paragraphs, CV Ling.1205 Morphology-1 ( ) ▪ English Writing Style and its Application 15.5.1 Credit Hours: 04 ▪ Use of English Punctuation Marks 15.5.2 Course Description ▪ British and American Standard English: nature This course is designed to make students well acquainted and characteristics with a brief description and classification of morphology. Through this course they will learn existing theories and ▪ Common Errors of English methods of the morphological analysis of words used in 15.4.5 Reference languages. Chalker, Sylvia and Weiner, Edmund. 1994. The Oxford 15.5.3 Course Objectives Dictionary of English Grammar. Oxford: Oxford University On completion of this course students will be able to: Press • know the process of morphological analysis; Cutts, martin. 1999. The plain English Guide. oxford University Press • identify the nature and characteristics morphemes of Grover, B.O. 1971. Advanced English Practice. Oxford: Oxford both Bengali and English; University Press • make the classifications of Bengali and English Kuipor, Moenraad & Allan, W. Scott. 1996. An Introduction morphemes. to English Language. London: Macmillan Press Ltd. 15.5.4 Course Content Leech, Geoffrey, et al. 1992. English Grammar for Today. Morphology: Scope, Nature, Types, Importance London: Macmillan Key Concepts in Morphology: Morph, Allomorph, Root, Leech, Geoffrey, et al. 2000. A Communicative Grammar of Stem, Affix, Lexeme, Word form English. London: Longman Morpheme and Allomorph: Definition, Classification 16

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Classification of Word Theory of Word-Structure. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press Lexical Morphology: Word formation, Derivation, Compounding, Affixation, Lexical Rules Verma, S.K, et al. 1989. Modern Linguistics: An Introduction. New Delhi: Oxford University Press. Inflectional Morphology 15.6 Course Number and Title Morphophonemics: Scope and Process. evsjv mvwnZ¨-1 Ling. 1206: Bangla Literature-1 ( ) 15.5.5 References Aveyj Kvjvg gbRyi †gvi‡k`| 2002| AvaywbK fvlvZË¡| XvKv: gvIjv eªv`vm© 15.6.1 Credit Hours: N/A cweÎ miKvi| 1997| Ôevsjv iƒcZ‡Ë¡i f~wgKvÕ, BwZnvm I ms¯‹…wZ (fe‡Zvl 15.6.2 Course Description `Ë m¤úvw`Z)| KjKvZv: †`ÕR cvewjwks This course is designed to make the students familiar with iex›`ªbv_ VvKzi| 1909| evsjv kãZË¡| KwjKvZv: wek¦fviZx MÖš’bwefvM some classic works of Bangla literature. The course teacher will select relevant and representational texts from Bangla iex›`ªbv_ VvKzi| 1338| evsjvfvlv-cwiPq| KwjKvZv: wek¦fviZx MÖš’bwefvM literature. Through this course, students will study brief myKzgvi †mb| 1998| fvlvi BwZe„Ë| KwjKvZv: Avb›` cvewjkvm© cÖvB‡fU history of Bangla literature as well as prominent literary wjwg‡UW works of different branches of this literature developed over time. iwdKzj Bmjvg| 1992| fvlvZË¡| eyK wfD: XvKv 15.6.3 Course objective iv‡gk¦i kÕ| 1988| mvaviY fvlvweÁvb I evsjv fvlv| cy¯ÍK wecwY: KjKvZv On completion of this course the students will be able to: gnv¤§` `vbxDj nK| 2003| fvlvweÁv‡bi K_v| XvKv: gvIjv eªv`vm© • learn history, trends and nature of Bangla literature; gynv¤§` Avmv`y¾vgvb, (2008 ), evsjv mvwaZ cÖZ¨q:cyb©wePvi| XvKv wek¦we`¨vjq • apply the skills and knowledge of Bangla literature in concerned professional field; fvlvweÁvb cwÎKv,1g el© 1g msL¨v • show their capability to explain Bangla literature. mybxwZKzgvi P‡Ævcva¨vq| 2000| fvlv-cÖKvk ev½vjv e¨vKiY| iƒcv A¨vÐ †Kv¤úvbx : KjKvZv 15.6.4 Course Content A. History of Bangla literature Bhattacharja, Shishir. 2007. Word Formation in Bengali: a Whole Word Morphological Description. Berlin: LINCOM B. Ancient and Mediaeval Period Crystal, David. 1965. The Cambridge Encyclopedia of 1. Charyapada: 05 verses Language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2. Baishnaba Padabali: 05 verses Haspelmath, Martin. 2002. Understanding Morphology. London: 3. Narrative poetry: text will be selected by the course Arnold teacher Matthews, P.H. 1974. Morphology: An Introduction to the 17

BA (Hons.) Curriculum BA (Hons.) Curriculum ‡mŠif wmK`vi; 2004; evsjv fvlv I mvwn‡Z¨i BwZnvm, XvKv, nvwm cÖKvkbx C. Modern Period myKzgvi †mb| 1376| ev½vjv mvwn‡Z¨i BwZnvm (3q-4_© LÐ)| †KvjKvZv : 1. Modern Novel/Drama (iex›`ªbv_ VvKzi, KvRx bRiæj Bmjvg I Avb›` cvewjkvm© cÖvB‡fU wjwg‡UW| 2. Modern Poetry Rxebvb›` `vk) m‡ivR e‡›`¨vcva¨vq| 1961| evsjv Dcb¨v‡m KvjvšÍi| KjKvZv : †`ÕR

cvewjwks 3. Essays: texts will be selected by the course teacher 15.6.5 References 15.7. Course Number and Title iƒcZË¡-2 AwRZKzgvi †Nvl| evsjv bvU‡Ki BwZnvm| KjKvZv| Ling. 2301: Morphology-2 ( ) AiæYKzgvi gy‡Lvcva¨vq| 1961| Kv‡ji cÖwZgv| KjKvZv : †`ÕR cvewjwks 15.7.1 Credit Hours: 04 AiæYKzgvi gy‡Lvcva¨vq| 1998| Kv‡ji cyËwjKv| KjKvZv : †`ÕR cvewjwks 15.7.2 Course Description Ave`yj gvbœvb ˆmq`| `k w`M‡šÍi `ªóv| XvKv : evsjv GKv‡Wgx This course is designed to make students well acquainted with the latest theorems of morphology and the advanced Avng` kixd| 1385| evOvjx I evsjv mvwn‡Z¨i BwZnvm| XvKv: eY© wgwQj level of morphological analysis of cross-linguistic data.. Avng` kixd| 1385| evOvjx RvwZ I evOjv mvwn‡Z¨i BwZnvm| eY©wgwQj : 15.7.3 Course Objectives XvKv On completion of this course students will be able to: †Mvcvj nvj`vi| 1954| evsjv mvwn‡Z¨i iƒc‡iLv (1g LÐ)| KjKvZv : AiæYv cÖKvkbx • know the process of morphological analysis; gyn¤§` Ave`yj nvB| 1994| Ôevsjv mvwn‡Z¨i BwZe„ËÕ (AvaywbK hyM), gyn¤§` • apply the recent theorems of morphology in different Ave`yj nvB iPbvejx (2q LÐ)| XvKv : evsjv GKv‡Wgx contexts. gyn¤§` Gbvgyj nK| 1991| Ôgymwjg evsjv-mvwn‡Z¨Õ, gyn¤§` Gbvgyj nK 15.7.4 Course Content iPbvejx (1g LÐ)| XvKv : evsjv GKv‡Wgx Identification of Morpheme gyn¤§` knx`yjøvn| 1998| ev½vjv mvwn‡Z¨i BwZe„Ë| XvKv : gvIjv eªv`vm© Prosodic Word vs Morphological Word gyn¤§` Ave`yj nvB, ˆmq` Avjx Avnmvb| 1994| AvaywbK evsjv mvwn‡Z¨i Paradigms and Morphosyntax BwZe„Ë, gyn¤§` Ave`yj nvB iPbvejx (wØZxq LÐ), XvKv: evsjv GKv‡Wgx Models in Morphology, Morpheme based Morphology: bxwjgv Bweªvwng| 1972| evsjv bvUK: Drm I aviv| XvKv: bI‡ivR wKZvwe¯Ívb Item and Arrangement, Lexeme based Morphology: Item kªxKzgvi e‡›`¨vcva¨vq| 1369| e½mvwn‡Z¨ Dcb¨v‡mi aviv| KjKvZv : gWvY© and Process, Word based Morphology: Word and Paradigm eyK G‡RÝx cÖv. wj. Constitutional Structure of Words myKzgvi †mb| 1975| ev½vjv mvwn‡Z¨i BwZnvm (1g, 2q 3q I 4_© LÐ)| Grammatical Categories: Case, Gender, Number, Tense etc. KjKvZv : Avb›` cvewjkvm© cÖvB‡fU wjwg‡UW History of Bangla and English Morphology

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BA (Hons.) Curriculum BA (Hons.) Curriculum Z‡Ë¡i weeZ©b) Analysis of Morphological Data from Bangla and English 15.7.5 References 15.8.1. Credits: 04 Aveyj Kvjvg gbRyi †gvi‡k`| 2002| AvaywbK fvlvZË¡| XvKv: gvIjv eªv`vm© 15.8.2. Course Description cweÎ miKvi| 1997| Ôevsjv iƒcZ‡Ë¡i f~wgKvÕ, BwZnvm I ms¯‹…wZ (fe‡Zvl This course is designed to make the students well `Ë m¤úvw`Z)| KjKvZv: †`ÕR cvewjwks acquainted with some important theoretical, iex›`ªbv_ VvKzi| 1909| evsjv kãZË¡| KwjKvZv: wek¦fviZx MÖš’bwefvM methodological and descriptive issues in the history of linguistics. In this course, students will know about the iex›`ªbv_ VvKzi| 1338| evsjvfvlv-cwiPq| KwjKvZv: wek¦fviZx MÖš’bwefvM prominent schools and movements in linguistics including myKzgvi †mb| 1998| fvlvi BwZe„Ë| KwjKvZv: Avb›` cvewjkvm© cÖvB‡fU rational aspects of language study and historical, wjwg‡UW comparative, structural, generative, typological, functional and cognitive approaches of linguistics. iwdKzj Bmjvg| 1992| fvlvZË¡| eyK wfD: XvKv 15.8.3. Course Objectives iv‡gk¦i kÕ| 1988| mvaviY fvlvweÁvb I evsjv fvlv| cy¯ÍK wecwY: KjKvZv After completing this course the students will be able to: gnv¤§` `vbxDj nK| 2003| fvlvweÁv‡bi K_v| XvKv: gvIjv eªv`vm© • describe traditional approaches to language study; gynv¤§` Avmv`y¾vgvb| (2008 )| evsjv mvwaZ cÖZ¨q:cyb©wePvi| XvKv wek¦we`¨vjq • explain the characteristics and stages of development of various schools of thought and movement in the fvlvweÁvb cwÎKv, 1g el© 1g msL¨v history of linguistics; mybxwZKzgvi P‡Ævcva¨vq| 2000| fvlv-cÖKvk ev½vjv e¨vKiY| iƒcv A¨vÐ • analyze the approaches of historical, comparative, †Kv¤úvbx : KjKvZv structural, generative, typological, functional and cognitive linguistics. Bhattacharja, Shishir. 2007. Word Formation in Bengali: a Whole Word Morphological Description. Berlin: LINCOM 15.8.4. Course Content Haspelmath, Martin. 2002. Understanding Morphology. London: A. Basic Concepts Arnold Indian Concept: Panini, Yask, Patanjali Matthews, P.H. 1974. Morphology: An Introduction to the Greek and Roman Concept: Sophist, Plato, Aristotle, Theory of Word-Structure. Cambridge: Cambridge University Stoieks, Thrax, Varro, Helias, Priscian Press B. Historical and Comparative Philology Verma, S.K, et al. 1989. Modern Linguistics: An Introduction. New Delhi: Oxford University Press. Origin and development of historical philology: Eastern and western tradition till 18th century, History 15.8. Course Number and Title of 19th century’s linguistics, Historical Phonetics, (fvlv‰eÁvwbK Ling. 2302: Evolution of Linguistic Theories historical morphology, historical semantics 19

