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Independent University, Bangladesh
ELT 204: Advanced English Grammar
Spring 20
Instr!ct"r: Mithila Mahfuz Lecturer
Room 8005 (B), Department of English mmithilagmail!com
#lass Sched!le: M" 0#$0 % &&00
'raitionall, grammar has *een unerstoo roughl as a finite set of rules that helps uscom*ine +ors to mae phrases, clauses an ultimatel sentences that +e use in our e-erali-es! .o+e-er, linguists since ancient times ha-e *een stuing this efinition closel to arri-e
at the present a conclusion that grammar is, in fact, much more than that! 'his course thusaims to strengthen the no+lege of traitional grammar that stuents ha-e ac/uire an tointrouce them to contemporar +as of looing at grammar! 'he course +ill ena*le stuents tocriticall form a efinition of language an mae use of *oth historical an contemporar stuiesof language to form an unerstaning of ho+ language functions +ith the help of grammar, anho+ grammar is not merel a um*le of ranom +ors *ut a social1cultural1cogniti-e1historicalprocess to arri-e at 2meaning3 that at the same time unifies the peoples of this +orl anifferentiates them! 4lthough the focus of the course lies in stuing English language through'ransformational enerati-e rammar, stuents +ill *e introuce to ifferent tpes ofgrammars an grammatical theories in e6istence!
'herefore, the desired st!dent "!tc"me of EL' 70 is to la a *asic founation for
unerstaning the sstems go-erning the functions of language in general an English inparticular! B the en of this course, stuents +ill *e a*le to ientif the ifferent structural anfunctional units of English grammar an learn their namics in forming an changing meaningsin English!
$ec"mmended reading for this course inclues:1 4! Do+ning an 9! Loce! A University Course in English Grammar ! Routlege, 70071 4! 'homson an 4!; Matinet! A Practical English Grammar (th eition)! <=9, >1 B! 4arts! English Syntax and Argumentation ($r eition). 9algrage Macmillan, 70081 D! ?ree*orn! A Coursebook in English Grammar ! 9algra-e, &##51 ! Langan! Sentence Skills: A Workbook or Writers, ?orm B, @th eition! Mcra+ .ill,
7001 A! Boeras an A! Barrige! !ntroducing English Grammar. 4rnol, 70001 M!4!A .allia! An !ntroduction to "unctional Grammar ! 4rnol, &##1 M! Dean! English Grammar #essons! <=9, 70001 M! +an! Practical English Usage ($r eition)! <=9, 7005
<utsie the reaing list, the instructor +ill pro-ie aitional hanouts an reference toappropriate resources on the Cnternet as an +hen re/uire! tuents must refrain from looingup +e*sites an referring to them +ithout first maing sure from the instructor that those
+e*sites an the material pu*lishe in them are crei*le an -ali!
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$eading %e&"re classes +ill *e manator for most sessions, especiall since most te6ts +ill*e relati-el ifficult, re/uiring thorough reaing, perhaps e-en multiple times!
'his course is meant for stuents +ith an e6perience of ealing +ith a-ance courses an it +ill *e eli-ere in the form of disc!ssi"n type lect!res' .ence, st!dent participati"n is
compulsor!
=nless other+ise specifie, assignments +ill ha-e to *e hand(ritten!
Eval!ati"n for this course +ill inclue:1 uizzes, 5 mars each (t+o *etter scores +ill *e consiere)1 lass 4ttenance, 5 mars1 lass 9articipation, 5 mars1 4ssignments, in1class an tae home, &0 mars1 Mi1term e6am, $0 mars1 ?inal e6am, $0 mars
There (ill %e n" ma)e !ps &"r missed *!i++ese-ams'
.igh attendance is crucial for this course as topics co-ere in a class +ill not *e repeateunless for re-ision or a*sence ue to a genuine emergenc!
Cn case a class is misse ue to una-oia*le circumstances in the uni-ersit or the countr orue to the instructor3s a*sence, /a)e Up #lass +ill *e scheule at a later ate +ithconsultation +ith the stuents!
Regaring #heatinglagiarism in assignments or e6amsF/uizzes, the instructor +ill follo+ theirecti-es outline in the uni-ersit oe of onuct!
Grading +ill *e one as sho+n *elo+:
1000 A3 51 A3 67 B83 04 B3 5551 B3 5657 #835054 #3 7571 #3 7677 983 60
74 93 Bel"( 60
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1 Cntrouction to the course
1 "hat is languageG
1 "hat is the relation *et+een language an communicationG
1 haracteristics of language
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1 ?unctions of language
1 tu of language
1 .o+ is language structureG
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1 Meaning meaning of meaning
1 "hat is the significance of meaning
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1 .o+ is meaning constructeG .o+ is it con-eeG .o+ is meaning changeG
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1 "hat is grammarG .o+ is grammar formeG
1 .istor of grammar
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1 .istor of grammar (cont3)
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1 'pes of grammar
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1 'pes of grammar (cont3!)
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1 Mi1term E6amination
1 English grammar
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1 ntactic forms in English "ors, +or classes an phrases
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1 ntactic forms (cont3)
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1 ntactic functions u*ect19reicate, DirectFCnirect <*ect, 4unct
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1 ntactic functions (cont3)
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1 ?unction1?orm Cnterface
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1 ?unction1?orm Cnterface (cont3)
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1 lauses an entences 'pes an hierarchies of clauses, tree iagrams, etc!
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1 lauses an entences (cont3)
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1 uiz
1 9reicates an 'hematic Roles
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1 9reicates an 'hematic Roles (cont3)
1 H1*ar 'heor .eas, omplements, pecifiers, 4uncts
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1 H1*ar 'heor (cont3)
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1 H1*ar 'heor (cont3)
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1 lauses C1noe, C tructure, u*orinate lauses
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1 lauses (cont3)
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1 lauses (cont3)
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1 'he issue of tense an moalit ;er*s, Iominals, 4spect, Moalit, etc!
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1 'he issue of tense an moalit (cont3)
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1 rammatical Cneterminac ategor Bounaries an raience
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1 rammatical Cneterminac (cont3)
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1 Re-ision for ?inal E6amination
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