حل واجب el120 phonetics
EL 120: English Phonetics and Linguistics
TMA: Fall Semester 2014-2015
TMA: 20 Points
Cut-off date: Week 11 (November 22-27)
Prepared by Course Chair: Dr. Manar Shalaby
Proposed word length: 800 words
This TMA has two parts. You should answer BOTH questions in two separate essays each in about 400 words. Each essay will be marked out of 10 points.
Question 1:
What is language? What do we know when we know a language? Write an essay on the different components of language and the different branches of linguistics.
(Refer to Units 1)
Important Guidelines:
When you write on this topic, you can refer to the following ideas:
a. Definition of language. (1 point)
b. Definition of linguistics. (1 point)
c. Reference to the different components of language, e.g. phonemes, words, phrases, sentences, meaning, etc. (3 points)
d. Reference to different branches of linguistics used in studying the different components of language. (3 points)
e. Introduction and conclusion (1 point)
f. Reference citation (1 point)
Suggested References:
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http://www.vyvevans.net/EvansGreenCh1.pdf
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http://people.umass.edu/moiry/Introduction.pdf
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http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.23...id=2129&uid=2&uid=70&uid=4&sid=21104623963157
Question 2:
Do children learn foreign languages faster than adults? Discuss and support your answers with evidence.
Important Guidelines:
When writing on this topic, you can refer to the following ideas:
a. State reasons that support the argument that children learn a foreign language faster than adults. (Refer to the first two links) (3 points)
b. State reasons that refute the argument that children learn faster than adults. (Refer to the third link) (3 points)
c. Suggestions for more effective second language learning. (2 points)
d. Introduction and conclusion (1 point)
e. Reference citation (1 point)