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Theory of reconstruction: Comparative and internal Fried, V. (ed.). 1972. The Prague School of Linguistics and reconstruction, classification of languages. Languages Teaching. London: oxford University Press Language family and family tree, problem of Lehman. 1962. Historical Linguistics: An Introduction. comparative reconstruction and family tree Calcutta: Oxford and IBH Publishing Co Sanskrit, Greek and Latin: A comparative study Lespschy, Giulio (ed.). 1990. History of Linguistics (Vol., 1 & II). London: Longman C. Schools of thought in Linguistics Lyons, John.1987. Language and Linguistics: An Introduction. Geneva, Prague, Copenhagen, London, and Yale Cambridge: CUP Chomsky and Generative Linguistics Lyons, John. 1968. An Introduction to Theatrical Linguistics. Typological and functional Linguistics, Cognitive Cambridge: CUP linguistics Robins, R. H. 1979. A Short History of Linguistics. London: Some important theories: Tagmemics, Glossematics, Longman systematic aspects model, functional – typological Saussure, Ferdinand de. 1960. Course in General Linguistics. Model, London: Peter Queen Limited Study of linguistics in Bangla language area 15.9 Course Number and Title 15.8.5. References (evM_©weÁvb I cÖ‡qvMweÁvb) cveZ©xPiY fÆvPvh©| 1998| evsjvfvlv| KjKvZv: wRÁvmv G‡RwÝm wjwg‡UW Ling. 2303: Semantics and Pragmatics gnv¤§` `vbxDj nK| 2003| fvlvweÁv‡bi K_v| XvKv: gvIjv eªv`vm© 15.9.1 Credit Hours: 04 iwdKzj Bmjvg| 1992| fvlvZË¡| XvKv: eyK wfD 15.9.2 Course Descriptions iv‡gk¦i kÕ| 1988| mvaviY fvlvweÁvb I evsjv fvlv| KjKvZv: cy¯ÍK wecwY This is an introductory course on semantics – science of meaning, and pragmatics – the way language is used in real wkwkiKzgvi `vk| 1992| fvlvwRÁvmv| KjKvZv : c¨vwcivm world contexts. This course will help the students to myKzgvi †mb| 1988| fvlvi BwZe„Ë| KwjKvZv: Avb›` cvewjkvm© wjwg‡UW acquire knowledge of nature, characteristics, history and theories of both semantics and pragmatics. †mŠif wmK`vi| 2002| fvlvweÁv‡bi f~wgKv I evsjv fvlv| XvKv: Abb¨v 15.9.3 Course Objectives ûgvqyb AvRv`| 1988| Zzjbvg~jK I HwZnvwmK fvlvweÁvb| XvKv: evsjv On completion of this course the students will be able to: GKv‡Wgx • know the nature and scope of semantics and Ariotto, Anthony. 1972. Introduction to Historical Linguistics. pragmatics and their places in the discipline Boston: Houghton Miffin Company linguistics Finegan, Edward. 1949. Languages: Its Structure and Use. • explain the theories of semantics and pragmatics and Harcourt Braces College Publishing their changes over of time. 20

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• analyze the meaning of word and sentence through Metaphor understanding of some major issues in semantics and Discourse and conversation pragmatics. 15.9.5 References 15.9.4 Course Content Djg¨vb, w÷‡db| 1993| kãv_©weÁv‡bi g~jm~Î (Rvnv½xi Zv‡iK Ab~w`Z)| XvKv A. Semantics 50% : evsjv GKv‡Wgx| Semantics: Definition, origin and development, nature, Rvnv½xi Zv‡iK| 1994| kãv_©weÁv‡bi f~wgKv| XvKv : evsjv GKv‡Wgx| scope, classification wd‡ivRv Bqvmgxb| 1999| evM_©weÁv‡bi ¯^iƒc : wewfbœ ÁvbkvLvi cªvmw½KZv, Basic concepts in semantics: Utterance and sentence, mvwnZ¨ cwÎKv, 43, 1| contradiction, entailment, paraphrase, sense and reference, weRbwenvix fÆvPvh©| 1977| evM_©| KjKvZv : wRÁvmv denotation and connotation Semantics of words: Semantic relation among words. igvcÖmv` `vm| 1995| kã I A_©: k‡ãi `k©b| KjKvZv : Avb›` cvewjkvm© Antonyms, synonyms, homonyms, polysemy, hyponyms, cÖvB‡fU wjwg‡UW| etc. igvcÖvmv` `vm| 2000| fvlvi eywbqv`: wKQz cÖm½| KjKvZv: cwðge½ evsjv Semantics of sentence elements: Agent, attribute, AvKv‡`wg experience, positioner, and resultant, instrument. ûgvqyb AvRv`| 1999| A_©weÁvb| XvKv: AvMvgx cÖKvkbx Semantics of sentence: Predicators, predicates and arguments Hatch, Evelyn. 1995. Vocabulary, Semantics, and Language Education. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press Ambiguity Analysis Hurford, James R and Heasley, Brendan. 1999. Semantics: A B. Pragmatics 50% Course Book. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Pragmatics: definition, nature and scope Leech, Geofrey. 1983. Principles of Pragmatics. London: Longman The Semantics vs. Pragmatics question revisited Levinson, Stephen c. 1983. Pragmatics. London: CUP Pragmatic waste-basket. Palmar, F.R. 1983. Semantics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Speech acts: Performatives, Austin and Searle’s view of Press speech act Indirect Speech Act, Peeceei, Jean Stilwell. 1999. Pragmatics. London: Routledge Implicature: Gricean Maxims, Generalized Conversational Scearle, J.R. 1997. Expression and Meaning. Cambridge: Implicatures, Explicature and Impliciture Cambridge University Press Presuppositions: Presupposition Projection, Common Searle, John R. 1977. Speech Acts. Cambridge: Cambridge Ground and context changing University Press Reference: Information Structure, Given vs. new Thakur, D. 1999. Semantics. Patna: Baharati Bhawan 21

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Yale, George. 1996. Pragmatics. London: Oxford University logogram, syllabogram, alphabet Press Principal scripts of the ancient world: sumerian, egyptian, 15.10. Course Number and Title semitic, sindhi, kharosthi, brahmi etc. Ling. 2404: Study of Writing-System and Orthography Principal scripts of the present world: Roman, Greek, wjLbixwZPP©v I evbvbwewa ( ) Semitic, Cyrillic, Chinese, Japanese, etc. 15.10.1 Credit Hours: 04 Materials used in writing: past and present 15.10.2 Course Description Directions of Writing This course is intended to familiarize the students with Graphetics, graphology, graphemics and linguistics writing-systems of languages of the world. It will help them Graphetic issues: contrasts to know the description about origin and development, characteristics and orthographic features of the writing- Graphemic issues: graphemes, allographs, diagraph, trigraph, systems of languages throughout the world. ligature, etc. Orthography: English and Others 15.10.3 Course Objectives 15.10.5 References Kíbv †fŠwgK| 1992| cvÐywjwc cvV mnvwqKv| XvKv: evsjv GKv‡Wgx On completion of the course the student will be able to: †MŠwik¼i nxivPuv` ISv| 1989| cÖvPxb fviZxq wjwcgvjv| XvKv: evsjv • acquire knowledge about origin and development of GKv‡Wgx writing-systems; gynv¤§` kvnRvnvb wgqv| 1989| evsjv cvÐywjwc cvVmgxÿv| XvKv: evsjv • explain characteristics of famous writing systems of GKv‡Wgx the world; ‡gvnv¤§` Ave`yj KvBDg| 1986| cvÐywjwc cvV I cvVmgxÿv| XvKv: ivkxw`qv • be familiar with the writing-systems of language of jvB‡eªix the world. iex›`ªbv_ †NvlVvKzi| ms¯‹…Z eY©gvjvi BwZnvm| 1978| XvKv: evsjv GKv‡Wgx 15.10.4 Course Content Introduction, Colums, Florina. 1999. The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Writing- Systems. Maden: Balackwell Publishers Primacy of oral Form over the written form Limitations of oral Form, and writing Mountford, F.D. 1985. ‘Language and Writing-Systems’, in An Encyclopedia of Language (Editor in chief: N. E. Importance of writing Collienge). London: Routledge. Writing: A Chronicle Barber, Charles. 1993. The English Language: A Historical Origin and development of writing: pictogram, ideogram, Introduction. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 22

