ENGL 221 — Introduction to the English Language I
English · University of Ghana
This is a two-part one-semester course which introduces students to the general principles of phonetic and phonological description of English, the mechanics of speech production, and the relationship between orthography and orthoepy, leading to a simple analysis of the sound system of English. It also examines the English language as a grammatical system in which relationships at definite points in the paradigm of syntactic structures are identified using the traditional grammatical model of description. Grammatical categories are also explained.
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Level 200
- Semester
- Semester One
Other courses on this programme
- ENGL 222 — Introduction to the English Language II
- ENGL 223 — Survey of English Literature I
- ENGL 224 — Survey of English Literature II
- ENGL 121 — Foundation English 1 (Writing Skills)
- ENGL 122 — Foundation English 2 (Writing and Imaginative Literature)
- ENGL 311 — Grammar
- ENGL 312 — Semantics
- ENGL 313 — Practice in Criticism
- ENGL 314 — Introduction to African Literature
- ENGL 315 — Phonetics and Phonology
- ENGL 316 — Shakespeare and His Age
- ENGL 317 — English as a Second Language
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 2 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Humanities (2017).