Course Introduction Language through Literature (BEGLA 137) (CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM) Credit weightage: 6 credits
Language Through Literature which has been adapted from BEGE-101 is aimed at providing a lucid account of how even the most common elements of language are used dexterously and aesthetically in literature/oratory to please, entertain, persuade, gratify and create aesthetic appeal. As a matter of fact, inerature is nothing but a creative and imaginative use of language. This course will enable you to not only understand the various and dynamic ways in which writers'orators use language but also comprehend and appreciate literary/rhetorical pieces better and derive greater pleasure from them.
This course will primarily deal with literal versus metaphorical meaning, literary and rhetorical devices and an understanding of the development of discourse.
This course seeks to equip you with awareness of some of the important aspects of Eaglish mage through the study of representative samples of literary works produced in English. The course is divided into 4 blocks of about 4 units such. Block 1 deals with the extension of meaning, multiple meanings and overlap of meaning in the context of language acquisition process through four units chapters. Block 2 has four units that deal with confusion of semantic and structural criteria and escaping wrong analogies including studying literary texts. Block 3 introduces and takes you to un understanding of structure words and acquaints you with all its facets and dimensions including auxiliaries and structure words in discourse with a purpose to make you aware of the role of conjunctions and linking adverbials in combining ideas/events together. 'S
Block 4 aims to clarify certain areas of confusion relating to rhetorical devices with an emphasis on structure and style including use of repetition and questions. The course does not include much linguistic theory and deals with the structure of English in a practical way. The aim is to help the undergraduate student acquire a better understanding of how language operates and attain a reasonable level of accuracy in the use of the language, both in speech and in writing
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Block 1 Introduction.
As you know that the course Language Through Literature is aimed at providing a lucid account of how even the most common elements of language are used dexterously and sesthetically in literature/oratory to please, to entertain, to persuade, to gratify and to create aesthetic appeal. As a matter of fact, literature is nothing but a creative and imaginative use of language. This course will
enable you to not only understand the various and dynamic ways in which writers/orators use
language but also comprehend and appreciate literary rhetorical pieces better and derive greater
pleasure from them. This course will primarily deal with literal versas metaphorical meaning,
literary and rhetorical devices and an understanding of the development of discourse.
In the first Unit, we shall discuss relationship of language to literature and show how literary