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Bloomfield, L. 1934. Language. Allen & Union Traditional grammar and sentence analysis: Greek-Latin Syntax; Sanskrit syntax – parts of speech, subject and Rice, F.R. 1959. The Classical Arabic writing system. predicate, complement and object, phrase and clause and Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press traditional classification; Bangla Syntax – word categories AvKv•ÿv-Avmw³-‡hvM¨Zv Suniti Kumar Chaterji. 2002 Origin and Development of and corpus elements, and Bangla case Bengali Language. Calcutta: Rupa & Co. Structural Syntax Campbell, George L. 1997. Handbook of Scripts and Alphabets. Introduction, techniques of distributional sentence analysis; London: Routledge. techniques of IC analysis – concept of layered structure, 15.11. Course Number and Title constitute and constituent, ultimate constituents, binarity, evK¨ZË¡-1 Ling. 2405: Syntax-1 ( ) IC tree diagram, structure, re-writing rules categories and word level. 15.11.1 Credit Hours: 04 Phrases in sentence: Noun, adjective, verbs, preposition etc., 15.11.2 Course Description and clauses in sentence This is an introductory course of Syntax that explains the Introduction to Generative Syntax analysis of sentence and its various categories. This course will help the students to be familiar with traditional TG grammar: Definition, nature and development approaches of sentence analysis like origin and Basic concept and terminology: Universal grammar, development, classification, characteristics etc. In this language competence, language performance, deep course, they will also know the techniques of structural structure, surface structure, shallow structure, D-structure, syntactic analysis and the early development of generative tree diagram syntax. Phrase structure in generative theories of syntax: categories 15.11.3 Course Objectives and structure, phrase structure grammar Upon completion of this course the students will be able to: 15.6.5. References • get definition, scope, nature and characteristics of D`qKzgvi PµeZ©x| 1992| evsjv ev‡K¨i c`¸‡”Qi msMVb| KjKvZv: cÖgv traditional syntactic approach; myKzgvi †mb| 1998| fvmvi BwZe„Ë| KwjKvZv: Avb›` cvewjkvm© wjwg‡UW • explain sentence according to structural syntactic ûgvqyb AvRv`| 1984| evK¨ZË¡| XvKv: XvKv wek¦we`¨vjq category; Borsley, R.D. 1991. Syntactic Theory: A Unified Approach • analyze the structure of sentences from both structural and early generative point of views. Chomsky, N.A. 1965. Aspect of the Theory of Syntax. London: Mass: 15.11.4 Course Content London Syntax: Definition, concepts, goal Chomsky, N.A. 1957. Syntactic Structures. The Hauge: Monton 23

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Radford, A. 1981. Transformational Syntax. New York: Scope, nature, origin and development, classification, Cambridge University Press importance of Sociolinguistics. Thomas, L. 1993. Beginning Syntax. Oxford: Blackwell Language and various social phenomena: social class, gender, religion, state Hockett, Charles F. 1970. A Course in Modern Linguistics. New Delhi: Oxford and IBH Publishing Co. Language variations: Dialect, register, diglossia, idolect, pidgin and creole Palmer, Framk.1971. Grammar. London: Penguin Books Bilingualism and multi-lingualism Thakur, D. 1998. Syntax. Patna: Bharati Bhawan Language problems and language minorities Fabb, Nigel. 1995. Sentence Structure. London: Routlege Code switching and code-mixing Nirmalangshu Mukherji, et al. 2000. Noam Chomsky: The Architecture of Language. New Delhi: Oxford University Language attitude: maintenance and shift Press Language endangerment and death 15.12 Course Number and Title Language of the underworld mgvRfvlvweÁvb Ling. 2406: Sociolinguistics ( ) Some major researchers in Sociolinguistics: William Labov, 15.12.1 Credit Hours: 04 Bernstine, Sapir-Worph Hypothesis, and recent trends in Sociolinguistics 15.12.2 Course Description Sociolinguistic research in Bangladesh This course is designed to give the students information of language in relation to society. In this course, the students 15.12.5 References will learn the techniques about social attitudes to language, cweÎ miKvi| 2003| fvlv‡cÖg fvlvwe‡iva| KjKvZv: †`ÕR cvewjwks function of language in society, language variations, wd‡ivRv Bqvmgxb| fvlv I ag© (2000) `k©b I cÖMwZ cwÎKv, 17, 1| language problems and sociolinguistics research. fw³cÖmv` gwjøK| 1371| Aciva RM‡Zi fvlv| KjKvZv: †`ÕR cvewjwks 15.12.3 Course Objectives gbmyi gymv| 1985| fvlv-cwiKíbvi mgvRfvlvZË¡| XvKv: AvMvgx cÖKvkbx After completing this course, the student will be able to: gyn¤§` Ave`yj nvB| 1959| gyn¤§` Ave`yj nvB iPbvejx (2q LÐ)| XvKv: • explain fundamental concepts as well as theories of evsjv GKv‡Wgx sociolinguistic research; g„Yvj bv_| 1999| fvlv I mgvR| KwjKvZv : bqv D‡`¨vM • analyze sociolinguistic variations and problem; ivRxe ûgvqyb| 1993| mgvRweÁvb| XvKv: evsjv‡`k fvlvZË¡PP©v cwil` • apply sociolinguistic theories to the social aspects of Bangladesh. Bright, W. (ed). 1966. Sociolinguistics. Hugoton: Mouton 15.12.4 Course Content Chesuires, Jemmy and Trudgill, Peter. 1988. The 24

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Sociolinguistic Readers, Vol. 1. London: Arnold Phonetics; Giglioli, P. P. (ed). 1972. Language and Social Context: • practice adequate phonetic data of both Bangla and Penguin English language. Gumperz, J. J. 1971. Language and Social Group. A.S. Dil 15.13.4 Course Content (Ed.). Standford: Standford University Press A. Acoustic Phonetics Labov, W. 1972. Sociolinguistics Pattern. Philadelphia: Frequency, wavelength, amplitude, period, oscillation, University Philadelphia Press Fourier analysis, formant, resonance  .1967. Social Stratification of Language in New York: Centre Making a formant chart of Bangla vowel, spectrographic for Applied Linguistics reading of duration, voicing, aspiration, friction and Pride, J.B. and J.H. Holmes (Ed.). 1972. Sociolinguistics: affrication Selected Readings. London: Penguin Books B. Auditory Phonetics Rajib Humayun. 1995. Sociolinguistics and Descriptive Study Structure and function of human ear, locus principles, of Sandvipi: A Bangla Dialect, Dhaka: University Press categorical perception, pitch Vs tone, loudness Vs Limited amplitude, sonority hierarchy Trudgil, Peter. 1974. Sociolinguistics: An Introduction, Generative Phonetics: Process, laws, discipline feature. London: Penguin Books

Vermam, Mahendra (ed.). 1998. Sociolinguistics. New Delhi: Sage 15.13.5 References Aveyj Kvjvg gbRyi †gvi‡k`| 2002| AvaywbK fvlvZË¡| XvKv: gvIjv eªv`vm© 15.13. Course Number and Title aŸwbweÁvb -2 RxbvZ BgwZqvR Avjx| 1992| aŸwbÁv‡bi f~wgKv| XvKv: gvIjv eªv`vm© Ling. 3501: Phonetics-2 ( ) gnv¤§` `vbxDj nK| 2003| fvlvweÁv‡bi K_v| XvKv: gvIjv eªv`vm© 15.13.1 Credit Hours: 04 iwdKzj Bmjvg| 1992| fvlvZË¡| XvKv: eyK wfD 15.13.2 Course Description iv‡gk¦i kÕ| 1988| mvaviY fvlvweÁvb I evsjv fvlv| KjKvZv: cy¯ÍK wecwY This course is designed to give the students a carefully graded exposure to the fundamental as well as advanced Crystal, David. 1971. Linguistics. Hawaondsworth: Penguin aspects and theories of phonetics, concept, classification as Books well as experimental features of phonetics. Trask, R.L. 1997. A Dictionary of Phonetics and Phonology. 15.13.3. Course Objectives London: Routledge On completion of this course, the student will be able to: Napoli, Donna Jo. 1996. Linguistics: An Introduction. • explain the theoretical aspects of Auditory and Acoustic London: Oxford University Press 25

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Mike, Davenport, et al. 1998. Introducing Phonetics and Applied linguistics: Definition, scope, nature and origin Phonology. London: Arnold The role and methods of applied linguistics: applied Ladafoged, P. 1962. Elements of Acuostic Phonetics. Chicago: linguistics and linguistic theory, empirical research in The Chicago University Press applied linguistics Heffner, R. M. S. 1952. General Phonetics. Madison: The Applied linguistics and language pedagogy University of Wisconsin Press Development of terminology and lexica 15.14 Course Number and Title Linguistic-knowledge and textbook writing Ling. 3502: Applied Linguistics and Language Teaching (dwjZ fvlvweÁvb I fvlv wkÿv`vb c×wZ) Translation and interpretation Method Language teaching methods 15.14.1 Credit Hours: 04 Language teaching methods: Approach, design and 15.14.2 Course Description procedure This course could be considered as the application of Main methods in language teaching: Grammar translation various linguistic theories in the practical field of society. In method, Direct method, Audiolingual method, Situational this course, students will learn the nature, origin, scope of language teaching, Communicative language teaching applied linguistics, including its existing methodology and the knowledge of teaching a language scientifically. Basic concepts in language teaching: Age, Motivation, Testing, Error analysis, Need analysis 15.14.3 Course objectives Syllabus and curriculum After completing this course the students will be able to: Lesson plan and language teaching programme • be familiar with the concept, scope and origin of applied linguistics Four skills of language: Listening, speaking, reading and writing • explain theories and methods of applied linguistics developed over the period of time Language teaching method and Bangladesh • apply linguistic theories to the concerned fields. 15.14.5. References gynv¤§` Avmv`y¾vgvb| 2008| Abyev‡`i BwZe„Ë| XvKv: K_v cÖKvk • explain the main concepts of language teaching • use modern techniques to teach any language Allen, Harold B. (ed.). 1971. Readers in Applied English Linguistics. New Delhi: Amerind Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd. • apply the knowledge of teaching the four skills of language. Bright, William (Editor in Chief). 1992. International Encyclopedia of Linguistics (Vol. 1-4). New York: Oxford University Press 15.14.4 Course Content Coer, S. Pit. 1993. Introducing Applied Linguistics. London: Applied linguistics 26

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Penguin Books This course is designed to make the students well acquainted with the nature, types, origin and development, Krishnaswamy, et al. Modern Applied Linguistics. India: structure and linguistic analysis of sign languages used all Macmillan over the world. In this course the students will also get Richards, J. C. & Rodgers, T. S. (2001).Approaches and methods adequate information about sign language used in Bengali- in language teaching (2nd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge speaking areas that will be compared with other famous University Press. sign languages of the world. Byram, M. (Ed.). (2004).Routledge encyclopedia of language 15.15.3 Course objectives teaching and learning. London: Routledge. After completing this course, the students will be able to: Harrison, A. (1983).A language testing handbook. London: • get a wide perspective of the sign languages of the Macmillan Publishers. world; Venuti, Lawrence. 2002. The Translation Studies Reader. London: • Routledge explain sign languages linguistically; • Wilkins, D. A. (1976).Notional syllabus. Oxford: Oxford describe sign languages of Bangladesh and University Press. neighboring regions. Wilkins, D. A. (1972).Linguistics in language teaching. Edward 15.15.4 Course Content Arnold Ltd: London Description of Sign Language Yasmin, F. (2005).The critical period hypothesis and age issue in Origin and development of Sign Language Bangladeshi ELT. The Dhaka University Studies, Vol. 62, No. 1 Types of sign languages Yasmin, F. (2005). The role of age in second language learning. Sign languages of the world: American sign language, sign The Dhaka University Studies, Vol. 62, No. 2. languages of Asia, Australia and Europe and Indian sub- Yasmin, F. (2006),English Language Teaching in Bangladesh:An continent overview Sign language of Bangladesh: Origin, development and The Dhaka University Studies,vol 63,no. 1 characteristics Yasmin F. (2007) English Language Teaching in Bangladesh: Sign Language in Linguistics Secondary Education Teachers World, 30-31 Sign language: Phonology, morphology and lexicon 15.15 Course Number and Title Grammatical categories of sign language ms‡KZ fvlv Ling. 3503: Sign Language ( ) Comparison between sign language and spoken language 15.15.1 Credit Hours: 04 Historical change in sign language form 15.15.2 Course Description Sign language acquisition 27

