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B016722 - THEORETICAL LINGUISTICS (B)
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Suggested readings
Learning Objectives
Prerequisites
Teaching Methods
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Type of Assessment
Course program
Academic Year 2014-15
Course year
Second year - First Semester
Belonging Department
Languages, Literatures and Intercultural Studies
Course Type
Single education field course
Scientific Area
L-LIN/01 - HISTORICAL AND GENERAL LINGUISTICS
Credits
12
Teaching Hours
60
Teaching Term
22/09/2014 ⇒ 19/12/2014
Attendance required
Yes
Type of Evaluation
Final Grade
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Lectureship
Teaching Language
Italian
Course Content
In the first part of the course, we address key concepts of morphosyntax
(constituent structure, ordering relations, movement) and of the interpretive
component (compositionality, reference, inferential processes) – as well as the role
they play in the explanation of core phenomena of natural languages. Special
attention will be paid to the comparison between different languages. The second
part of the course will address a specific phenomenon or theory chosen for its
current relevance.
(constituent structure, ordering relations, movement) and of the interpretive
component (compositionality, reference, inferential processes) – as well as the role
they play in the explanation of core phenomena of natural languages. Special
attention will be paid to the comparison between different languages. The second
part of the course will address a specific phenomenon or theory chosen for its
current relevance.
Suggested readings (Search our library's catalogue)
M. Baker. Gli atomi del linguaggio. Hoepli;
Frascarelli M., Ramaglia F., Corpina B. Elementi di Sintassi. Caissa Ed, Cesena-Roma, 2012
M. R. Manzini, L. M. Savoia. Appunti di morfosintassi romanza. Ed. dell’Orso
B. Baldi, L. Savoia La lingua e i parlanti, 2 voll, Pacini
R. Jackendoff, Linguaggio e natura umana. Il Mulino
N. Chomsky. Linguaggio e problemi della conoscenza. Il Mulino
Frascarelli M., Ramaglia F., Corpina B. Elementi di Sintassi. Caissa Ed, Cesena-Roma, 2012
M. R. Manzini, L. M. Savoia. Appunti di morfosintassi romanza. Ed. dell’Orso
B. Baldi, L. Savoia La lingua e i parlanti, 2 voll, Pacini
R. Jackendoff, Linguaggio e natura umana. Il Mulino
N. Chomsky. Linguaggio e problemi della conoscenza. Il Mulino
Learning Objectives
This course aims at acquainting students with formal theories of natural languages,
with particular attention to generative grammar – and to raise their awareness of the
syntactic, morphological, and interpretive aspects of language. The monographic
part of the course will consist at least in part of seminars, where students will
actively take part in the reading and presentation of course materials taken from the
primary literature on selected topics.
with particular attention to generative grammar – and to raise their awareness of the
syntactic, morphological, and interpretive aspects of language. The monographic
part of the course will consist at least in part of seminars, where students will
actively take part in the reading and presentation of course materials taken from the
primary literature on selected topics.
Prerequisites
none beyond the requirements for the MA course itself.
Teaching Methods
taught lessons; seminars held by the students under the teacher's supervision
Further information
none
Type of Assessment
final exam
Course program
This course is an advanced introduction to the formal theory of natural languages,
as developed in particular by Chomsky and his school – and with special attention
to the syntactic, morphological, and interpretive aspects of language. In the
institutional part of the course, after a brief introduction to Chomsky’s philosophy of
language, in those aspects that are directly relevant to linguistic analysis), we
address in some depth and detail key concepts of morphosyntax (constituent
structure, ordering relations, movement, etc.) and of the intepretive component
(compositionality, reference, inferential processes, etc.) – as well as the role that
these play in the explanation of the core phenomena of natural languages (eventstructure,
agreement, displacement, complementation, phrasal types, informational
structure etc.). Special attention will be paid to the comparison between different
languages, chosen generally among the European ones. The monographic part of
the course will consist at least in part of seminars, where students will actively take
part in the reading and presentation of course materials taken from the primary
literature on selected topics.
as developed in particular by Chomsky and his school – and with special attention
to the syntactic, morphological, and interpretive aspects of language. In the
institutional part of the course, after a brief introduction to Chomsky’s philosophy of
language, in those aspects that are directly relevant to linguistic analysis), we
address in some depth and detail key concepts of morphosyntax (constituent
structure, ordering relations, movement, etc.) and of the intepretive component
(compositionality, reference, inferential processes, etc.) – as well as the role that
these play in the explanation of the core phenomena of natural languages (eventstructure,
agreement, displacement, complementation, phrasal types, informational
structure etc.). Special attention will be paid to the comparison between different
languages, chosen generally among the European ones. The monographic part of
the course will consist at least in part of seminars, where students will actively take
part in the reading and presentation of course materials taken from the primary
literature on selected topics.