第1章　語(yǔ)言學(xué)導(dǎo)論

1.1　復(fù)習(xí)筆記

本章要點(diǎn)：

1．The definition and the design features of language

語(yǔ)言的定義與特征

2．The origin and the function of language

語(yǔ)言的起源和功能

3．Main branches of linguistics study

語(yǔ)言學(xué)研究的范圍和內(nèi)容

4．Important distinctions in Linguistics

語(yǔ)言學(xué)的一些重要區(qū)分

本章考點(diǎn)：

1．有關(guān)語(yǔ)言的常考考點(diǎn)

語(yǔ)言的定義；語(yǔ)言的基本特征(任意性、二重性、多產(chǎn)性、移位性、文化傳遞和互換性)；

語(yǔ)言的功能(提供信息、人際交往、施為、表達(dá)情感、寒暄、娛樂(lè)、元語(yǔ)言)；

語(yǔ)言的起源(神授說(shuō)，人造說(shuō)(“汪汪”，“噗噗”，“喲-嘿-吼”理論)，進(jìn)化說(shuō))等。

2．有關(guān)語(yǔ)言學(xué)的常考考點(diǎn)

(1) 語(yǔ)言學(xué)的定義，現(xiàn)代語(yǔ)言學(xué)與傳統(tǒng)語(yǔ)法學(xué)研究的三個(gè)顯著區(qū)別。

(2) 語(yǔ)言學(xué)研究的四個(gè)原則及其簡(jiǎn)要說(shuō)明。語(yǔ)言學(xué)中幾組重要區(qū)別，每組兩個(gè)概念的含義、區(qū)分及其意義。

(3) 普通語(yǔ)言學(xué)的主要分支學(xué)科及各自的研究范疇。

(4) 宏觀語(yǔ)言學(xué)及應(yīng)用語(yǔ)言學(xué)的主要分支及各自的研究范疇。

本章內(nèi)容索引：

I. Definition of language

II. Design features of language

1．Arbitrariness

2．Duality

3．Creativity

4．Displacement

5．Cultural Transmission

6．Interchangeability

III. Origin of language

1．The Biblical account

2．The bow-wow theory

3．The pooh-pooh theory

4．The yo-he-ho theory

5．The evolution theory

IV. Functions of language

1．Informative function

2．Interpersonal function

3．Performative function

4．Emotive function

5．Phatic function

6．Recreational function

7．Metalingual function

V. Definition of linguistics

VI. Branches of linguistics

1．Microlinguistics

2．Macrolinguistics

VII. Important concepts and their distinctions

1．Descriptive vs. Prescriptive

2．Synchronic vs. Diachronic

3．Langue vs. Parole

4．Competence vs. Performance

5．Etic vs. Emic

6．Traditional Grammar vs. Modern Grammar

7．Linguistic Potential vs. Actual Linguistic Behavior

I. The definition of language (語(yǔ)言的定義)

Language is a system of arbitrary vocal symbols used for human communication. This definition has revealed five essential factors of language: systematic, arbitrary, vocal, symbolic and most importantly human-specific.

語(yǔ)言是人類以口頭交流的任意的符號(hào)系統(tǒng)。該定義揭示了語(yǔ)言的五個(gè)要素：系統(tǒng)，任意，口頭，符號(hào)，人類。

II. The design features of language (語(yǔ)言的定義特征)

【考點(diǎn)：名詞解釋&填空】

Design features refer to the defining properties of human languages that distinguish it from any animal system of communication.

語(yǔ)言的定義特征是人類語(yǔ)言區(qū)別于其他動(dòng)物交流系統(tǒng)的特點(diǎn)。

1．Arbitrariness (任意性)

It is the core feature of language, which refers to the fact that there is no logical or intrinsic connection between a particular sound and the meaning it is associated with. it is not entirely arbitrary at all levels. Some words, such as the ones created in the imitation of sounds by sounds are motivated in a certain degree.

任意性是語(yǔ)言的核心特征，是指符號(hào)的形式或者聲音與意義之間沒(méi)有邏輯或內(nèi)在聯(lián)系。 雖然語(yǔ)言從本質(zhì)上講是任意的，但也不是完全任意的。一些詞語(yǔ)，例如一些擬聲詞的發(fā)音與其意義還是有一定聯(lián)系的。

2．Duality (二重性)

Duality refers to the property of having two levels of structures, such that units of the primary level are composed of elements of the secondary level and each of two levels has its own principles of organization. The property of duality only exists in such a system, namely, with both elements (e.g. sounds, letters) and units (e.g. words).