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Sign language: Promotion and education This course is intended to familiarize the students with various aspects of lexicology and lexicographyÍthe science Sign language as sociolinguistics of dictionary making and management process. In this 15.15a. 5 References course, the students will learn the concepts, evolution, ¸jkvb Aviv: 2008, ms‡KZ fvlvi e¨vKiY, XvKv wek¦we`¨vjq fvlvweÁvb classification, making process as well as recent trends and cwÎKv,1g el© 1g msL¨v theories in lexicology and lexicography. 15.16.3 Course Objectives Asher, R.E. (ed.). 1994. The Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics. On completion of this course the student will be able to: Hong Kong: Pergamon Press Ltd. • narrate theories and concepts of lexicology and Bright, William (ed.). 1992. International Encyclopedia of lexicography; Linguistics. New York: Oxford University Press • acquaint with dictionary making and preparing Crystal, David. 1987. The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language. management; Cambridge: Cambridge University Press • apply basic skills regarding dictionary management in Fromking, Victoria & Rodman, Roleert. 1998. An Introduction to concerned job. Language. London: Harcourt Brace College Publishers 15.16.4. Course Content Hudson, Grover. 2000. Essential Introductory Linguistics. London: Definition, nature, and scope of lexicology Blackwell Differences between lexicology and lexicography Klima, Edward & Bellugi, Ursula. 1979. The Signs of Language. Lexical phonology, lexical morphology and lexical New York: Harvard University Press semantics Kyle, J.G. & Woll, B. 1995. Sign Language: The study of deaf people Classification of dictionaries: Monolingual, bilingual, and their language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press multilingual, thesauruses, glossaries, historical dictionary, Lucas, Ceil (ed.) 2001. The Sociolinguistics of Sign Languages. learner’s dictionary, etc. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press Technical marks used in dictionary Peae, Allan. 2002. Body Language. New Delhi: Sudha Dictionary compiling and process: Planning, data Publications (P) Ltd. management, method, dictionary structure, analysis and 15.16 Course Number and Title representation of meaning, user perspective Ling. 3504: Lexicology and the Study of Lexicography Dictionary publishing management: Composing, editing, AwfavbZË¡ I AwfavbPP©v ( ) and publishing process. 15.16.1 Credit Hours: 04 Electronic dictionary 15.16.2 Course Description Study of English lexicography: Pre-Johnson, Johnson and 28

BA (Hons.) Curriculum BA (Hons.) Curriculum aŸwbZË¡-2 post-Johnson Ling. 3605: Phonology- 2 ( ) Study of lexicography in the subcontinent 15.17.1 Credit Hours: 04 History and tradition of Bangla lexicography: Beginning, 15.17.2 Course Description ninetieth century and twentieth century. The course is designed to explain how the phonology Study of lexicography in Bangladesh subcomponent of a grammar interacts with other modules. The students will also develop skills in analysing 15.16.5 References gyn¤§` knx`yjøvn (m¤úvw`Z)| 1981| Ôf~wgKvÕ, evsjv‡`‡ki AvÂwjK fvlvi unfamiliar language data and in presenting their findings

Awfavb| XvKv: evsjv GKv‡Wgx orally and in writing. 15.17.3. Course Objectives †gvnv¤§` Ave`yj KvBDg| 1987| Awfavb| XvKv: evsjv GKv‡Wgx On completion of this course, the student will be able to: ‡gvt mvLvIqvr AvbQvix| 1993| wk‡ivbvg fvlvkv¯¿| XvKv : wccjm cvewj‡Kkb • acquaint with fundamental as well as advanced theories of phonology; hZx›`ª‡gvnb fÆvPvh©| 1970| evsjv Awfavb MÖ‡š’i cwiPq| KjKvZv: KjKvZv wek¦we`¨vjq • know recent trends and approaches in phonological analysis; mi¯^Zx wgkª| 2002| evsjv Awfav‡bi µgweKvk| KjKvZv : cy¯ÍK wecwY • practice adequate phonological data of both Bangla nicÖmv` kv¯¿x| 1981| ÔAwfavbÕ, nicÖmv` iPbv-msMÖn| KjKvZv : cwðge½ and English language. cy¯ÍK cl©` 15.17.4 Course Content nvwKg Avwid| 1997| bRiæj kãcwÄ| XvKv : bRiæj Bbw÷wUDU Suprasegmental phonology, lexical phonology, the syllable ûgvqyb AvRv` (m¤úv.)| 1985| evOjv fvlv (2q LÐ)| XvKv : evsjv and syllabification, auto segmental phonology GKv‡Wgx Optimality Theory (OT): Basic concepts, the architecture of Cowie, A..P.1985. ‘Language as Words’, in An Encyclopedia OT, markedness and faithfulness factorial typology, of Language (Collienge, N.E. (ed.) London: Routledge typological structures of changes, Syllable structure economy, Metrical structure and parallelism, output-to- Hartman, R. K. (ed.). 1990. Lexicography in Africa. Exeter: output correspondence, Learning OT, Opacity. University of Exeter Press 15.17.5 References Niemeyer, Tubingen. 1971. Manual of Lexicography. The Aveyj Kvjvg gbRyi †gvi‡k`| 2002| AvaywbK fvlvZË¡| XvKv: gvIjv eªv`vm© Hague: Mouton RxbvZ BgwZqvR Avjx| 1992| aŸwbÁv‡bi f~wgKv| XvKv: gvIjv eªv`vm© Zgusta, L. 1988. Lexicography Today: An Annotated Bibliography of the Theory of Lexicography gnv¤§` `vbxDj nK| 2003| fvlvweÁv‡bi K_v| XvKv: gvIjv eªv`vm© 15.17. Course Number and Title iwdKzj Bmjvg| 1992| fvlvZË¡| XvKv: eyK wfD

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Phonology. London: Arnold 3. Essays: texts will be selected by the course teacher Kager, Rene`. 1999. Optimality Theory. Cambridge University Press 15.18.5 References AwRZKzgvi †Nvl| evsjv bvU‡Ki BwZnvm| KjKvZv| Ladafoged, P. 1962. Elements of Acuostic Phonetics. Chicago: The Chicago University Press AiæYKzgvi gy‡Lvcva¨vq| 1961| Kv‡ji cÖwZgv| KjKvZv : †`ÕR cvewjwks Heffner, R. M. S. 1952. General Phonetics. Madison: The AiæYKzgvi gy‡Lvcva¨vq| 1998| Kv‡ji cyËwjKv| KjKvZv : †`ÕR cvewjwks University of Wisconsin Press Ave`yj gvbœvb ˆmq`| `k w`M‡šÍi `ªóv| XvKv : evsjv GKv‡Wgx 15.18. Course Number and Title Avng` kixd| 1385| evOvjx I evsjv mvwn‡Z¨i BwZnvm| XvKv: eY© wgwQj evsjv mvwnZ¨-2 Ling. 3606: Bangla Literature-2 ( ) Avng` kixd| 1385| evOvjx RvwZ I evOjv mvwn‡Z¨i BwZnvm| eY©wgwQj : 15.18.1 Credit Hours: N/A XvKv 15.18.2 Course Description †Mvcvj nvj`vi| 1954| evsjv mvwn‡Z¨i iƒc‡iLv (1g LÐ)| KjKvZv : This course is designed to make the students familiar with AiæYv cÖKvkbx some classic works of Bangla literature. The course teacher gyn¤§` Ave`yj nvB| 1994| Ôevsjv mvwn‡Z¨i BwZe„ËÕ (AvaywbK hyM), gyn¤§` will select relevant and representational texts from Bangla Ave`yj nvB iPbvejx (2q LÐ)| XvKv : evsjv GKv‡Wgx literature. Through this course, students will study brief history of Bangla literature as well as prominent literary gyn¤§` Gbvgyj nK| 1991| Ôgymwjg evsjv-mvwn‡Z¨Õ, gyn¤§` Gbvgyj nK works of different branches of this literature developed iPbvejx (1g LÐ)| XvKv : evsjv GKv‡Wgx over time. gyn¤§` knx`yjøvn| 1998| ev½vjv mvwn‡Z¨i BwZe„Ë| XvKv : gvIjv eªv`vm© 15.18.3 Course objective gyn¤§` Ave`yj nvB, ˆmq` Avjx Avnmvb| 1994| AvaywbK evsjv mvwn‡Z¨i On completion of this course the students will be able to: BwZe„Ë, gyn¤§` Ave`yj nvB iPbvejx (wØZxq LÐ), XvKv: evsjv GKv‡Wgx • learn history, trends and nature of Bangla literature; bxwjgv Bweªvwng| 1972| evsjv bvUK: Drm I aviv| XvKv: bI‡ivR wKZvwe¯Ívb

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BA (Hons.) Curriculum BA (Hons.) Curriculum kªxKzgvi e‡›`¨vcva¨vq| 1369| e½mvwn‡Z¨ Dcb¨v‡mi aviv| KjKvZv : gWvY© Introduction to computers and information technology, eyK G‡RÝx cÖv. wj. computer organization and architecture, the components of myKzgvi †mb| 1975| ev½vjv mvwn‡Z¨i BwZnvm (1g, 2q 3q I 4_© LÐ)| the system unit, input, output, storage, information and KjKvZv : Avb›` cvewjkvm© cÖvB‡fU wjwg‡UW logic, data structures, algorithms, operating systems and utility programs, application software, multimedia ‡mŠif wmK`vi; 2004; evsjv fvlv I mvwn‡Z¨i BwZnvm, XvKv, nvwm cÖKvkbx essentials, the Internet and World Wide Web (www), myKzgvi †mb| 1376| ev½vjv mvwn‡Z¨i BwZnvm (3q-4_© LÐ)| †KvjKvZv : communications and networks, database management, Avb›` cvewjkvm© cÖvB‡fU wjwg‡UW| computer security, ethics, and privacy, emerging trends in IT (Information Technology),etc. m‡ivR e‡›`¨vcva¨vq| 1961| evsjv Dcb¨v‡m KvjvšÍi| KjKvZv : †`ÕR cvewjwks Programming Concepts: Preliminary concepts of structured programming, object- 15.19 Course Number and Title oriented programming (OOP), programming and problem Ling. 3607: Information and Communication Technology solving with any programming language (like C/C++/ (Z_¨ I †hvMv‡hvM cÖhyw³) Java),etc. 15.19.1 Credit Hours: 04 Introduction to Operating System and Application Packages: 15.19.2 Course Description MS-Windows (Operating System), MS-Word (Word This course will help the students to get the opportunity to Processing System), MS-Excel (Spreadsheet Software), MS- enter into the information supper highways when they PowerPoint (Presentation Software), etc. attend in this course. In fact, it will be considered a prerequisite course without which students will not be able Web Programming Basics: to take some IT related linguistic courses in the subsequent Basics of HTML, JavaScript, PHP (With MySQL), etc. year this curriculum. Introduction to Formal Languages and Automata Theory: 15.19.3. Course objectives Preliminary concepts, mathematical background, brief On completion of this course, the students will be able to: concepts of formal languages, automata theory, etc. • acquaint with fundamental concepts and some basic operating systems including software, hardware of the computer; 15.19.5 References we`y¨reiY †PŠayix| 2002| Kw¤úDUvi I Z_¨cÖhyw³ Awfavb| KjKvZv : • operate some essential computer programming; Avb›` cvewjkvm© cÖvB‡fU wjwg‡UW • acquire basic skills to design software and web page. Gary B. Shelly, Steven M. Freund, Misty E. Vermaat. 2010. 15.19.4 Course Content Introduction to Computers (Shelley Cashman Series), 8/e, Introduction to Computers and Information Technology: Course Technology 31

