- Docente: Nicola Grandi
- Credits: 6
- SSD: L-LIN/01
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
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Corso:
First cycle degree programme (L) in
Arts (cod. 0958)
Also valid for First cycle degree programme (L) in Arts (cod. 0958)
First cycle degree programme (L) in Arts (cod. 0958)
First cycle degree programme (L) in Communication Sciences (cod. 0960)
Learning outcomes
Students will acquire an exhaustiveknowledge of theoretical and methodological foundations of language sciences
Course contents
The course aims at giving the students the theoretical tools for
developing a critical and consious reflection about an aspect of
human beings always taken for granted: our communicative skill.
Specific properties of human language will be analysed, in
comparison with communicative systems attested in the 'animal
kingdom'. These issues will be presented according to two
complementary perspectives: an 'internal' perspective (that is,
human language faculty and human languages will be described in
order to focus all levels of analysis: phonetcs/phonology,
morphology, syntax, lexicon, and semantics) and an 'external'
perspective (in this case, we will focus on the role of language
faculty and human languages in the history of our species, on how
humans profited from language faculty in their evolution, on the
place of languages within human communities, etc.)
Readings/Bibliography
NO CHANGES in reccomended readings for students who do not attend
the lectures
12 cfu:
- Berruto, G. / Cerruti, M. (2011), La linguistica. Un
corso introduttivo , Torino, UTET
- Grandi, N. (a cura di) (2011), Dialoghi sulle lingue e sul
linguaggio, Bologna, Pàtron - Banfi, E. / Grandi, N. (2002),
Lingue d'Europa. Elementi di storia e di tipologia
linguistica,Roma, Carocci
- Lessons' notes, slides, handouts and other materials can be
downloaded from the website
www.grandionline.net/nicola/linguistica_generale
6 cfu:
- Berruto, G. / Cerruti, M. (2011), La linguistica.
Un corso introduttivo , Torino, UTET and
- Banfi, E. / Grandi, N. (2002), Lingue d'Europa. Elementi
di storia e di tipologia linguistica,Roma,
Carocci(chapters 3, 4, 5)
or Grandi, N. (a cura di) (2011), Dialoghi sulle lingue
e sul linguaggio , Bologna, Patron (introduction and three
chapters) - Lessons' notes, slides, handouts and other materials
can be downloaded from the website
www.grandionline.net/nicola/linguistica_generale
PS The volume Dialoghi sulle lingue e sul
linguaggiowill be available from Sept. 2011
Teaching methods
Power Point presentations will be available to the students in the website www.grandionline.net/nicola/linguistica_generale
Assessment methods
The exam is made up of a written test (12 questions: 10 multiple choice questions and 2 open questions), followed by an oral colloquium. The colloquium will be held approx. a week after the written test. Further details: http://www.grandionline.net/nicola/linguistica_generale/esame_ling_gen.html
Teaching tools
Lectures
Links to further information
http://www.grandionline.net/nicola
Office hours
See the website of Nicola Grandi