- Docente: Nicola Grandi
- Credits: 12
- SSD: L-LIN/01
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
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Corso:
Second cycle degree programme (LM) in
Italian Studies, European Literary Cultures, Linguistics (cod. 0973)
Also valid for Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Semiotics (cod. 0968)
Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Italian Studies, European Literary Cultures, Linguistics (cod. 0973)
Learning outcomes
After the course, students will have a deep knowledge of the key principles of the synchonic analysis of languages. Particular attention will be devoted to morphology and syntax. Students will be able to critically review the main notions of 'traditional grammar', starting from the notions of 'word' and 'part of speech' (Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, etc.) and to set these notions in the context of a wide cross-linguistic variation. Students will also master the base concepts of linguistic typology.
Course contents
The course 'Lingue e linguaggio' is an advanced course of General
Linguistics. The attendance of a basic course in Linguistics is not
requested (but t can be useful, of course). The contents of this
course are not identical to those of a basic General Linguistics
course.
The course aims at critically present and review some crucial
notions of 'traditional grammars' in a wide cross-linguistic
perspective: the notion of word, the notion of sentence, the notion
of part of speech, the distinction between transitive and
intransitive verbs, etc.
It will be shown that phenomena which seems normal in Italian
are cross-linguistically very rare and, on the contrary, that
Italian does not realize linguistic category that are
cross-linguistically widespread. And it will be shown that grammars
usually understimate the degree of internal variation of
languages.
The reference framework will be that of linguistic
typology.
Readings/Bibliography
12 cfu
- Basile, G. / Casadei, F. / Lorenzetti, L. / Schirru, G. /
Thornton, A.M. (2010), Linguistica generale, Roma, Carocci
- Grandi, N. (2003), Fondamenti di tipologia linguistica, Roma,
Carocci
- lessons' notes and slides:
www.grandionline.net/nicola/didattica
6 cfu
- Basile, G. / Casadei, F. / Lorenzetti, L. / Schirru, G. /
Thornton, A.M. (2010), Linguistica generale, Roma, Carocci (capp.
5-6-7-8-9)
- Grandi, N. (2003), Fondamenti di tipologia linguistica, Roma,
Carocci
- lessons' notes and slides:
www.grandionline.net/nicola/didattica
Teaching methods
Lectures
Assessment methods
Oral exam
Links to further information
http://www.grandionline.net/nicola/didattica
Office hours
See the website of Nicola Grandi