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ITL Education Solutions Limited. 2006. Introduction to On completion of this course student will be able to: Information Technology, 1/e, Dorling Kindersley (India) Pvt. • get adequate knowledge about sign and semiotics; Ltd. • describe various semiotic methods and theories Monica D’souza, Jude D’souza, Trent .2006. Learn Computers properly; Step by Step, 1/e, Dorling Kindersley (India) Pvt. Ltd., Pearson Education, • evaluate existing social structure from semiotic point of view; Robert W. Sebesta. 2010. Programming the World Wide Web, 6/e, Addison Wesley. • apply semiotic theories to the society. Vikram Vaswani, 2005. How to Do Everything with PHP & 15.20.4 Course Content MySQL, 1/e, Tata McGraw-Hill, Introduction Seymour Lipschutz. 2006.Data Structures (Indian Adapted Define: sign, meaning, communication , semiotics Edition), adapted by G.A. Vijayalakshmi Pai 1/e, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company limited Difference between Semiotics and Semiology Y. Daniel Liang. 2009. Introduction To Java Programming, Relationship of Linguistics and Semiotics. Comprehensive Version, 7/e, Pearson Education. Semiotics as communication science Guy W. Lecky-Thompson.2007. Just Enough C/C++ Code: Definition and Classification Programming, 1/e, Course Technology PTR, Inc. Text: Definition, Tartu model Peter Linz.2006. An Introduction Formal Languages and Automata, 4/e, Jones & Bartlett Publishers, Inc. History and Evolution of semiotics 15.20. Course Number and Title Branches of Semiotics: cognitive, social, pictorial, media, (wPýweÁvb ) computational, urban, bio-semiotics. Ling. 3608: Semiotics Saussure’s theory of sign: Dyadic model, Synchrony, 15.20.1 Credit Hours: 04 Diachrony, Langue, parole, Signification, connotation, 15.20.2 Course Description Denotation Semiotics is called the science of signs that describes Peirce’s theory of sign: Triadic model, Semiosis, Icon, Index, structure of linguistic sign, culture and various phenomena Symbol of society. The course will help the students to learn the Classification of sign: According to Saussure and Peirce concepts and characteristics of signs and its origin, classification as well as theories of semiotics and finally its Some major figures: Ferdinand de Saussure, C.S. Peirce, application to the society. Charles Morris, Claude Levi Strauss, Yuri Lotman. 15.20.3 Course objectives Application of semiotics: Literature, Advertisement & Marketing, Medical science, Law, IT and Cyber space, 32

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Multimedia, Education. This is an advanced course of syntax. This course is designed to familiarize the students with Chomskyan Semiotic analysis contribution to syntax and various steps of his further Importance of Semiotics development of syntactic theories. 15.20.5 References 15.21.3 Course objectives Arif, Hakim 2004. Woman’s body as a color measuring text: On completion of this course, the students will be able to: A signification of Bengali culture. Semiotica, 150 (1/4): 579- • understand the basic concepts of the recent 595 development of syntax. Bignell, Ionathan. 1997. Media Semiotics: In Introduction. • London: Manchester University Press. explain various kinds of syntactic theories of Chomsky, specially Minimalist Programme; Chandler, Danial 2002. Semiotics: The Basics. London:

Routledge • apply these theories to analyze the sentences of Bangla and other indigenous languages. Cobley, Paul and Jansz, Litza. 1997. Semiotics for Beingers. Cambridge. Icon Books 15.21.4 Course Content Culler, Jonathan. 2001. The Pursuit of Signs. London: Brief introduction to Government and Binding theory Routledge Minimalist Programme (MP): Core concepts, Eco Umberto. 1997. A Theory of Semiotics. Bloomington: Morphosyntactic features, Constituency and Theta roles, Indiana University Press representing phrase structure, functional catagories: TP, DP, CP, subjects and objects, Wh-movement, locality. Foceville, Chasless. 1996. Pictorial Metaphor in Advertising. London: Routledge 15.21.5 References Aveyj Kvjvg gbRyi †gvi‡k`| 2002| AvaywbK fvlvZË¡| XvKv : gvIjv Hodge, Robert and Funther Kress. 1988. Social Semiotics. eªv`vm© Polity: Cambridge University Press D`qKzgvi PµeZ©x| 1992| evsjvev‡K¨i c`¸‡”Qi msMVb| KjKvZv : cÖgv Noth, Win Fried. 1990. Handbook of Semiotics. Bloomington: cÖKvkbx Indiana University Press D`qKzgvi PµeZ©x| 1998| evsjv mseZ©bx e¨vKiY| KjKvZv : kªxAiwe›` Merret, Floyd. 1997. Signs: An Introduction to Semiotics. cvewj‡Kkb Toronto: University of Toronto Press gnv¤§` `vbxDj nK| 2003| fvlvweÁv‡bi K_v| XvKv : gvIjv eªv`vm© 15.21 Course Number and Title (evK¨ZË¡-2 wkwki fÆvPvh©| 1998| mÄbbx e¨vKiY| XvKv : Pviæ Ling. 4701: Syntax-2 ) ûgvqyb AvRv`| 1994| evK¨ZË¡| XvKv : XvKv wek¦we`¨vjq 15.21.1 Credit Hours: 04 ûgvqyb AvRv` (m¤úvw`Z)| 1998| evOjv fvlv (1g LÐ)| XvKv : AvMvgx 15.21.2 Course Description 33

BA (Hons.) Curriculum BA (Hons.) Curriculum cÖKvkbx skills of research methodology to be applied in the practical language research field. In this course the students will Adger, David. 2000. Core Syntax: A Minimalist Approach. study fundamental methods of linguistics research and Oxford University Press. techniques of linguistic survey. Chomsky, Noam. 1965. Aspects of the Theory of Syntax. 15.22.3 Course objective Massachusetts: The MIT Press After completing this course students will be able to: Chomsky, Noam. 1978. Topics in the Theory of Generative Grammar. The Hague: Mouton • analyze linguistic research methods and techniques; Chomsky, Noam. 2003. On Language. New York: penguin • apply research knowledge, methods and techniques Books in the linguistic research field. Cook, V.J. 1988. Chomsky’s Universal Grammar. London: 15.22.4 Course Content Basil Blackwell 1. Field Methods: 50 Culicover, Peter W. 1997. Principles and parameters An Research and field methods: Types of research, procedure Introduction to Syntactic Theory. Oxford University Press of scientific research, research proposal and design Fowler, Roger. 1981. An Introduction to Transformation Research fieldwork: Data collection and analysis, Syntax. London: Routledge Preparation, tools, field procedure, recording and collection Kagers, Rani. 1999. Optimality Theory. Cambridge: of materials, use of questionnaires, collection of text, Cambridge University Press demographic and ethnographic information. Lumsden, Michael. 1988. Existential Sentence: Their Structure Processing of data: Filling, coding and classifying, and Meaning. London: Routledge phonological, morphological and syntactic analysis Lyons, John. 1991. Chomsky. London: Fontana Press 11. Linguistic Survey and field work: 50 Ribson, Jan. 1979. The New Grammarians’ Funeral. Purpose and planning of survey sampling: Survey for Cambridge: Cambridge University Press dialect, bilingual and indigenous languages, survey for others linguistic usage 15.22. Course Number and Title Practical exercise on data collection and data analysis in Ling. 4702: Research Methodology and Field Linguistics M‡elYvc×wZ I †ÿÎfvlvweÁvb respective areas ( ) Reporting writing: Organization, chapters, heading-sub 15.22.1. Credit Hours: 04 headings, tables and diagrams, notes and references, 15.22.2 Course Description language and style, a formal research report This is a course for doing empirical research in linguistics. It 15.22.5 References is designed to acquire some theoretical knowledge and Babbie, Earl R. 1975. The Practice of Social Research. 34

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California: Wadsworth Publishing Company. 15.23.3 Course objectives Jahangiri, Nader. 2000. A Sociolinguistic Study of Persian in Upon completion of this course, the students will be able to: Tehran Institute for the study of Languages and Culture of Asia • acquaint with nature, scope and basic concepts of and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies dialect; Himmelmann, P. & Mosel, U. (eds.). 2006. Essentials of • analyze linguistic characteristics of dialects; language Documentation. Berlin and New York: Mouton de Gruyter • describe history, classification and nature of Bangla Hong, Yunsook. 1991. A Sociolinguistic Study of Seoul Korean. dialects; Seoul Korea. Research Centre for Peace and Unification • prepare atlas and dictionary of Bangla dialects. Miller, George. 1951. Language and Communication. London: 15.23.4 Course Content McGraw-Hill Book Company Definition of dialect, scope of dialectology Newman, Paul & Ratliff, Martha. 2001. Linguistic Historical background of the study of Bangla dialects Fieldwork. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press Classification of Bangla dialects: Options for Grierson, Payne, Thomas E. 2006. Describing Morphosyntax. A guide Sunitikumar Chaterji, Sukumar Sen and others for field linguistics. Cambridge, University Press. Seventh Printing Social approach in dialect analysis Vaux, B. and Cooper, Justin. 1999. Introduction to Linguistic Dialect analysis process: Selection of collectors, dialect Field Methods. Berlin: LINCOM areas, native people, necessary elements concerning data collection, etc. Wray, Alison and others. 1998. Projects in linguistics. London. Arnold Phonological, morphological and syntactical analysis of some Bangla dialects (Noakhali, Chittagong, Sylhet, 24 15.23 Course Number and Title Parganas, Bardwan etc.) Ling. 4703: Dialectology and the Study of Bangla Dialects (DcfvlvZË¡ I evsjv DcvfvlvPP©v) Some important dialectological concepts: focal Area, relic area, isoglossic area, isogrades, transition area, blending, isophone, 15.23.1 Credit Hours: 04 isomorph 15.23.2 Course Description Drawing dialectic atlas and making dictionary of dialect- This course is concerned about the study of dialectsÍthe words regional forms of this language. In this course, the students 15.23.5 References will learn the scope and nature of dialects and the process Aveyj Kvjvg gbRyi †gvi‡k`| 2002| AvaywbK fvlvZË¡| XvKv : gvIjv of their analysis, difference and relation with standard form eªv`vm© and linguistic characteristics of dialects with special reference to Bangla language. c‡ikP›`ª gRyg`vi| 1992| evOjv fvlv cwiµgv (1g LÐ)| KjKvZv : †`ÕR 35

