MA MAL 2020-22 Syllabus

(2020-2022Batch)
2.Thestudentsarerequiredtocompletefourcorecoursesandoneelecvecourse
ineachofthefirstthreesemesters.Inthethirdsemester,theelecvecourseshallbe
anOpenCourseofferedbyanyotherSchoolintheUniversity.Inthefourthsemester,
theyarerequiredtocompletetwocorecourses,anElecvecourseandaProjectin
theformofadissertaon.Allcoursesshallcarry4creditseach,whiletheProject
shallcarry8credits.

(SLLMPE92)
19. (SLLMPO93)-OpenCourse





ണി ് 1

േ ോ
െസൗ ര ം – അ കരണം – േചാദനം – കലാദർശനം – കവിത, നാടകം, ചി ം –

മിേമസിസ് – ഡെയജസിസ്

അരിേ ാ ിൽ
മിേമസിസ് – ാജഡി, േകാമഡി – എപിക് – ിയ – ര നാടക ിെ ആ

ഘടക ൾ - ഹാേമർഷ – അനേ ാറിസിസ് –െപരിേപർഷ - കഥാർസിസ് –

ണി ് 2

േഹാറസ് – കവിസ ം – േഡാേ ാറം
േലാൈ നസ് - ഉദാ താസ ം

ണി ് 3

സൗ ര ശാ ം - നാട ശാ ം - ം - ത ം - നാട ം - കാവ ം - സംഗീതം - പക ൾ
- ഭാവം - രസം - നിർവചന ൾ

ാവിഡകാവ ശാ ം -െതാൽകാ ിയം - െപാ ളതികാരം - തിണ സി ാ ം - അകം - റം
- വിവരണം - ഉ ൈറ ഉപമ

കാവ മീമാംസ - സാഹിത ം - കവി - കാവ ം - തിഭ- സ ദയർ

ണി ് 4

ശ ാർഥസി ാ ൾ - അഭിധ - ല ണ - വ ന - താത്പര ം - േ ാടം - രസപ തി
- വ ാഖ ാന ൾ - ധ നി - അ മതി - രീതി - വേ ാ ി - അല ാരം - ഔചിത ം

ചി
അച ത ി, ചാ നാ ്.2015. ഭാരതീയസാഹിത ദർശനം. േകാ യം: എസ് പി സി എസ്.
അച ത ി, ചാ നാ ്. 1999. സാഹിത മീമാംസ. ർ: കറ ് ്.
അ ണി ർ, െക. 1999. ഇ ൻ സാഹിത സി ാ ം - സ ി ം സാധ ത ം.
തി വന രം: േകരള ഭാഷാ ഇൻ ി ്.
ഉണി ിരി, എൻ വി പി.1990. സം തസാഹിത വിമർശനം, തി വന രം: േകരള ഭാഷാ
ഇൻ ി ്.

ി മാരാര്. 1991. സാഹിത ഷണം. േകാഴിേ ാട് : മാരാർ സാഹിത കാശം.
ഭരത നി .1987. നാട ശാ ം (2 വാല ം ). വിവ . െക പി നാരായണപിഷാരടി . ർ: േകരള
സാഹിത അ ാദമി.
ഭാ രൻ,ടി. 1988. ഭാരതീയകാവ ശാ ം. തി വന രം: േകരള ഭാഷാ ഇൻ ി ്.
രാേജ ൻ സി. 2000. സൗ ര ശാ ം. തി വന രം: േകരള ഭാഷാ ഇൻ ി ്.
രാേജ ൻ സി., 2000. താരതമ കാവ ശാ ം.തി വന രം: േകരള ഭാഷാ ഇൻ ി ്.

ീധരൻ അ ർ ി. 2010. തിണസി ാ ം - ത ം ശാ ം. മല റം: ത .

േവദബ .1976. ഭാരതീയകാവ ശാ ം. േകാ യം: എസ്. പി. സി. എസ്.
േവദബ 1988. അർഥവി ാനം. തി വന രം: േകരള ഭാഷാ ഇൻ ി ് .
Devy, G.N (ed).2002.Literary Criticism-Theory and Interpretation.Hyderabad; Orient Longman
Kane.P.V. 1987.History of Sanskrit Poetics.Delhi :MotilalBanarsidass.
Kunjunni Raja. 1977. Indian Theories of meaning. Madras:The Adayar Library and Research Centre.
Pandey, K.C .1972. Comparative Aesthetics VolI & II – Western Aesthetics .Varanasi : The
Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office
Raghavan, V.1988. The Concept of the Beautiful in Sanskrit
Literature.Madras:TheKuppuswamiSastri Research Institute.
Seturaman, V S, (ed.) Indian Aesthethics – An Introduction. 1992. Madras: Macmillan India
Limited.
Warder, A.K, 1978.The Science of Criticism in India. Madras: The AdyarLibraryand Research
Centre.



