Title: A Text Book of Language and Linguistics & British Poetry & Drama-17th Century
Author: Umar farooque
ISBN: 978-93-6355-796-3
Publisher: Evincepub Publishing
About the author:
Umar Farooque is a distinguished scholar and educator with over 30 years of teaching experience in English literature. He has authored more than 15 books and published over 20 research papers, contributing significantly to British, American, Post-Colonial, and linguistic studies. Renowned for his clarity, scholarly depth, and engaging writing style, his works are widely appreciated for aligning with academic curricula. In Language and Literature (Paper MJC-VI) and British Poetry and Drama: 17th Century (Paper MJC-VII), both designed for Semester IV English majors, he provides comprehensive, well-structured, and student-friendly analyses that make complex literary and linguistic concepts accessible and enriching for undergraduate learners.
Q. 1 What inspired you to write Language and Linguistics?
Answer: I was inspired to write Language and Linguistics to provide students with a clear, concise, and accessible resource that bridges theoretical concepts with practical applications, making the subject easier to understand and engage with.
Q. 2 How did your academic journey shape the structure and content of this book?
Answer: My academic journey, enriched by years of teaching and research, shaped the book’s structure to progress from foundational concepts to advanced topics, ensuring clarity and coherence. It reflects classroom experiences, addressing common student challenges and fostering deeper understanding.
Q. 3 How did your teaching experience influence the examples and explanations in the book?
Answer: My teaching experience allowed me to craft examples and explanations that relate directly to students’ real-life contexts and learning needs. It helped me simplify complex ideas, anticipate doubts, and present concepts in an engaging, easy-to-grasp manner.
Q. 4 What was the most challenging part of writing a comprehensive text on linguistics?
Answer: The most challenging part was balancing depth with simplicity—covering the vast, complex scope of linguistics while keeping the language clear, concise, and accessible for diverse learners.
Q. 5 The book covers phonetics, morphology, syntax, and semantics in detail—why this order?
Answer: This order follows the natural hierarchy of language study—starting with sounds (phonetics), moving to word formation (morphology), then sentence structure (syntax), and finally meaning (semantics)—so that each level builds logically on the previous one.
Q. 6 How did you decide which linguistic theories and scholars to highlight?
Answer: I selected linguistic theories and scholars based on their foundational impact, relevance to the syllabus, and ability to illustrate key concepts clearly. Priority was given to those whose work shaped modern linguistics and remains essential for students’ understanding.
Q. 7 Which section do you think is most valuable for first-time students of linguistics?
Answer: For first-time students, the phonetics section is most valuable as it lays the groundwork for understanding how language is produced and perceived, making the later study of morphology, syntax, and semantics much easier.
Q. 8 How does the book cater to both English language learners and future linguists?
Answer: The book uses clear language, relatable examples, and step-by-step explanations to support English language learners, while also including in-depth discussions, scholarly references, and analytical frameworks to engage and challenge future linguists.
Q. 9 Why do you think linguistics is essential for understanding human communication?
Answer: Linguistics is essential because it reveals the underlying structures, rules, and patterns of language, helping us understand how humans create, interpret, and share meaning across cultures and contexts.
Q. 10 In your view, how does studying linguistics improve language teaching skills?
Answer: Studying linguistics equips teachers with a deeper understanding of how language works—its sounds, structures, and meanings—enabling them to explain concepts more clearly, address learner difficulties effectively, and design better teaching strategies.