BA (Hons.) Curriculum BA (Hons.) Curriculum cvewjwks 15.24.2 Course Description gynv¤§` Avmv`y¾vgvb| 2006| Avw`evmx cvÎ: fvlv I ms¯‹…wZ| evsjv Stylistics is considered as applied field of linguistics that GKv‡Wgx cwÎKv, 50 el©, 2q msL¨v explains the techniques of literary analysis and provides gyn¤§` Avmv`y¾vgvb| 2007| wm‡j‡Ui Dcfvlv| evsjv‡`k mvs¯‹…wZK linguistics roles concerning this. In this course, students mgxÿvgvjv-6, XvKv evsjv‡`k GwkqvwUK †mvmvBwU cwÎKv will study the origin and development, basic concepts and classifications of stylistics. In addition, they will acquire gyn¤§` knx`yjøvn| 1998| Ôknx`yjøvn iPbvejx (2q LÐ), XvKv: evsjv some basic skills and techniques to analyze literary works. GKv‡Wgx 15.24.3 Course objectives gbmyi gymv (m¤úvw`Z)| 1994| evOvjxi evOjvfvlv wPšÍv| XvKv : evsjv‡`k GwkqvwUK †mvmvBwU After completing this course, the students will be able to: gwbiæ¾vgvb| 1985| DcfvlvPP©v| XvKv: evsjv GKv‡Wgx • be familiar with style, basic concepts and classification of stylistics; iwdKzj Bmjvg| 1988| fvlvZvwË¡K cÖeÜvejx, XvKv: evsjv GKv‡Wgx • explain various stylistic theories as well as techniques of mgxiY gRyg`vi (m¤úvw`Z)| 1992| cÖm½ : fvlvZË¡ I fvlvweÁvb| literary analysis; †gw`bxcyi : Ag„Z‡jvK mvwnZ¨ cwil` • apply stylistic techniques and tools to various forms myfvl fÆvPvh©| 2000| evOvwji fvlv| KjKvZv : Avb›` cvewjkvm© cÖvB‡fU of Bangla and English literature. wjwg‡UW 15.24.4 Course Content ûgvqyb AvRv` (m¤úvw`Z)| 1998| evOjv fvlv (cÖ_g LÐ)| XvKv : AvMvgx cÖKvkbx A. Stylistics 40 Marks Stylistics: Definition, origin and development, classification Asher, R. E. (ed.). 1994. The Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics (Vol. 2). New York: Pergamon Press Style and form: nature, difference, language and style Some basic concepts: Structure and texture, selection, deviation, Bright, William (ed.). 1992. International Encyclopedia of Linguistics (Vol. 1). New York & Oxford: Oxford University parallelism Press Cognitive Stylistics: reference, deixis and textual worlds, Chambers, J. J. Trudgill, J K. 1994. Dialectology. Cambridge: schema theory and text world, cognitive metaphor, theory and text analysis, Foregrounding theory, attribution theory Cambridge University Press and characterization, social cognition and characterization Grierson, G A 1903, 1928. Linguistic Survey of India. New Delhi: Banaraasi Das Empirical Stylistics: Corpora and stylistics, informant testing and stylistics, stylistics and other approaches to 15.24. Course Number and Title textual analysis and theory Stylometry ˆkjxweÁvb I mvwnZ¨wePvi Ling. 4704: Stylistics and Literary analysis ( ) B. Literary Analysis 40 Marks 15.24.1 Credit Hours: 04 Relation between stylistics and literary analysis 36

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Sanskrit theories of literary analysis Hough, G. 1969. Style and Stylistics. London: Routledge Western theories of literary analysis Lucas, F L. 1972. Style. London: Cassells Semiotic approaches of literary analysis: Structuralist May, Rachel. 1994. The Translation in Text. Evanton: poetics, signification – denotation, connotation, myth, Northwestern University Press syntagmatic and paradigmatic relation Terner, G W. 1973. Stylistics. London: Penguin Books C. Application of Stylistics Theory 20 Marks Toolman, Michael, 1988. Language in Literature. London: 1. On selected Bangla/English literary works Arnold 2. On selected Bangla/English writers Wales, K. 1989. A Dictionary of Stylistics. 15.24.5 References Zhirmaunsky, V. M. 1985. Selected Writing: Linguistic. Ac~e©Kzgvi ivq| 1989| ˆkjxweÁvb| KjKvZv : gWvY© eyK G‡RÝx Poetics. Moscow: Progress Publishers AiæYKzgvi emy (m¤úvw`Z)| 1992| evOjv M`¨wRÁvmv| KjKvZv : mgZU 15.25. Course Number and Title cÖKvkb g‡bvfvlvweÁvb Ling. 4805: Psycholinguistics ( ) AvwklKzgvi †`| 1992| mvwnZ¨v‡jvPbv I ˆkjxweÁvb| K?jKvZv : mvwnZ¨ 15.25.1 Credit Hours: 04 cÖKvk 15.25.2 Course Description b‡e›`y †mb| 1990| evsjv M`¨: ÷vBwjmw÷K&m&| KjKvZv : mvwnZ¨ cÖKvk This course is introduced to enable the students to explain cweÎ miKvi| 1985| M`¨ixwZ, c`¨ixwZ| KjKvZv : mvwnZ¨‡jvK psycholinguistic descriptions. Through this course students wd‡ivRv Bqvmgxb| 2002| evsjv mvayixwZ I PwjZixwZ : weZ‡K©i D™¢e, will learn the origin and development of psycholinguistics, weKvk I cwiYwZ XvKv wek¦we`¨vjq cwÎKv, 73| language acquisition process, methods of psycholinguistic research and biological foundation of language. wkwkiKzgvi `vk| 1986| M`¨ c‡`¨i Ø›Ø| KjKvZv : †`ÕR cvewjwks 15.25.3 Course objectives ˆmq` kvnwiqvi ingvb| 2008| Dcgv-wPÎKí I cÖZxKwP‡nèi b›`bZË¡:ew¼g On completion of the course, the students will be able to: I iex›`ªbv_; XvKv: evsjv GKv‡Wgx †mŠif wmK`vi| 1996| ÷vBwjmw÷K&m& : evsjv fvlv I mvwnZ¨| XvKv : • familiar with psycholinguistic concept, origin and mvb›`v cÖKvk development; †mŠif wmK`vi| 2004| K_vmvwn‡Z¨i wkíiƒc I fvlv‰kjx| XvKv : Lvb • describe biological foundation of languages; eªv`vm© • explain language acquisition process, psycholinguistic modeling of language processing and methods of Culler, Jonathon. 2002. Structurilist Poetics. London: psycholinguistic research Routledge 15.25.4 Course Content Hones, J. 1992. Introducing Stylistics. London: Routledge 37

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Psycholinguistics: Origin and development Scovel, Thomas. 1980. Psycholinguistics. London & New York. Oxford University Press. Biological foundation of language: Human Brain and language: Language disorders: Aphasia and dyslexia Yasmin, F. (2005).The critical period hypothesis and age issue in Bangladeshi ELT. The Dhaka University Studies, Vol. 62, No. Language acquisition: Level of language development: 1 Phonological, morphological, syntactic and semantic development Yasmin, F. (2005). The role of age in second language learning. The Dhaka University Studies, Vol. 62, No. 2. Determinants of language acquisition: Limitation, correction, adult speech, and cognitive development 15.26. Course number and Title fvlv cwiKíbv I fvlvbxwZ Language processing: Level of processing – phonological, Ling 4806: Language Planning and Policy ( ) morphological and syntactic and psycholinguistic modeling 15.26.1 Credit Hours: 04 Methods of psychololinguistic research: Naturalistic 15.26.2 Course Description approach, experimental approach and brain activity Language Planning and Policy emphasizes the importance 15.25.5 References of language management for the overall development of the gnv¤§` `vbxDj nK| 1994| fvlvweÁv‡bi m~²Zi cÖm½| XvKv: evsjv country. This course is designed to get the students GKv‡Wgx acquainted with basic concept, scope and various methods of language planning and policy, its importance and Akamanjian, Adrian, et al. 1996. Linguistics: An Introduction necessity. to Language and Communication, New Delhi: Prentice-Hall Private Limited 15.26.3 Course Objectives Aitchison, Jean. 1996. The Articulate Mammal: An On completion this course, the students will be able to: Introduction to Psycholinguistic. London: Routledge • find out the description of pragmatic language Collinge, N.E., et al. 1990. An Encyclopedia of Language. London: planning and policy; Routledge • analyze the theories of language planning and policy; Crystal, David. 1998. The Cambridge Encyclopedia of • apply methods and steps to develop languages of Language. New York: Cambridge University Press Bangladesh. Garman, Michael. 1996. Psycholinguistics. Cambridge: 15.26.4 Course Content Cambridge University Press A. Language Planning Hudnon, Grover. 2000. Essential Introductory Linguistics. London: Blackwell Theoretical Concepts of language planning Hudson. H. 1987. Psycholinguistics. London: Cambridge Early examples of planning University Press Origin of perception 38

