Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Structure of Modern English Language 2 Credits Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026
Syllabus for Structure of Modern English Language 2 credits
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Module 1: Phonology and Morphology
- A. Phonemic Transcription: transcribing words using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)
- B. Morphological analysis: morphological analysis using the concept of morphemes (free and bound morphemes, roots, prefixes, suffixes - inflectional and derivational)
Module 2: Phrases and Clauses
- A. Structure of Phrases
- Phrases: identifying the structure of noun phrases, adjective phrases, adverb phrases, prepositional phrases, and genitive phrases
- Verb Phrases: identifying the structure of verb phrases (main verbs and auxiliary verbs, tense, aspect, voice, and modality)
- B. Structure of Clauses
- Identifying the S, P, O, C, A structure of the sentence and the form and function of its constituents (including head words and modifiers)
Text Book
- Leech, Geoffrey, et al. English Grammar for Today: A New Introduction. London, 1982. (Part B: Chapters 3,4, and 5)
- Balasubramanian, T. A Textbook of English Phonetics for Indian Students. Macmillan, 1981.
Reference Books
- Bansal, R. K. and J. B. Harrison. Spoken English for India. Orient Longman, 1972.
- Crystal, David. The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language. CUP, 1987.
- Huddleston, Rodney D, and Geoffrey K. Pullum. A Student's Introduction to English Grammar. Cambridge, 2005.
- Leech, Geoffrey, et al. English Grammar for Today: A New Introduction. London, 1982.
- Quirk, R and S. Greenbaum. A University Grammar of English. Longman, 1973.
- Syal, Pushpinder, and Dharam Vir Jindal. An introduction to linguistics: Language, grammar and semantics. New Delhi: Prentice-Hall of India, 2007.
- Trask, Robert Lawrence. Key Concepts in Language and Linguistics. Psychology Press, 1999.
- Yule, George. The Study of Language: An Introduction. CUP, 2006.