Scienze della Comunicazione | LINGUISTICA 1

cod. 0312200066

LINGUISTICA 1

	0312200066
	DIPARTIMENTO DI SCIENZE POLITICHE E DELLA COMUNICAZIONE
	EQF6
	COMMUNICATION SCIENCES
	2019/2020

CURRICULUM COMUNICAZIONE DELLE ISTITUZIONI

	OBBLIGATORIO
	YEAR OF COURSE 1
	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2019
	SECONDO SEMESTRE

TEACHING UNITS

	SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
	L-LIN/01	6	40	LESSONS	BASIC COMPULSORY SUBJECTS

	Objectives
	THE 40-HOUR CLASS IS MEANT TO GIVE STUDENTS A BASIC BACKGROUND IN SOME ASPECTS OF LINGUISTICS DESCRIPTION AND THEORY WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON SYNTAX. FURHERMORE, THE COURSE PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH BASIC ASPECTS OF THE MORPHO-PHONOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF ITALIAN. STUDENTS WILL ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT DESCRIPTIVE AND ANALYTICAL METHODOLOGIES; THEY WILL BE ABLE TO ELABORATE LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS OF ITALIAN LANGUAGE. STUDENTS OF “COMUNICAZIONE D’IMPRESA” WILL TAKE IN ADDITION A 20-HOUR CLASS DURING WHICH THEY WILL BE INTRODUCED TO METHODOLOGIES AND TO THOSE COMPETENCES NECESSARY TO DEVELOP LINGUISTIC SOLUTIONS FOR BUSINESS.

THE 40-HOUR CLASS IS MEANT TO GIVE STUDENTS A BASIC BACKGROUND IN SOME ASPECTS OF LINGUISTICS DESCRIPTION AND THEORY WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON SYNTAX. FURHERMORE, THE COURSE PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH BASIC ASPECTS OF THE MORPHO-PHONOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF ITALIAN.
STUDENTS WILL ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT DESCRIPTIVE AND ANALYTICAL METHODOLOGIES; THEY WILL BE ABLE TO ELABORATE LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS OF ITALIAN LANGUAGE.
STUDENTS OF “COMUNICAZIONE D’IMPRESA” WILL TAKE IN ADDITION A 20-HOUR CLASS DURING WHICH THEY WILL BE INTRODUCED TO METHODOLOGIES AND TO THOSE COMPETENCES NECESSARY TO DEVELOP LINGUISTIC SOLUTIONS FOR BUSINESS.

	Prerequisites
	IT IS REQUIRED THAT THE STUDENTS HAVE A VERY GOOD KNOWLEDGE OF MORPHOLOGY AND SYNTAX AT HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL.

	Contents
	TOPICS ARE: - LANGUAGES: NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL LANGUAGE; - MODELS OF COMMUNICATION: SHANNON AND JAKOBSON; - FINITE STATE AUTOMATA; - GENERATIVE TRANSFORMATIONAL GRAMMAR; - ITALIAN MORPHO-SYNTACTIC STRUCTURE; - ELEMENTS OF PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY: SOUNDS, PHONEMES, MINIMAL PAIRS, PHONOLOGICAL RULES. THE ADDITIONAL MODULE OF “COMUNICAZIONE D'IMPRESA” INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING TOPICS: - INFORMATION EXTRACTION; - BIG DATA ANALYTICS APPLICATIONS.

Contents

TOPICS ARE:
- LANGUAGES: NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL LANGUAGE;
- MODELS OF COMMUNICATION: SHANNON AND JAKOBSON;
- FINITE STATE AUTOMATA;
- GENERATIVE TRANSFORMATIONAL GRAMMAR;
- ITALIAN MORPHO-SYNTACTIC STRUCTURE;
- ELEMENTS OF PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY: SOUNDS, PHONEMES, MINIMAL PAIRS, PHONOLOGICAL RULES.

THE ADDITIONAL MODULE OF “COMUNICAZIONE D'IMPRESA” INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING TOPICS:
- INFORMATION EXTRACTION;
- BIG DATA ANALYTICS APPLICATIONS.

	Teaching Methods
	FRONTAL LESSONS, TRAINING.

	Verification of learning
	AT THE END OF THE CLASS, A WRITTEN EXAM (50/60 MINUTES) WILL BE DELIVERED. SUCH EXAM WILL INCLUDE MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS AND OPEN QUESTIONS. STUDENTS CAN CHOOSE TO TAKE THE WRITTEN EXAM OR THE ORAL EXAM. THE FINAL EXAM (WRITTEN OR ORAL) WILL EVALUATE THE KNOWLEDGE THAT STUDENTS HAVE ACQUIRED OF THE MAIN ANALYTICAL MODELS THAT CONCERN LANGUAGE FUNCTIONING, IN PARTICULAR THE MORPHO-SYNTACTIC AND PHONETIC/PHONOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF LANGUAGE. STUDENTS OF “COMUNICAZIONE D’IMPRESA” WILL TAKE AN ADDITIONAL EXAM THAT WILL EVALUATE THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE MAIN LINGUISTICS APPLICATIONS FOR BUSINESS.

Verification of learning

AT THE END OF THE CLASS, A WRITTEN EXAM (50/60 MINUTES) WILL BE DELIVERED. SUCH EXAM WILL INCLUDE MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS AND OPEN QUESTIONS. STUDENTS CAN CHOOSE TO TAKE THE WRITTEN EXAM OR THE ORAL EXAM.
THE FINAL EXAM (WRITTEN OR ORAL) WILL EVALUATE THE KNOWLEDGE THAT STUDENTS HAVE ACQUIRED OF THE MAIN ANALYTICAL MODELS THAT CONCERN LANGUAGE FUNCTIONING, IN PARTICULAR THE MORPHO-SYNTACTIC AND PHONETIC/PHONOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF LANGUAGE.
STUDENTS OF “COMUNICAZIONE D’IMPRESA” WILL TAKE AN ADDITIONAL EXAM THAT WILL EVALUATE THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE MAIN LINGUISTICS APPLICATIONS FOR BUSINESS.

	Texts
	- GRAFFI G. & SCALISE S., (2002), LE LINGUE E IL LINGUAGGIO, IL MULINO: BOLOGNA, (CAPP. I, II, IV, V, VII) - PINKER S., (1997), L’ISTINTO DEL LINGUAGGIO, MONDADORI: MILANO, (CAP. V) - FURTHER TEXTS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE 20-HOUR MODULE.