Lettere | LINGUISTICS

cod. 0312600043

LINGUISTICS

	0312600043
	DEPARTMENT OF HUMANISTIC STUDIES
	EQF6
	ARTS
	2017/2018

CURRICULUM LETTERE MODERNE

	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2015
	PRIMO SEMESTRE

TEACHING UNITS

	SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
	L-LIN/01	12	60	LESSONS	COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CLASS

	Objectives
	THE COURSE AIMS TO STIMULATE AND DEVELOP THE LINGUISTIC AWARENESS OF STUDENTS BY PRESENTING THE MOST FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS, MODELS, METHODS OF MODERN STUDIES ON LANGUAGE. IT AIMS TO TEACH STUDENTS WHAT A LANGUAGE IS, HOW IT IS ORGANISED AS WELL AS THE POINTS OF CONTACT AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES. STUDENTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO CARRY OUT MANY ACTIVITIES SO AS TO MASTER THE BASIC TECHNICAL RUDIMENTS OF LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS AND LANGUAGE DESCRIPTION. AT DIFFERENT LEVELS: PHONETIC, PHONOLOGICAL, MORPHOLOGICAL, SYNTACTIC AND SEMANTIC.

THE COURSE AIMS TO STIMULATE AND DEVELOP THE LINGUISTIC AWARENESS OF STUDENTS BY PRESENTING THE MOST FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS, MODELS, METHODS OF MODERN STUDIES ON LANGUAGE. IT AIMS TO TEACH STUDENTS WHAT A LANGUAGE IS, HOW IT IS ORGANISED AS WELL AS THE POINTS OF CONTACT AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES. STUDENTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO CARRY OUT MANY ACTIVITIES SO AS TO MASTER THE BASIC TECHNICAL RUDIMENTS OF LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS AND LANGUAGE DESCRIPTION. AT DIFFERENT LEVELS: PHONETIC, PHONOLOGICAL, MORPHOLOGICAL, SYNTACTIC AND SEMANTIC.

	Prerequisites
	KNOWLEDGE OF BASIC CONCEPTS OF GRAMMAR.

	Contents
	BASIC ELEMENTS OF SEMIOTICS; ELEMENTS OF TYPOLOGY; ELEMENTS OF SOCIOLINGUISTICS; PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY, MORPHOLOGY, SYNTAX, SEMANTICS, PRAGMATICS.

	Teaching Methods
	THE COURSE CONSISTS OF 60H IN 3 DAYS/WEEK. REGULAR TASKS WILL BE ASSIGN TO STUDENTS DURING THE CLASS WORK. STUDENTS CAN USE A WEBSITE OF LINGUISTIC EXERCISES SPECIFICALLY BUILT BY THE PROFESSORS OF THE COURSE.

	Verification of learning
	THE FINAL ASSESSMENT CONSIST IN A WRITTEN EXAM OF FIVE SECTIONS: 1) GENERAL SECTION, WHICH INCLUDES QUESTIONS ABOUT SEMIOTICS, WORLD LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTIC VARIABILITY; 2) PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY; 3) MORPHOLOGY; 4) SYNTAX; 5) SEMANTICS AND PRAGMATICS. EACH SECTION INCLUDES OPEN OR MULTIPLE CHOICE EXERCISES FOR A TOTAL OF ABOUT 25 EXERCISES. THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE SCORE FOR EACH EXERCISE IS INDICATED AS WELL AS THE MINIMUM SCORE FOR EACH SECTION. THE FINAL MARK CONSISTS IN THE SUM OF THE SCORES OF ALL THE SECTIONS. A MARK IS SUBTRACTED FOR EACH SECTION IN WHICH THE MINIMUM SCORE IS NOT REACHED. THE MINIMUM MARK TO PASS THE EXAM IS 18/30 THE MAXIMUM IS 30/30 CUM LAUDE.

Verification of learning

THE FINAL ASSESSMENT CONSIST IN A WRITTEN EXAM OF FIVE SECTIONS:

1) GENERAL SECTION, WHICH INCLUDES QUESTIONS ABOUT SEMIOTICS, WORLD LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTIC VARIABILITY;
2) PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY;
3) MORPHOLOGY;
4) SYNTAX;
5) SEMANTICS AND PRAGMATICS.

EACH SECTION INCLUDES OPEN OR MULTIPLE CHOICE EXERCISES FOR A TOTAL OF ABOUT 25 EXERCISES. THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE SCORE FOR EACH EXERCISE IS INDICATED AS WELL AS THE MINIMUM SCORE FOR EACH SECTION. THE FINAL MARK CONSISTS IN THE SUM OF THE SCORES OF ALL THE SECTIONS. A MARK IS SUBTRACTED FOR EACH SECTION IN WHICH THE MINIMUM SCORE IS NOT REACHED.

THE MINIMUM MARK TO PASS THE EXAM IS 18/30 THE MAXIMUM IS 30/30 CUM LAUDE.

	Texts
	•G. BERRUTO, M. CERRUTI, LA LINGUISTICA. UN CORSO INTRODUTTIVO, TORINO, UTET, 2011 •LECTURE NOTES ON PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY

	More Information
	THE ATTENDANCE IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. ALL STUDENTS (EXP. NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS) ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THE PROFESSOR DURING OFFICE HOURS OR BY MAIL (RSAVY@UNISA.IT) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION SEE OFFICE HOURS ON PROFESSOR WEBPAGE.

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