二重性是指擁有兩層結(jié)構(gòu)的這種屬性，底層結(jié)構(gòu)是上層結(jié)構(gòu)的組成成分，每層都有自身的組合規(guī)則。二重性只存在于這樣的系統(tǒng)之中，既有元素又有它們組合成的單位。

3．Creativity (創(chuàng)造性)

Creativity means language is resourceful because of its duality and its recursiveness, which enables human beings to produce and understand an infinitely large number of sentences in our native language, including the sentences which were never heard before.

創(chuàng)造性指語(yǔ)言的能產(chǎn)性，它能夠使人造出和理解無(wú)窮的長(zhǎng)句，其中很多句子是以前從未聽(tīng)過(guò)的。

4．Displacement (移位性)

Displacement means that human languages enable their users to symbolize objects, events and concepts which are not present (in time and space) at the moment of communication. Displacement benefits human beings by giving them the power to handle generalizations and abstractions.

移位性是指人類語(yǔ)言可以讓使用者在交際時(shí)用語(yǔ)言符號(hào)代表時(shí)間上和空間上并不可及的物體、事件和觀點(diǎn)。移位性賦予人們的概括和想象力使人類受益無(wú)窮。

5．Cultural Transmission (文化傳遞性)

Language is culturally transmitted. It cannot be transmitted through heredity.

語(yǔ)言不是靠遺傳，而是通過(guò)文化傳遞的。

6．Interchangeability (互換性)

Interchangeability refers to the fact that man can both produce and receive messages, and his roles as a speaker and a hearer can be exchanged at ease.

互換性是指人可以是信息的發(fā)出者，也可以是信息的接受者，即人作為說(shuō)話者和聽(tīng)話者的角色是可以隨意更換的。

III. Origin of language（語(yǔ)言的起源）

1．The Biblical account（圣經(jīng)的記載）

Language was God’s gift to human beings.

語(yǔ)言是上帝的恩賜。

2．The bow-wow theory (“汪汪”理論)

Language was an imitation of natural sounds, such as the cries of animals, like quack, cuckoo.

語(yǔ)言是模仿自然的聲音，例如動(dòng)物的叫聲，如(鴨子)的刮刮聲，嘎嘎聲，布谷鳥(niǎo)的叫聲。

3．The pooh-pooh theory (“噗噗”理論)

Language arose from instinctive emotional cries, expression of pain or joy.

語(yǔ)言來(lái)源于人本能的情感聲音，表達(dá)疼痛或喜悅。

4．The yo-he-ho theory (“喲-嘿-吼”理論)

Language arose from the noises made by a group of people engaged in joint labour or effort–lifting a huge hunted game, moving a rock, etc.

語(yǔ)言起源于原始人共同勞動(dòng)時(shí)發(fā)出的有節(jié)奏的哼喲聲。

5．The evolution theory (進(jìn)化理論)

Language originated in the process of labour and answered the call of social need.

語(yǔ)言起源于勞動(dòng)的過(guò)程，滿足了社會(huì)的需求。

IV. Functions of language (語(yǔ)言的功能)

【考點(diǎn)：判斷所描述的是語(yǔ)言的何種功能&名詞解釋】

1．Informative function (信息功能)

Language is used to tell something, to give information, or to reason things out. The informative function is regarded as the most important function. Declarative sentences serve this function.

語(yǔ)言用來(lái)陳述某件事情，提供信息或用作推理。信息功能是語(yǔ)言最重要的功能，一般出現(xiàn)在陳述句中。

2．Interpersonal function (人際功能)

The interpersonal function is considered as the most important sociological use of language, by which people establish and maintain their status in a society.

人際功能是語(yǔ)言最重要的社會(huì)功能。人們由此建立和維持他們的身份和社會(huì)地位。

3．Performative function (施為功能)

The performative function of language is primarily used to change the social status of persons, such as in marriage ceremonies, the sentencing of criminals, the blessing of children, the naming of a ship at a launching ceremony, and the cursing of enemies. The kind of language employed in performative verbal acts is usually quite formal and even ritualized.

語(yǔ)言的施為功能主要是用來(lái)改變?nèi)说纳鐣?huì)地位，例如在婚禮、判刑，為孩子祈福和在首航儀式上為船命名、詛咒敵人。在這些言語(yǔ)行為中，語(yǔ)言通常是非常正式的，甚至是儀式化的。

4．Emotive function (感情功能)

The emotive function of language is one of the most powerful uses of language because it is so crucial in changing the emotional status of an audience for or against someone or something.

語(yǔ)言的感情功能是語(yǔ)言最有用的功能之一，因?yàn)樗诟淖兟?tīng)者贊成或反對(duì)某人、某物的態(tài)度上作用非常關(guān)鍵。

5．Phatic function (寒暄功能)

This function refers to expressions that help define and maintain interpersonal relations, such as slangs, jokes, jargons, ritualistic exchanges, switches to social and regional dialects.

