Tuesday, 22 April 2014

CLA essay plan


AO1 Select & apply a range of linguistic methods, to communicate relevant knowledge using appropriate terminology & coherent, accurate
written expression
AO2 Demonstrate critical understanding of a range of concepts and issues related to the construction and analysis of meanings in spoken and written language, using knowledge of linguistic approaches
AO3 Analyse and evaluate the influence of contextual factors on the production and
reception of spoken and written language, showing knowledge of the key
constituents of language
Lexis and Semantics:
·         lexical fields
·         colloquial choices
·         contractions
·         use of determiners
·         use of pronouns
·         hypernyms and hyponyms
·         use of names

Grammar:
·         simple; compound complex; sentences
·         awareness of sentence functions
·         elliptical utterances
·         non-standard constructions / grammatical omissions
·         formation of negatives;
·         use of determiners
·         formation of questions
·         use of morphemes
·         use of passive
·         use of present and past tense,

Phonology:
·         omission of certain sounds
·         consonant clusters etc
·         relationship between sound and meaning


Discourse:
·         turn-taking
·         questions
·         topic shifts
·         minimal responses
·         tag questions


Pragmatics:
·         Non-verbal communication and utterances
·         Use of humour
·         Deixis
·         References to books, tv etc

Language of the Caregiver:
·         Pronunciation
·         Pitch
·         Exaggeration
·         Simple lexis
·         Diminutives
·         Concrete nouns
·         Simple constructions
·         Imperatives
·         Questions
·         Names instead of pronouns
·         repetition
Stages of development :
·         Preverbal stage
·         Holophrastic
·         Two word
·         Telegraphic
·         Post-telegraphic

Reaserchers:
·         Katherine Nelson – first 50 words
·         Jean Aitchison -  lexical and semantic development
·         Roger Brown – two word phrases and meaning and morphological development
·         Bellugi – developing use of negatives and use of pronouns
·         Berko – ‘wugs’ experiment – morphological development

Phonological development and research:
·         Phonological  errors
·         Alan Cruttenden (1974)
·         Berko and Brown (1960s) ‘fis’ experiment


Pragmatics / Functions of language:
·         Halliday
·         Dore
·         Turn-taking Research eg peek-a-boo


Politeness / Face theories

Power  theories

Gender theories

Child Directed Speech Theories and Research :
·         Features of CDS
·         Bruner – Language Acquisition Support System

CLA Theories:
·         Chomsky LAD / virtuous errors / nativist
·         Skinner – beviourism / positive reinforcement / negative reinforcement
·         Piaget – Cognitive development
·         Vygotsky – play and cognitive development
·         Bruner – social interactionist

Other References:
·         Genie
·         Deaf children
·         Who participates?
·         How old are the participants?
·         What is their gender?
·         What is their relationship?
·         Where are they? What is the setting?
·         What are they doing?
·         What is the purpose of their conversation?
·         What are they talking about?
·         What social and cultural references are there?



Language change essay plan


AO1 Select & apply a range of linguistic methods, to communicate relevant knowledge using appropriate terminology & coherent, accurate
written expression
AO2 Demonstrate critical understanding of a range of concepts and issues related to the construction and analysis of meanings in spoken and written language, using knowledge of linguistic approaches
AO3 Analyse and evaluate the influence of contextual factors on the production and
reception of spoken and written language, showing knowledge of the key
constituents of language
Lexis and Semantics :

·         borrowed/loan words
·         compounds
·         blends
·         acronyms
·         eponyms/proprietary words
·         conversion/grammatical shift
·         pejoration/amelioration
·         broadened/narrowed
·         metaphor/hyperbole
·         semantic shift
·         archaisms/obsolete words
·         Americanisms

Grammar:

·         syntax/word order
·         sentence structure: use of subordination and coordination.
·         dummy auxiliary ‘do’ used in negative and interrogative constructions
·         double negatives
·         inflections
·         plurals
·         prepositions
·         pronouns – personal (thou, thee, one)relative- who, which, whom
·         verb tenses/irregular verbs/modal/auxilliary verbs
·         punctuation

Pragmatics:

·         implied meanings/humour/shared knowledge/taboo language/formality/political correctness

Graphology :

·         look at images/font and relate to context

Discourse Structure:

·         written/spoken language and the conventions of such texts.

Phonology :

·         alliteration, assonance, rhyme, onomatopoeia, accent/dialect, Received Pronunciation, assimilation, omission, Estuary English, dialect levelling, Black English


Orthography:

·         spelling and problems with spelling
Background theories of:

·         gender
·         power
·         technology

Standardisation and Codification of language:

·         Printing Press – William Caxton 1476
·         Dictionaries – Dr Johnson’s dictionary 1755
·         Robert Lowth’s ‘Introduction to English Grammar’ 1762

Prescriptive/Descriptive attitudes:

·         John Humphreys - Prescriptive
·         David Crystal - Descriptive
·         Stephen Fry - Descriptive
·         Jean Aitchison: Language Web – Damp Spoon/Crumbling Castle/Infectious Disease
·         Dennis Freeborn (phonology): incorectness view/ugliness view/impreciseness view

·         Phonology :
·         Great Vowel Shift
·         convergence
·         divergence
·         Labov’s ‘Martha’s Vineyard Study’ Informalisation


Worldwide Englishes:

·         bidialectalism

Causes of language change:

·         history and Invasions
·         changing personal and social identity
·         influence of social groups
·         changing attitudes
·         social trends
·         new technologies
·         intellectual activities

·         Genre
·         Audience
·         Subject
·         Purpose
·         Who is the text producer/ receiver
·         What are the expectations of the text receiver?