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Planning under which description? Language policy in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan: The past and the present situation Planning under which authority? Language planning agencies: The policy adoption Related terms to indicate the subject matters and their clarifications Bangla Bhasha Committee Report, 1983 Nature of planning Bangla Bhasha Prachalan Ain, 1987 Subject matter of planning Spirit of International Mother Language day Planning procedure 15.26.5 References wd‡ivRv Bqvmgxb| 1996| evsjv fvlv cwiKíbvq mvgwqKc‡Îi f~wgKv,evsjv GKv‡Wgx Negative attitudes towards its success cwÎKv, 40 el ©, 4| Important theories and models of language planning: wd‡ivRv Bqvmgxb| 1998| evsjv‡`‡ki fvlv PPv© I fvlv GKv‡Wwg : GKwU Haugen, Gloss, Cooper, Ferguson, Jernudd, Rabin, ch©‡jvPbvevsjv GKv‡Wgx cwÎKv, 42 el ©, 3| Neustuponi e`iæÏxb Dgi| 1984| fvlv Av‡›`vjb cÖm½: KwZcq `wjj| XvKv: evsjv GKv‡Wgx Language planning in mono- and bilingual country: ekxi Avj&‡njvj| 1986| evsjv GKv‡Wgxi BwZnvm| XvKv; evsjv GKv‡Wgx Bangladesh g`b‡gvnb Kzgvi| 1381| e½xq mvwnZ¨ cwil‡`i BwZnvm; cÖ_g ce©| KwjKvZv : e½xq mvwnZ¨ Language planning in multilingual country: India, Pakistan, cwil` Srilanka gbmyi gymv| 1984| fvlv cwiKíbv I Ab¨vb¨ cÖeÜ| XvKv: gy³aviv Political and social aspects of language planning: | 1985| fvlv cwiKíbvi mgvRZË¡| XvKv : evsjv GKv‡Wgx Globalization, Hegemony of English, Linguistic genocide and death nvwKg Avwid| 2004|Òwek¦vqbÕ cÖKí, wek¦fvlv cwiw¯’wZ I evsjv fvlv| gvmy`y¾vgvb I †di‡`Šm †nv‡mb (m¤úv), wek¦vqb msKU I m¤¢vebv| XvKv : gvIjv Idea of language purism eªv`vm© Necessity and role of language planning agencies: The east and the west Cooper, Robert L.; 1989; Language Planning and Social Change; Cambridge : Cambridge University Press Individual effort for planning for Bangla Fishman, Joshua A. (ed.); 1974. Advances in Language B. Language policy Planning; The Hague; Mouton Theoretical concepts: Maniruzzaman; 1998; Studies in Bangla Languages; Dhaka; Relation and difference language planning and policy Adiabad Steps of a pragmatic policy for effective language planning Monsur Musa; 1981; Language Planning in Srilanka. Dacca Colonial language policy in Bangladesh before 1947 Rubin, Joan & Jerrudd, Bjorn H. (ed.); 1975; Can Language be Planned? Hawaii; An East-West Center Book Concept of three-language policy (TLP) 39

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Rubin, Joan & Shuy, R. W. (ed.); 1973. Language Planning;: Branches of Language Technology: Multimedia and Current Issues and Research; Washington; Georgetown Multimodality technology, Speech Technology, Text University Press Technology, Knowledge Technology, Application of Language Technology Rubin, Joan et. al. (ed.); 1977; Language Planning Process; The Hague; Mouton Fields of Language Technology: Speech recognition, Speech synthesis, Text Categorization, Text Summarization, Text Singh, U. N. & Srivastana, R. N; 1987; Perspective in Indexing, Text Retrieval, Information Extraction, Data Language Planning; Calcutta; Mithila Dorshan Fusion and Text data mining. 15.27. Course Number and Title Methods and recourses of Language Technology fvlv-cÖhyw³ Ling 4807: Language Technology ( ) Development and designing specific Language Technology 15.27.1 Credit Hours: 04 for the purpose of local use 15.27.2 Course Description Computing environment for linguistics research This is an advanced and specialized course of ICT with Linguistic data analysis in computer. acquiring and creating special reference to linguistics. This course will help the electronic text, markup scheme, basic analysis students to learn the history of using computer in Software for teaching linguistics: history of computer aided linguistics as well as linguistics related computer software. language-learning module, computer assisted instruction, In addition, there will be a short description of applications of CALL. computational linguistics and brief history about application of computer in Bangla language. Software for doing field linguistics: criteria for evaluating linguistic software, use of PRAAT and CLAN 15.27.3 Course objectives History and development of using Bangla in Computer On completion of this course, the students will be able to: Development of Bangla software: Scope and necessity. • realize the necessity of computer and computer environment in linguistic research; 15.27.5 References • analyze diverse kinds of linguistics related computer Hawisher, Gail E. And Selfe, Synthia L. 2001. Global software; Literacies and The World-Wide-Web. New York: Routledge • use essential software regarding linguistics and Lawler, John M. & Dry, Helen Aristar. 1998. Using Computer language teaching. in Linguistics: A practical Guide. New York: Routledge 15.27.4 Course Content Rosner, Michael Johnson, Roderick. 1992. Computational Linguistics and Formal Semantics. Cambridge: Cambridge Language Technology: Definition, Nature and Scope University Press Language Technology: Relation and difference between Cover, T.M. and Thomas, J.A. 1991.Elements of Information language technology other technologies 40

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Theory. Wiley History of Clinical Linguistics James, A.1994.Natural Language Understanding. The Relations among Clinical Linguistics, Neurolinguistics and Benjamins/Cummings Publishing Company, Inc Psycholinguistics Jelinek, F.1998. Statistical Methods for Speech Recognition. The Clinical Linguistics, language pathology, speech pathology MIT Press Clinical Linguistics and the nature of therapy, treatment Jurafsky, and Martin. 2000. Speech and Language Processing. and rehabilitation Prentice Hall Differences between language disorder and language 15.28. Course Number and Title impairment Ling. 4808: Clinical Linguistics (Alternative to the course Various types of language disorders and impairments: Aphasia, Apraxia, Dysarthria, Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, 15.28.1 Credit Hours: 04 Autism, SLI 15.28.2 Course Description Clinical linguistics and profession Clinical Linguistics indicates the ideas and methods of 15.28.5 References linguistic research to the analysis and treatment of various kinds of language disorders and impairment. In this course Ahlsen, E.2006. Introduction to Neurolinguistics. students will learn some theoretical aspects of clinical Amsterdam/Philadelphia; John Benjamins Publishing linguistics as well as the nature and characteristics of Company various types of disorders and impairments related to Arif, Hakim & Bol, Gerard W. (2008).Counting MLU in language. morphemes and MLU in words in a normally developing 15.28.3 Course Objectives: child and child with a language disorder: A comparative study. The Dhaka University Journal of Linguistics, vol.1, no.1, On completion of this course students will be able to: 167-182 • familiar with theoretical aspects of clinical linguistics Basso, Anna (2003). Aphasia and its Therapy. Oxford as a discipline. University Press • know the nature and characteristics of different types of language disorders and impairments. Crystal, David (1981). Clinical Linguistics. London. Edward • apply the knowledge of clinical linguistics in practical Arnold fields. Ellis AW, & Young AW(1988).Human Cognitive Neuropsychology. Lawrence Erlbaum, London Harley, Trevor (2001). The Psychology of Language from data 15.28.4 Course Content: to theory. Psychology Press Ltd. Clinical Linguistics: definition, Scope, nature Martin Ball et al. (eds.)(2008). The Handbook of Clinical 41

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Linguistics. Blackwell Gaze Price, Cathy J., & Mechelli, Andrea (2005).Reading and Proxemics reading disturbance. Current Opinion in Neurology 15: 231- Chronemics 238 Paralanguage 15.29a. Course Number and Title Functions of Nonverbal communication Ling. 4809(A): Introduction to Non-verbal Communication Relation between verbal and nonverbal communication (AevPwbK †hvMv‡hv‡Mi f~wgKv) Semiotics and nonverbal communication 15.29a.1 Credit Hours: 4 Clinical issues of nonverbal communication Sociolinguistics of nonverbal communication 15.29a.2 Course Description 15.29a.5 References This course has been designed to make the students acquainted with the basic concepts of nonverbal Anderson, Peter A. 1999. Nonverbal Communication: Forms communication, their usages and implications to the and Function. Mayfield Publishing Company society, and the relation with other forms of human Andersen, Peter. 2007. Nonverbal Communication: Forms and communications especially the verbal one. Functions (2nd ed.) Waveland Press 15.10.3 Course Objective Arif, Hakim. 2010. Religio-cultural perspective and left By the end of this course students will be able to: hand taboo: A description of controlled hand gestures produced by Bengali speaking people. In Fricke, Ellen & 1. Articulate different forms of nonverbal theories Voss, Maarten (eds.) 68 Signs Roland Posner A Semiotic 2. Differentiate between and among socially recognized Mosaic. Tübingen: Stauffenburg Verlag nonverbal communications Argyle, Michael. 1988. Bodily Communication (2nd ed.). 3. Identify different forms of nonverbal messages. Madison: International Universities Press 15.29a.4 Course Content: Bull, Peter E. 1987. Posture and Gesture (Vol. 16). Oxford: Nonverbal communication: Introduction Pergamon Press Nonverbal Communication: The Different forms of communication Burgoon, Judee K. 1996. Unspoken Dialogue. Mcgraw-Hill Publishing Company History of studying nonverbal communication Guerrerro, Laura K., Joseph A. DeVito, Michael L. Characteristics of nonverbal communication Hecht.1999. The Nonverbal Communication Reader: Classic and Different forms of nonverbal communication: Contemporary Readings; Waveland Press, Inc Gesture, posture and Kinesics Knapp, Mark L., Judith Hall.1997. Nonverbal Communication Facial Signals in Human Interaction. Harcourt Brace

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Muller, C. and Posner, R.1998. The semantics and pragmatics of everyday gestures. Berlin: WEIDLER Buchverlag Non-Credit Courses Poggi, Isabella. 2007. Mind, Hands, Face and Body. Berlin: 15.30. Course Number and Title cwimsL¨v‡bi f~wgKv WEIDLER Buchverlag Ling. 0001: Introduction to Statistics ( ) Richmond, Virginia P., James C. McCroskey. 2004. 15.30.1 Credits Hours: 04 Nonverbal Behavior in Interpersonal Relations. Allyn and Bacon, Inc. 15.30.2 Course Description M‡elYvcÎ 15.29b. Ling. 4809(B) Monograph ( ) This course is designed to acquire some theoretical knowledge of statistics to be applied in the practical 15.29b.1 Credit Hours: 02 language research field. In this course the students will 15.29b.2 Course Description study statistics as primary research tool, as well as methods and techniques of linguistic survey. This course is designed to give the students a practical as well as working experience in linguistics related fields by 15.30.3 Course objective doing research project on respective topic of this discipline. After completing this course the students will be able to: 15.29b.3 Course Objectives • acquire basic statistical knowledge and skills; On completion of this course, the students will be able to • analyze linguistic research methods and techniques; • conduct a research work on various topics of language • apply these research knowledge, method and and linguistics; techniques in the field of linguistics. • perform their linguistic knowledge and skills in this 15.30.4 Course Content project. Introduction: definition, scope in linguistics, functions and 15.29b.3 Course content concepts. The topic or title of the research project assigned to the Level of measurement, students will be determined by the coordinator in consultation with students/student-group. Data summarization and presentation, Measures of central tendency, Measures of dispersion, Correlation Normal distribution Test of hypothesis: definition, formulation, z-test, t-test, chi- square test. 43

