1. Overview of English Language Area of Study 1

2. Function of language Modes of language Nature of communication Subsystems of language

3. Function of Language Means of conveying information Instrument of action Maintaining social relationships Marker of groups Instrument of cognitive and conceptual development

4. Modes of Language Speaking Writing Signing

5. Nature of Communication Expression Content Audience Context Function

6. Subsystems of Language Phonetics / phonology Morphology Lexicology Syntax Discourse Analysis Semantics

7. Phonetics/phonology The study of sounds. C – a – t That says cat. WOW!

8. Morphology The field of study into how sounds fit together to make words or change the meaning of words. eg. Happy + un = unhappy

9. Lexicology The study of words, including their origins. jargon mid-14c., "unintelligible talk, gibberish," from Old French jargon "a chattering" (of birds), ultimately of echoic origin (cf. L. garrire "to chatter," Eng. gargle). Often applied to something the speaker does not understand, hence meaning "mode of speech full of unfamiliar terms" (1650s).

10. Syntax The study of sentence construction (including grammar) Is it a compound sentence or a complex sentence?

11. Discourse analysis The study of how sentences are connected. …and then… …you know what I mean, right? She just went on and on and on.

12. Semantics The study of meaning. How can ALL of these things we’ve looked at carry meaning?

13. Subsystems of Language Phonetics / phonology – Sounds Morphology – Parts of words Lexicology – Words (including origins) Syntax – Sentences Discourse Analysis – Connected sentences Semantics – Meaning