| GENERAL LINGUISTICS 3
(objectives)
The Course “General Linguistics 3” falls within the domain of the Basic learning activities labelled “Philology, General and Applied Linguistics” of the Degree Course in Languages and Cultural-Linguistic Mediation, specifically the activities aiming at providing adequate tools for the analysis and the theoretical study of languages and language.
The module “Typology, universals and the brain” has the aim of providing the foundations of linguistic typology, with special reference to morphological and syntactic typology. Typology and Universals. Biological conditions for language.
The module “Diachronic linguistics” has the aim of providing basic knowledge in relation to linguistic change, at different levels of analysis, and to Indo-European comparison, with attention also to areal and typological comparison.
Expected learning outcomes: The students will know the basic concepts of linguistic typology, of universals and biological basis of language (Typology, universal and the brain); they will have basic knowledge on linguistic change, on the reconstruction of Indo-European, and on the genetic, areal, and typological comparison.
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Code
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20704168 |
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Language
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ITA |
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Type of certificate
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Profit certificate
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Credits
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6
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Scientific Disciplinary Sector Code
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L-LIN/01
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Contact Hours
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36
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Type of Activity
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Basic compulsory activities
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Group: CANALE 1
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Derived from
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20704168 GENERAL LINGUISTICS 3 in Modern Languages for Intercultural communication L-12 CANALE 1 LOMBARDI VALLAURI EDOARDO
(syllabus)
Linguistic type. Typological corpus. Syntactic and morphological typology. Areal typology. Diachronic typology. Linguistic universals and tendencies. Implicational universals. Explaining language universals. Biological bases for language, brain localization, mirror neurons. Brain imaging techniques. Language in humans and non-humans. Origins (onto- and phylogenesis) of language. Linguistic innatism, functionalism, evolutionism.
(reference books)
- N. Grandi, Fondamenti di tipologia linguistica, Carocci.
- E. Lombardi Vallauri, The Relation between Mind and Language. The Innateness Hypothesis and the Poverty of the Stimulus, in The Linguistic Review 21, 2004, pp. 345-387.
- M. Christiansen – N. Chater, Language as shaped by the brain, in “Behavioral and Brain Sciences” 31, 2008, pp. 489-509 (cioè senza gli interventi di discussione di altri autori).
- F. Di Vincenzo – G. Manzi, Alla ricerca delle origini. In (a cura di N. Grandi), Nuovi dialoghi sulle lingue e il linguaggio, Pàtron, pp. 71-88.
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Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities
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Delivery mode
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Traditional
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Attendance
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not mandatory
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Evaluation methods
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Written test
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Group: CANALE 2
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20704168 GENERAL LINGUISTICS 3 in Modern Languages for Intercultural communication L-12 CANALE 2 POMPEI ANNA
(syllabus)
This course will deal with the following three topics:
(1) Basic knowledge of the history of comparative and historical linguistics.
(2) Learning the comparative method (reconstruction of the Indo-European phonological system) and the most important phonetic laws; analysis of some topics of the Indo-European morphophonology; comparison among genealogical, typological, and areal classification of languages.
(3) Analysis of the linguistic change, at phonetic, phonological, morphological, syntactic, and semantic level. Learning the reasons of linguistic change, and its spread in space and society.
(reference books)
Ciancaglini C. A. e A. Keidan, 2018, Linguistica generale e storica, vol. II, Milano, Le Monnier (ch. 7-11, excluding sections §§ 8.1.2-8.1.3, 8.7.7, 10.4).
Szemerényi O., 1980, Introduzione alla linguistica indeuropea, II ed., Milano, Unicopli, 21-120.
Milizia P., 2002, Le lingue indoeuropee, Roma, Carocci.
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Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities
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Delivery mode
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Traditional
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Attendance
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not mandatory
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Evaluation methods
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Written test
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