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B003225 - GENERAL LINGUISTICS
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Course program
Academic Year 2015-16
Course year
First year - First Semester
Belonging Department
Humanities (DILEF)
Course Type
Single education field course
Scientific Area
L-LIN/01 - HISTORICAL AND GENERAL LINGUISTICS
Credits
12
Teaching Hours
72
Teaching Term
21/09/2015 ⇒ 22/12/2015
Attendance required
Yes
Type of Evaluation
Final Grade
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Teaching Language
Italian
Course Content
Faculty of language and natural languages.
Main linguistic domains: phonetics and phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics.
Language change as it comes out of comparative analysis. Lexical semantics and pragmatics. Corpus linguistics.
Main linguistic domains: phonetics and phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics.
Language change as it comes out of comparative analysis. Lexical semantics and pragmatics. Corpus linguistics.
Suggested readings (Search our library's catalogue)
G. Basile, F. Casadei, L. Lorenzetti, G. Schirru, A.M. Thornton. Linguistica generale. Roma: Carocci 2010.
E. Cresti, A. Panunzi. Introduzione ai corpora del''italiano. Bologna: Il Mulino, 2013.
E. Cresti, A. Panunzi. Introduzione ai corpora del''italiano. Bologna: Il Mulino, 2013.
Learning Objectives
Knowledge of the basic elements of linguistics and of its levels of analysis: phonetics and phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics.
Acquisition of the basic skills for the linguistic analysis of texts, also by means of electronic corpora.
Acquisition of the basic skills for the linguistic analysis of texts, also by means of electronic corpora.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of Italian grammar.
Teaching Methods
Class Lessons
Further information
Students of D.M. 509 must agree upon the program with the teachers at the beginning of the course.
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 concepts of semiotics.
Lexiacal semantics: perspectives on the lexical meaning; componential analysis and prototypes. Pragmatics: the speech act theory; the Gricean model. Text corpora: building and annotation of linguistic resources; corpus-based researches.
Main linguistic domains: phonetics and phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics. The grammar: grammatical categories. Basic concepts of semiotics.
Lexiacal semantics: perspectives on the lexical meaning; componential analysis and prototypes. Pragmatics: the speech act theory; the Gricean model. Text corpora: building and annotation of linguistic resources; corpus-based researches.