Faculty of language and natural languages. Main linguistic domains: phonetics and phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics. Introduction to the themes of variation and to the endogenous and exogenous processes of change of languages, to the phenomena of multilingualism and interference.
Course Content - Last names M-Z
Faculty of language and natural languages.
Phonetics and phonology. Morphology and lexicon.
Introduction to some fundamental concepts in the formal analysis of natural language syntax.
Semantics and pragmatics.
Introduction to corpus linguistics.
G. Berruto e M. Cerruti, La linguistica. Un corso introduttivo, Torino, UTET, edizione 2017.
G. Soravia, Le lingue del mondo, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2014, cap. 2 “Le tipologie”.
A. De Dominicis, Fonologie comparate, Roma, Carocci, two chapters of your choice in one of the following groupings: cap. 3 e cap. 5; cap. 3 e cap. 6; cap. 3 e cap. 7; cap. 8 e cap. 9; cap. 8 e cap. 10; cap. 11 e cap. 12; cap. 13 e cap. 14; cap. 15 e cap. 16.
G. Berruto, M. Cerruti, La linguistica. Un corso introduttivo. Torino: UTET, 2017 (2nd ed.).
M. Frascarelli, F. Ramaglia, B. Corpina, Elementi di sintassi. Cesena/Bologna: Caissa Italia, 2011.
E. Cresti, A. Panunzi. Introduzione ai corpora dell'italiano. Bologna: Il Mulino, 2013.
Learning Objectives - Last names A-L
The course aims to provide a basic training on the principles and methods of linguistic analysis. More specifically, students will learn about: specialized terminology; properties of human language; basic knowledge and analytical skills at different levels (phonetic and phonology, morphology and lexicon, syntax, semantics, pragmatics). The course aims also to provide basic notions about: the variation and the endogenous/exogenous processes of change of languages; the phenomena of multilingualism and interference. Students will also learn to communicate in a clear way the knowledge acquired during the course, to develop the learning abilities needed for solve linguistic issues, and to carry on more advanced studies in the field. The extra-disciplinary goal of the course is to stimulate students to develop: (a) an informed use of the academic environment, the CdS, the assistance facilities for managing the student careers; (b) a conscious participation and an effective student-teacher collaboration; (c) an aware use of the learning resources provided by both CdS and Scuola.
Learning Objectives - Last names M-Z
The course aims to provide the main knowledge and understanding abilities regarding the linguistic studies, both at theoretical and methodological levels. The knowledge objectives regard, more specifically, the acquisition of: specialized terminology; knowledge of the properties of human language; basic knowledge and analytical skills at different levels: phonetic and phonology, morphology and lexicon, syntax, semantics, pragmatics; foundations of corpus linguistics. Among the course objectives, there are also the acquisition of the abilities to communicate in a clear way the acquired knowledge, also in specialistic contexts, to develop the learning abilities needed for solve linguistic issues, and to take up more advanced studies in the field. The extra-disciplinary goal of the course is to stimulate students to develop: (a) an informed use of the academic environment, of the CdS, of the assistance facilities for managing the student careers; (b) a conscious participation and an effective student-teacher collaboration; (c) an aware use of the learning resources provided by both CdS and Scuola.
Prerequisites - Last names A-L
Basic knowledge of Italian grammar.
Prerequisites - Last names M-Z
Basic knowledge of Italian grammar.
Teaching Methods - Last names A-L
Lectures where examples of linguistic phenomena are shown and discussed, highlighting the theoretical models used to explain them and the categories used to describe them.
Teaching Methods - Last names M-Z
Class lessons with examples of analysis of the linguistic phenomena, highlighting the theoretical models used to explain them and the categories used to describe them. Exercises and queries on language corpora.
Further information - Last names A-L
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Further information - Last names M-Z
The slides of the course will be available.
Type of Assessment - Last names A-L
Written test that includes: exercises and multiple choices questions (whose purpose is to evaluate students' knowledge on linguistic terminology and the ability to use it to describe linguistic data); open questions, in order to evaluate student's expository and argumentative skills regarding the concepts and the phenomena studied.
Type of Assessment - Last names M-Z
Written test includes exercises and multiple choices questions aimed at assessing the knowledge of linguistic terminology and the ability to use it to describe linguistic data and open questions aimed at verifying the student's expository and argumentative skills regarding the concepts and phenomena studied.
Course program - Last names A-L
Theoretical foundations: communication schema; animal languages; properties of human language; linguistic sign; sense and reference; compositionality; structure of predication; written and spoken language. Phonetics and phonology: the sounds of speech; phonetic transcription; vowels and consonants; phonology; phonological features and processes. Morphology and lexicon: words, morphemes and inflection; morphological typology; word formation; grammatical categories and parts of speech. Syntax: constituents and structure; the sentence: grammatical functions and thematic roles; subordinate clauses. Semantics and pragmatics: perspectives on the lexical meaning; lexical relations; semantic features; linguistic categorization; speech acts; the Gricean model. Introduction to the themes of variation and to the endogenous and exogenous processes of change of languages, to the phenomena of multilingualism and interference.
Course program - Last names M-Z
Theoretical foundations: communication schema; animal languages; properties of human language; linguistic sign; written and spoken language.
Phonetics and phonology: the sounds of speech; phonetic transcription; vowels and consonants; phonology; phonological features and processes.
Morphology and lexicon: words, morphemes and inflection; morphological typology; word formation; grammatical categories and parts of speech.
Syntax: categories and constituents; the verb phrase; the sentences; the left periphery of the sentence; different types of movement.
Semantics and pragmatics: perspectives on the lexical meaning; lexical relations; semantic features; linguistic categorization; speech acts; the Gricean model.
Corpus linguistics: building and annotation of linguistic resources; corpus-based researches.