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Course Outcome PO PSO CL KL Class Hr. FN

Co.1 R
UF
C

Co.2 R
UF
C

Co.3 R
UF
AN C

Co.4 R
UF
AN C

Co.5 R
UF
AN C

Co.6
R
UF
AN C

Co.7
R
UF
AN C

Co.8
R
UF
AN C



Early manipravalam A study : Dr K Ramachandran Nair

Early Inscriptional Malayalam : Dr. K Retnamma

History of Tamil Language and Litereature : Vaiyyapuri Pillai S

Early Malayalam Prose – a Study : Velayudhan Pillai P V





SLLMPC53

CO PO PSO CL KL Class Field
CO1 work Work
CO2 R
CO3 U F4
An C
CO4 R
CO5 U E6
CO6 An C
R P
CO7 U E
An M8
CO8 E F
CO9
CO10 R 8
UF 6
An C 10
R
RF
UC
An P
E
RE
UF
An C
E

RE 8
UF
An C
EP

RF 10
UC
An E 8
E 4
RF
U
An C
EE
RF
UC
An



English

1) Caldwell, Robert, 1961, A Comparative Grammar of Dravidian South Indian Family of
Languages, Madras University of Madras

2) Burrow P. 1968, collected papers on Dravidian Linguistics, Department of Linguistics, Annamalai
University

3) Emeneao, M.B. 1970 Dravidian comparative phonology, a sketch, Annamalai University.

4) Ramaswami Iyer, L.V





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MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY
Name of course :

School Name : School of Letters

Programme : M.A. Malayalam

Course Name :

Type of Course : Core

Course Code : SLLMPC55

Names of Academic Staff & Qualifications : Visting Faculty

Course Summary & Justification:

Semester :2

Total Student

LearningTime

(SLT) Learning Approach Lecture Tutorial Practical Others Total
Learning Hours

Analytical 54 18 - - 72
Theoretical
Interpretive
Evaluative
Critical

Course Outcome: At the end of the course the student will be able to

CO CO Statement PO PSO CL KC Lecture /
CO1 PO2 PSO2 R F,C Tutorial Hrs

10

CO2 PO2 PSO3 U C 12

CO3 PO4 PSO2 U C 12
CO4 PO3 PSO3 An C 12
CO5 PO2 PSO3 Ap C 12
CO6 PO2 PSO3 Ap C 14

Cognitive Levels: R—Remember U—Understand, An—Analyze, Ap—Apply, E—Evaluate
Knowledge Category: F—Factual, C—Conceptual

1.1 Ferdinand de Saussure—langue and parole, diachronic v/s synchronic approach,
paradigmatic and syntagmatic relations—form and substance, sign—signifier—
signified etc.
1.2 Phonetics—vowels and consonants, the syllable & syllable structure, onset,
nucleus and coda, speech organs, air stream mechanism, describing the sounds using the
three-term label, place of articulation & manner of articulation, voicing, [special
emphasis to be laid on Indian languages—syllabary and the notion of akshara as the
orthographic unit]

1.3 Phoneme, allophones, contrastive distribution and complementary distribution, free
variation [some problems based on data from languages]
1.4 Phonological processes - assimilation, elision, insertion, displacement [types of
sandhi - lopa, aagama and adesa to be discussed in some detail with examples]

2.1 Morph, allomorph and morpheme [some problems based on data from languages]

2.2 Word formation processes—affixation[prefix, suffix and infix], inflections and
derivations, compounding. [special mention of phenomena in Indian languages like
samasa and vibhakti]

3.1 Structure dependence & the need for syntax, autonomy of syntax as exemplified by
structural ambiguity [examples like ‘flying planes can be dangerous’, colorless green
ideas sleep furiously’etc]
3.2 Language acquisition device [LAD], universal grammar, the modular structure of the
language faculty in humans

