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What can linguistics offer to What can linguistics offer to education research?education research?
What can linguistics offer to What can linguistics offer to education research?education research?
Susan GerofskyEDCP, UBC
Susan GerofskyEDCP, UBC
Outline of linguisticsOutline of linguistics
The division between theoretical & applied linguistics (based on Saussurean langue and parole, and influenced by Chomsky)
Descriptive (not prescriptive)
Principle of language equality
The division between theoretical & applied linguistics (based on Saussurean langue and parole, and influenced by Chomsky)
Descriptive (not prescriptive)
Principle of language equality
levels of analysis in theoretical linguisticslevels of analysis in theoretical linguistics
Phonetic: sounds
Phonemic: sounds distinguished within a language (determined via minimal pairs)
Morphemic: meaningful ‘bits’ distinguished within a language
Semantic/ lexical: words and their ‘fields of meaning’
Syntactic: the structure of phrases, clauses and sentences
Phonetic: sounds
Phonemic: sounds distinguished within a language (determined via minimal pairs)
Morphemic: meaningful ‘bits’ distinguished within a language
Semantic/ lexical: words and their ‘fields of meaning’
Syntactic: the structure of phrases, clauses and sentences
some examples:some examples:
Phonetics: voice onset, aspiration for initial stops in English and Mandarin (tao, pang, bao...)
Phonemes: [t] in Canadian English: teach, eaten, better, bet
Morphemes: ‘in’ --> indubitably, impossible
Semantics/ lexis: see the class reading on “just”
Syntax: Word order vs. inflection, pre- vs. post-position.German ex.: "Wir gehen am Freitag miteinander ins Kino."We go on Friday together to the movies.Mandarin ex: “Women xingqi wu yao yikwar lai kan dianying” We on Friday are going together to see a movie.
Phonetics: voice onset, aspiration for initial stops in English and Mandarin (tao, pang, bao...)
Phonemes: [t] in Canadian English: teach, eaten, better, bet
Morphemes: ‘in’ --> indubitably, impossible
Semantics/ lexis: see the class reading on “just”
Syntax: Word order vs. inflection, pre- vs. post-position.German ex.: "Wir gehen am Freitag miteinander ins Kino."We go on Friday together to the movies.Mandarin ex: “Women xingqi wu yao yikwar lai kan dianying” We on Friday are going together to see a movie.
applied Linguistics includes:applied Linguistics includes:
psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, historical linguistics, lexicography
pragmatics, discourse analysis, L1 & L2 acquisition
language pedagogy, bi/multilingualism, speech & language therapy, language assessment, language policies
translation, literary linguistics, computer-mediated communication, cognitive science/ AI
psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, historical linguistics, lexicography
pragmatics, discourse analysis, L1 & L2 acquisition
language pedagogy, bi/multilingualism, speech & language therapy, language assessment, language policies
translation, literary linguistics, computer-mediated communication, cognitive science/ AI
how can this help educators?how can this help educators?
As in the applied science, basic research helps give a truer analysis of ‘the way things are’ and ‘the way things work’, which improves the quality of the applications.
Example from bilingualism studies (next slide...)
As in the applied science, basic research helps give a truer analysis of ‘the way things are’ and ‘the way things work’, which improves the quality of the applications.
Example from bilingualism studies (next slide...)
Some things linguists know about bi/multilingualism:Some things linguists know about bi/multilingualism:
Diglossia: different languages used by the same person for different purposes
Simultaneous vs. sequential bilingualism
Code-switching and language-switching
Non-convergent bilingualism: Two people can speak together in different (but often related) languages
Terms like ‘L1’/’mother tongue’, ‘fluent’, ‘bilingual’, ‘literate’ etc. are fraught and inadequate to describe many people’s language knowledge
Questions of affect with L1 & L2
Losing and forgetting languages; pidgins, creoles, language loss
Diglossia: different languages used by the same person for different purposes
Simultaneous vs. sequential bilingualism
Code-switching and language-switching
Non-convergent bilingualism: Two people can speak together in different (but often related) languages
Terms like ‘L1’/’mother tongue’, ‘fluent’, ‘bilingual’, ‘literate’ etc. are fraught and inadequate to describe many people’s language knowledge
Questions of affect with L1 & L2
Losing and forgetting languages; pidgins, creoles, language loss