寒暄功能是指那些有助于確立和維持人際關(guān)系的表達(dá)，例如俚語(yǔ)、玩笑、行話、禮節(jié)性的問(wèn)候、社會(huì)方言或地域方言的轉(zhuǎn)用等。

6．Recreational function (娛樂(lè)功能)

The recreational function refers to the use of language for the sheer joy of it, such as a baby’s babbling or a chanter’s chanting.

語(yǔ)言的娛樂(lè)功能是指純粹為了娛樂(lè)而使用語(yǔ)言，例如嬰兒的呀呀學(xué)語(yǔ)，歌者的吟唱。

7．Metalingual function (元語(yǔ)言功能)

The metalingual function refers to the fact that our language can be used to talk about itself.

語(yǔ)言的元語(yǔ)言功能是指語(yǔ)言可以用來(lái)討論語(yǔ)言本身。

V. Definition of linguistics (語(yǔ)言學(xué)的定義)

Linguistics is usually defined as the science of language or, the scientific study of language. It not only focus on a particular language, but is based on the systematic investigation of linguistic data, conducted with reference to some general theory of language structure. The four principles which make linguistic a science are exhaustiveness, consistency, economy and objectivity.

語(yǔ)言學(xué)通常被定義為研究科學(xué)的語(yǔ)言，或?qū)φZ(yǔ)言的科學(xué)研究。它不僅僅關(guān)注某種特定的語(yǔ)言，而是基于一些語(yǔ)言結(jié)構(gòu)的綜合理論，對(duì)語(yǔ)料進(jìn)行的系統(tǒng)研究。語(yǔ)言學(xué)研究的科學(xué)性可以歸納為：窮盡性、一致性、簡(jiǎn)潔性以及客觀性。

VI. Branches of linguistics (語(yǔ)言學(xué)的分支)

1．Microlinguistics—Intra-disciplinary divisions (微觀語(yǔ)言學(xué))

Phonetics語(yǔ)音學(xué)

Phonology音系學(xué)

Morphology形態(tài)學(xué)

Syntax句法學(xué)

Semantics語(yǔ)義學(xué)

Pragmatics語(yǔ)用學(xué)

2．Macrolinguistics—Interdisciplinary divisions (宏觀語(yǔ)言學(xué))

Psycholinguistics心理語(yǔ)言學(xué)

Sociolinguistics社會(huì)語(yǔ)言學(xué)

Applied linguistics應(yīng)用語(yǔ)言學(xué)

Computational linguistics計(jì)算語(yǔ)言學(xué)

Neurolinguistics 神經(jīng)語(yǔ)言學(xué)

VII. Important concepts and their distinctions (重要概念及其區(qū)分)

1．Descriptive vs. Prescriptive (描寫(xiě)式與規(guī)定式)

To say that linguistics is a descriptive science means that linguists tried to discover and record the rules to which the members of a language-community actually conform and does not seek to impose upon them other rules, or norms, of correctness. Prescriptive linguistics aims to lay down rules for the correct use of language and settle the disputes over usage once and for all. The distinction lies in describing how things are and prescribing how things ought to be.

把語(yǔ)言說(shuō)成描述性的科學(xué)是說(shuō)語(yǔ)言學(xué)家試圖發(fā)現(xiàn)和記錄同一語(yǔ)言共同體的成員所遵循的規(guī)則，并不是強(qiáng)加給它們其他規(guī)則或正確的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。規(guī)定式的語(yǔ)言學(xué)目的在于為正確使用語(yǔ)言定下各種規(guī)則，一勞永逸地解決用法上的爭(zhēng)議。它們最主要的區(qū)別就在于前者描述事情怎樣而后者規(guī)定事情應(yīng)該如何。

2．Synchronic vs. Diachronic (共時(shí)與歷時(shí))

Language can be studied at a given point in time or over time. When we study language at a particular time, it is called synchronic linguistics. When we study language developments through time, it is called diachronic or historical linguistics. Synchronic linguistics focuses on the state of language at any points in history while diachronic linguistics focuses on the differences in two or more than two states of language over decades or centuries.

語(yǔ)言研究可以是在一個(gè)給定的時(shí)間也可以是一段時(shí)間。當(dāng)我們集中在某一點(diǎn)時(shí)間來(lái)研究語(yǔ)言時(shí)就叫做共時(shí)語(yǔ)言學(xué)。當(dāng)我們研究隨著時(shí)間發(fā)展的語(yǔ)言時(shí)就叫做歷時(shí)語(yǔ)言學(xué)。共時(shí)語(yǔ)言學(xué)集中研究歷史任何時(shí)期點(diǎn)的語(yǔ)言現(xiàn)狀，而歷時(shí)語(yǔ)言學(xué)集中研究幾十年或幾百年的時(shí)期內(nèi)兩個(gè)或比兩個(gè)更多的語(yǔ)言狀況的差異。

3．Langue vs. Parole (語(yǔ)言與言語(yǔ))

Saussure distinguished the linguistic competence of the speaker and the actual phenomena or data of linguistics (utterances) as langue and parole. Langue refers to the abstract linguistic system shared by all the members of a speech community. Parole refers to particular realizations of langue.