3.3 A brief sketch of Chomskyan syntax, the 1981 model

4.1 Semantics - word meaning and sentence meaning, meaning relations between words
[i.e., lexical semantics]

4.2 Pragmatics [speech act theory & Grecian maxims, perhaps], Discourse Analysis

4.3 Socio Linguistics, Neurolinguistics, Eco Linguistics, Computational Linguistics,
Cognitive Linguistics

References

Andrew Radford, 1988. Transformational Grammar
Antony Arnove (ed.), The Essential Chomsky
B.H. Krishnamurti, Telugu Morphophonemics.
C F Hocket, A course in modern linguistics
David crystal, Linguistics
David Adger, 2003. Core Syntax. OUP.
David Abercrombie, Elements of General Phonetics
Ferdinand De Saussure - A Course in General Linguistics
Fromkin, Victoria, Robert Rodman and Nina Hyams. 2018. An Introduction to Language.
George Yule, The Study of Language
Gleason, An introduction to descriptive linguistics.
John Lyons, Language and Linguistics: An Introduction
John Lyons, Chomsky
Jonathan Culler, Saussure
J.A.Fishman, Socio-Linguistics: A Brief Introduction
Krishnaswamy, S. and S.K. Verma 1997. Modern Linguistics: An Introduction
K. Kunjunniraja, Indian Theories of Meaning
Leonard Bloomfield, Language
M. Bolinger, Aspects of Language
Peter Tridgill, Socio-Linguistics: an Introduction
P. S. Subrahmanian, Dravidian Comparative Phonology
R.L.Trask, Language: Basic
S. V. Shanmugam, Dravidian Nouns
Noam Chomsky, Syntactic Structures
P. H. Mathews, Morphology
Stephen Pinker. 1973. The Language Instinct, Penguin.

Teaching and Classroom Procedure (Mode of transaction)
Learning
Approach Direct Instruction: Brain storming lectures, E-learning,
interactive session, Seminar, Library work, Group discussion,
Presentation by individual student

Assessment Mode of Assessment
Types
1. Continuous Internal Assessment (CIA)
2. Internal Test
3. Review Literature / Assignment
4. Seminar Presentation
5. End Semester examination







Course Outcome PO PSO CL KL Class Hr. FN
Co.1 R
UF
Co.2 AN C
Co.3 EV
Co.4 R
Co.5 UF
Co.6 AN C
Co.7 EV
Co.8 R
UF
AN C
EV
R
UF
AN C
EV
R
UF
AN C
EV
R
UF
AN C
EV
R
UF
AN C
EV
RF

UC
AN
EV
Co.9
R
UF
AN C
EV

Teaching and Learning Classroom Procedure (Mode of transaction)
Approach
Direct Instruction: Brain storming lectures, E-learning,
Assessment Types interactive session, Seminar, Library work, Group discussion,
Presentation by individual student

Mode of Assessment

1. Continuous Internal Assessment (CIA)
2. Internal Test
3. Review Literature / Assignment
4. Seminar Presentation
5. End Semester examination

MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY
Name of course :

School Name : School of Letters

Programme : M.A. Malayalam

Course Name :

Type of Course : Core

Course Code : SSLLLMLPMCP57C5S7LLMPC57

Names of Academic Staff & Qualifications : Dr. Jose K. manuel, M.A., PhD.

Course Summary & Justification:

Semester :3

Total Student

LearningTime

(SLT) Learning Approach Lecture Tutorial Practical Others Total
Learning Hours
Analytical 54 18 --
Theoretical 72
Interpretive
Evaluative
Critical







Course Outcome: At the end of the course the student will be able to

CO CO Statement PO PSO CL KC Lecture /
CO1 Tutorial Hrs

PO2 PSO2 U F,C 12

CO2 PO2 PSO3 U C 12

CO3 PO4 PSO2 U C 12
CO4 PO3 PSO3 An C 12
CO5 PO2 PSO3 An C 12
CO6 PO2 PSO3 An C 12

Cognitive Levels: R—Remember U—Understand, An—Analyze, Ap—Apply, E—Evaluate
Knowledge Category: F—Factual, C—Conceptual

Teaching and Classroom Procedure (Mode of transaction)
Learning
Approach Direct Instruction: Brain storming lectures, E-learning, interactive
session, Seminar, Library work, Group discussion, Presentation by
individual student

Assessment Mode of Assessment
Types
1. Continuous InternalAssessment (CIA)
2. Internal Test
3. Review Literature /Assignment
4. Seminar Presentation
5. End Semester examination













MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY
Name of Course:

School Name: School of Letters

Programme: M.A. Malayalam

Course Name:

Type of Course: Core

Course Code: SLLMPC63

Name (s) of Academic Staff & Qualifications: Dr. P.S.Radhakrishnan, M.A., PhD

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Evaluative
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