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15.30.5 References B. Poetry (any 5) 20 marks G. †K. Gg. b~i-Db-bex; 2004, mvgvwRK cwimsL¨vb cwiwPwZ; cÖKvkbv, g„`ªY William Shakespare : Shall compare three to a summer’s I weZiY wefvM, evsjv‡`k Db¥y³ wek¦we`¨vjq; MvRxcyi, day Bulter, C.S. 1985.Statistics in Linguistics. Blackwell William Blake : The Tyger Publishers William Wordsworth: Ode to Intimations of Immortality Stefan, T. G. 2008. Quantitative Corpus Linguistics with R: John Byron : She Walks in Beauty A practical introduction. Routledge P.B. Shelley : Ode to the West Wind Woods, Anthony. 1996. Statistics in Linguistic Studies. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press John Keats : Ode to Nightingale 15.31 Course Number and Title Robert Browning : How D I Love Thee? Bs‡iwR mvwnZ¨) Ling. 0002: English Literature ( T.S. Eliot : The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock 15.31.1 Credit Hours: N/A W.B. Yeats : The Second Comming 15.31.2 Course Description W.H. Auden : Musee des Beaux Arts This course is designed to make the students familiar with some classic works of English literature. Through this Ted Hughes : The Jaguar course, students will study brief history of English C. Fiction and Non-Fictional Prose (any 2) 20 Marks literature as well as prominent literary works of different branches of this literature developed over time. J. Conrad : Youth 15.31.3 Course Objectives D. H. Lawrence : The Rocking-Horse Winner Upon completion of this course the students will be able to: Katherine Manfield : Bliss • know the history, trends and nature of English Graham Greene : The Destructors Literature; George Orwell : Shooting and Elephant • apply the skill and knowledge of English literature in J.H. Newman : The Idea of a University concerned professional field.; D. Novel (any 1) 15 Marks • show their capability to explain English literature. Jane Austin : Pride and Prejudice

Thomas Hardy : Tess of the Durberilles 15.31.4 Course Content E. Drama (any 1) 15 Marks A. History of English Literature 30 marks William Shakespeare : Macbeth 44

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J B Shaw : Arms and the Man Lodge. David. 1997. The Language of Fiction. London: Prentice- Hall Inc. 15.31.5 References Bradley. A. C. 1904. Shakespearean Tragedy. London: Abrams, m H (ed.). 1960. English Romantic Poets: Modern Essays in Criticism. London: Oxford University Press Smith, Warren S. (ed.). 1998. Bernard Shaw’s Plays (A Norton critical edition) Baradly, A. C. 1988. Shakespearean Tragedy. Delhi: Surjit Publication 15.32 Course Number and Title mgvRweÁvb I b„weÁvb Ford, Boris (ed.). 1961. The New Pelican Guide to English Ling. 0003: Sociology and Anthropology ( ) Literature [1-8]. Penguin Books Limited 15.32.1 Credit Hours: N/A Bowra, C. M. 1950. The Romantic Imagination. London: Oxford 15.32.2 Course Description University Press This integrated course is designed to familiarize the student Graw, Donald. 1964. Jane Austin Pride and Prejudice. London: with disciplines of sociology and anthropology. As there W.W. Norton & Company exists a deep relation of language with sociology and Hough, R. 1953. The Romantic Poets. London: Hutchinson & anthropology, students will learn sociological and Co. anthropological theories, their origin and development, and various social and anthropological phenomena that Legouis, Emile and Cazamian. 1986. History of English influence language behavior and attitude of human beings. Literature. Delhi: Macmillan India Ltd. 15.32.3 Course Objectives Lodge, David. 1966. The Language of Fiction. London: Routledge On completion of this course, the student will be able to: Muir, Kenneth (ed), Shakespeare Macbeth, London: Routledge • acquaint with sociological and anthropological theories, basic concepts and their origin and Scott. Elledge (ed.) 1965. Thomas Hardy Tess of the D’urvervilles. development; London. W.W. Norton & Company • know the relationship among linguistics, sociology Watt, Ian. 1963. The Rise of the Novel. London: Penguin Books and anthropology Allen, Wlater. 1954. The English Novel. London: Penguin Books • identify diverse social factors that influence on Johnson, Trevov. 1971. Thomas Hardy. New York: Arco linguistic behavior Publishing Company Inc. 15.32.4 Course Content Watt, Ian (ed.) 1963. Jane Austin: A Collection of Critical Essays. A. Sociology 50 Marks New York: Prentice-Hall Sociology: definition, nature and scope Lascelles, Marry. 1993. Jane Austin and Her Art. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press Sociology and other social sciences 45

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Basic concepts of sociology: society, institution, customs, Kottack, C. Phillip. 1998. Anthropology. New York: McGraw trade, ritual, culture and civilization Hill Inc. Family: family and marriage, classification and concepts of Richely. H. Crop. Cultural Anthropology. Dubuque: Brown marriage and Benchmark Publishers Social structure: methods for analysis of social structure, Schultz, E.A. Robert and Lavenda, H. 1998. Cultural techniques of Analysis Anthropology. London: Mayfield Publishing Co. Social change: concepts of progress, development and change: Beals Hailer: An Introduction to Anthropology evolution and change, evolution and development, theory of 15.33. Course Number and Title social change g‡bvweÁvb Ling. 0004: Psychology ( ) B. Anthropology 50 Marks 15.33.1 Credit Hours: N/A Anthropology: Definition, nature and scope 15.33.2 Course Description Classification of anthropology In this course, the students will learn methods and theories Anthropological research and language development: of psychology, the relation among psychology, linguistics American experience, origin and development of and biological and psychological aspect of cognition. The anthropology course will help them to understand some basic theories Research methods in anthropology and concepts of language learning and acquisition methods. Linguistic anthropology and other disciplines in the 15.33.3 Course objectives humanities and social science On completion of this course, the students will be able to: Theoretical concerns in contemporary linguistic • be familiar with the concepts, theories and methods of anthropology. psychology; 15.32.5 References • explain psychological as well as biological aspects of Av‡bvqviDjøvn †PŠayix, mvBdzi iwk` (m¤úvw`Z) b„weÁvb : D™¢e I | 1998| cognition; weKvk| XvKv: mgvR weÁvY wbixÿY †K›`ª • apply theories and methods of psychology and ‡inbygv Avn‡g` I gvbm †PŠayix| 2003| b„weÁv‡bi cÖ_g cvV : mgvR I cognition to the study of linguistics. ms¯‹…wZ| XvKv : GKz‡k| 15.33.4 Course Content nvweeyi ingvb| 1998| mgvRweÁvb cwiwPwZ| XvKv: nvmvb eyK nvDm Introductory Psychology: Nature, scope and definition, †njvj DwÏb Lvb Av‡idxb (m¤úvw`Z)| 1992| evsjv‡`‡k b„weÁvb| XvKv| subject matter and scope of cognitive psychology. Its ‡nvqvBU, †R. g¨vbwPc| 1992| b„Z‡Ë¡i mnR cvV (gvngy`v Bmjvg Ab~w`Z)| relations with linguistics, speech science, psychology and XvKv : evsjv GKv‡Wgx other disciplines. the necessity of studying cognitive psychology 46

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Methodology: Methods of studying cognitive psychology. Social aspects of cognition Observation method, experimental method, introspective Social learning and socialization, social perception, inter- method, evoked-potential analysis method (electro-evoked personal communication, linguistic and nonlinguistic and electro-magnetic evoked), brain-scanning method communication Biological aspects of cognition: Neuron as a unit of nervous system synapses, neural transmission, classification of nervous system, structure of brain, functions of brain 15.33.5 References bxnvi iÄb miKvi ; 1998; g‡bvweÁvb (1g); XvKv eyK K‡c©v‡ikb; XvKv Psychological aspects of cognition Sensation: Definition and nature of sensation, sensation as a Dodd, D.H. 1980. Cognition. London: Allyn & Bacon, Inc. neuro-psychological process, functions of different sense Feldman, R.S. 1998. Understanding Psychology. London: McGraw Hill organs, auditory sensation of human ear, visual sensation College of human eye French, C. Christopher and Colman, Andrew M. (ed.) Perception: Definition and nature of perception, perceptual Cognitive Psychology. London: Longman organization, depth perception, illusion and hallucination, temporal and spatial perception, cognitive mapping Garman, M. 1990. M. 1990. Pscyholinguistics. Cambridge: CUP a) Attention: Nature of attention, conditions of attention, centralization of attention Sargeant, S.S. and Williamson, R.C. 1988. Social Psychology. New York: The Ronald Press b) Memory: Memory and forgetting, elements of memory, memory as a neural processing, short-term 15.34. Course Number and Title MwYZ and long-term memory, causes of forgetting. Ling. 0005: Mathematics ( ) c) Intelligence: Defining intelligence, classification of 15.34.1 Credit Hours: N/A intelligence, knowledge, cognition and creativity 15.34.2 Course Description d) Thinking: Definition and nature of thinking, thinking as a process of problem solving. This course is introduced to study mathematics that has made a deep relation with linguistics for long time, and Behavioral aspects of cognition changed the nature of linguistics research methods. In this a) Learning: Definition of learning, factors of learning, course, the students will learn theories of mathematics classical conditioning, operate conditioning, relevant to the study of linguistics. insightful learning. 15.34.3. Course Objectives b) Language: Definition of language, development of Upon completion of this course, the students will be able to: language learning, structure and principles of language, language and cognition • be familiar with basic theories of mathematics; • acquaint with linguistic research oriented 47

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mathematical theories that are being used in Languages and Computation. New Delhi: Norosa Publishing linguistics nowadays; House • apply mathematics to some relevant peripheral Stephen, Wolfram. 1999. The Mathematica. Cambridge course of linguistics. University Press 15.34.4. Course Content Stephenson, G. 1969. Mathematical Methods for Science Students. London. Longman 1. Mathematics: Basic Concept 15.35 Course Number and Title Complex numbers, Trignometry, matrix, determinant, GKwU AvaywbK fvlv theory of equation, theory of number, system of linear Ling. 0006: A Modern Language ( ) equation, group and rings, fuzzy analysis 15.35.1. Credit Hours: N/A 2. Mathematical methods in linguistics 15.35.2 Course Description Basic concepts of set theory: Relations and functions, This semi-credit course is introduced to learn a modern properties of relating, infinites. language other than Bangla and English. This course will Logic and formal system: Statement logic, predicate logic, help the students to be more capable in the present and formal system competitive job market. Model theory algebra: Basic concepts, operational structure, 15.35.3 Course Objectives Boolean and Turing Algebra After completing this course, the student will be able to: Language, grammar and automata: Basic concepts, finite • acquire basic skills of a modern language; automata, pushdown automata, turning machine, linear bounded automata, language between context-free and • be more capable for hunting international job; context-sensitive, transformational grammar (TG), review • apply their outcomes in the field of linguistic problems. research. 15.34.5 References 15.35.4 Selected Language Ballonoff, Paul A. 1974. Mathematical Models for Social science Students will take any one of the following languages: and Cognitive Structure. Chicago: University of Illinois Press Arabic, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Brainerd, Barron. 1971. Introduction to Mathematics of Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Persian, Language Study New York: American Elsevier Publishing Portuguese, Russian, Turkey, Sanskrit, Spanish, Swedish Company, Inc

Englefield, M.J. 1987. Mathematical Methods. London: Edward Arnold Haperoft, John E, et al. 1998. Introduction to Automate Theory, 48

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