索緒爾用語(yǔ)言和言語(yǔ)來(lái)區(qū)分說(shuō)話者的語(yǔ)言能力和言語(yǔ)上(表達(dá)的)的實(shí)際表現(xiàn)或語(yǔ)料。語(yǔ)言是指一個(gè)語(yǔ)言群體的所有成員所共有的抽象的語(yǔ)言系統(tǒng)。言語(yǔ)是指語(yǔ)言的具體實(shí)現(xiàn)和運(yùn)用。

4．Competence vs. Performance (語(yǔ)言能力和語(yǔ)言應(yīng)用)

【考點(diǎn)：解釋Saussure和Chomsky的兩對(duì)概念的異同】

(1) Chomsky made the fundamental difference between competence and performance.

(2) A language user’s underlying knowledge about the system of rules is called his linguistic competence.

(3) Performance refers to the actual use of language in concrete situations.

(1) 喬姆斯基提出了語(yǔ)言能力和語(yǔ)言應(yīng)用的根本區(qū)別。

(2) 一名語(yǔ)言使用者對(duì)于語(yǔ)言規(guī)則系統(tǒng)的潛在認(rèn)識(shí)稱為他的語(yǔ)言能力，

(3) 語(yǔ)言運(yùn)用指在具體場(chǎng)景中語(yǔ)言的實(shí)際運(yùn)用。

5．Etic vs. Emic (唯素的與唯位的)

(1) Etic refers to the linguistic units containing “-etic”, for example, phonemic, morphemic, which are used to describe linguistic facts in detail without distinctive features, and are first used to describe sounds.

(2) Emic refers to the linguistic units containing “-emic”, for instance, phonetic, morphetic, which are used to describe abstract linguistic rules with distinctive features and are first used to describe phonemes.

(1) 唯素的是指具有“素”的語(yǔ)言單位，如音素、詞素，是對(duì)語(yǔ)言事實(shí)的細(xì)節(jié)描寫(xiě)，不具有區(qū)別性特征，最早用于音素描寫(xiě)。

(2) 唯位是指具有“位”的抽象語(yǔ)言單位，如音位、詞位，用來(lái)描述抽象的語(yǔ)言規(guī)則，具有區(qū)別性特征，最早用于音位描寫(xiě)。

6．Traditional Grammar vs. Modern Grammar (傳統(tǒng)語(yǔ)法與現(xiàn)代語(yǔ)法)

Traditional grammar can be considered as prescriptive; it is based on “high” (religious, literary) written language. It sets models for language users to follow. But Modern linguistics is descriptive; its investigations are based on authentic and mainly spoken language data. It is supposed to be scientific and objective and the task of linguists is supposed to describe the language people actually use, whether it is “correct” or not.

傳統(tǒng)語(yǔ)法是規(guī)定式的，是基于“高度的”書(shū)面語(yǔ)。它為語(yǔ)言使用者提供可供遵循的模式。但是現(xiàn)代語(yǔ)法是描寫(xiě)式的，對(duì)法的研究是基于真實(shí)的并且主要是口語(yǔ)化的語(yǔ)言數(shù)據(jù)。它應(yīng)該是比較科學(xué)和客觀的，而語(yǔ)言學(xué)家的任務(wù)也應(yīng)該是描述人們?nèi)绾卧趯?shí)際中使用語(yǔ)言，無(wú)論其是否“正確”。

7．Linguistic Potential vs. Actual Linguistic Behavior (語(yǔ)言潛勢(shì)與實(shí)際語(yǔ)言行為)

Halliday thinks that with language, there is a wide range of things that a speaker can do in the culture he is in. The set of possibility for “doing” is termed linguistic potential from a functional language’s view. What a speaker actually says on a particular occasion to a particular individual is what he has selected from the many possible things he could have said. This actual selection of things from what one could have is termed actual linguistic behavior.

韓禮德認(rèn)為，通過(guò)語(yǔ)言說(shuō)話者可以在其生活的文化環(huán)境里做一系列廣泛的事情。從語(yǔ)言功能的角度來(lái)看，“做”的可能性就被定義為語(yǔ)言潛勢(shì)。說(shuō)話者在某一特定的場(chǎng)所對(duì)某個(gè)特定的個(gè)體來(lái)說(shuō)，是從其所能說(shuō)得多種可能的內(nèi)容中挑選而來(lái)的。這種說(shuō)話者從言語(yǔ)中所做的實(shí)際選擇就叫做實(shí)際言語(yǔ)行為。