Vividh Pawaskar

The English Focus

is a system of signs

LANGUAGE

SIGN

SIGNIFIED [Concept]

SIGNIFIER [Acoustic Image]

Relationship Arbitrary

LANGUEWhat we can do with language

[POTENTIAL]

PAROLE

What we do with language

when we speak

[PERFORMANCE]

Difference between ENGLISH & other lgs

WORD ORDER

Subject Verb Object

I ate a mango.

Subject Object Verb

Maine aam khaya.

Difference between ENGLISH & other lgs

English: Not Phonetic

Other Lgs: Phonetic

Psychology (P is silent)

INTERNATIONAL

PHONETIC

ALPHABET

is the science of language

LINGUISTICS

PHONETICS

is the study of sounds

is the study of meaning

SEMIOTICS

SYNCHRONIC

L I N G U I S T I C S

Same time

DIACHRONIC

Through time

PRESCRIPTIVE

G R A M M A R

Old School

DESCRIPTIVE

TRANSFORMATIONAL GENERATIVE [TG]

TEXT CONTEXT

SITUATIONAL APPROACH

NON-SENSE WORDS

A country girl was walking along the

snerd with a roggle of milk on her

head…

I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrdwaht I was rdanieg.

The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid!

Aoccdrnig to a rsheearch at CmabrigdeUinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr theltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng istaht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae.

The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitllraed it wouthit a porbelm.

Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raedervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.Amzanig huh?

Yaeh, and I awlyas touhght slpeling wasipmorantt.

DEFAMILIARIZATION&

FOREGROUNDING

Language is the dress of thought.

CONTENT & FORM

WHAT & HOW

Create a lasting impression

with your expression

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