Language faculty and natural languages.
Main linguistic domains: phonetics and phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics. Lexicon.
Language change as it comes out of comparative analysis
G. Graffi - S. Scalise, Le lingue e il linguaggio, ed. Il Mulino.
M. Prampolini, Ferdinand de Saussure, ed. Carocci
Learning Objectives
Acquisition of basic elements of Linguistics: Phonetics, morphology and syntacs
Prerequisites
Basic Italian Grammar
Teaching Methods
Class Lessons
Further information
Students of D.M. 509 must agree on the programme with the teacher.
Type of Assessment
Written tests and oral examinations
Course program
Language faculty and natural languages. Classification of the languages performed by genealogical, typological and areal criteria.
Main linguistic domains: phonetics and phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics.
The grammar: grammatical categories.
Basic semiotics.
Semantics and Pragmatics: the theory of Speech Acts.
