Enrollment year
2015/2016
Academic discipline
L-LIN/01 (GLOTTOLOGY AND LINGUISTICS)
Department
DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITIES
Course
THEORETICAL AND APPLIED LINGUISTICS; LINGUISTICS AND MODERN LANGUAGES
Curriculum
PERCORSO COMUNE
Period
2nd semester (27/02/2017 - 01/06/2017)
Lesson hours
36 lesson hours
Prerequisites
No prerequisites
Learning outcomes
Understanding the grammatical structure of languages, the meaning and the origin of grammatical forms, in particular in the framework of Cognitive Grammar
Course contents
Introduction to Cognitive Grammar. The course will concern the basic principles of the thoery of meaning in the framework of Cognitive Grammar. In particular, we will discuss the theory of categorization and its consequences on semantic theory, both concerning the lexicon and concerning grammatical forms. We will then tackle the issue of polysemy, based on metaphorical and metonimic processes. The theoretical discussion will be grounded on extensive examplification from the languages studied by the attendants.
Teaching methods
Lectures. The preparation of papers will be tutored individually (tutorato). Further course materials will be made available online on the platform
http://luraghi.wikidot.com/
which will also contained updated information regarding course activities.
Students will receive Username and password at the beginning of the course.
Reccomended or required readings
Ronald W. Langacker. Foundations of Cognitive Grammar, Volume I, Theoretical Prerequisites. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 1987. Ronald W. Langacker. Foundations of Cognitive Grammar, Volume II, Descriptive Application. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 1991.
Further readings will be made available online during classes.
Assessment methods
Oral exam. During courses students will be asked to give short presentations concerning parts of the reading materials made available for the course. Students are also required to submit a course paper of 5-6 pages (tesina), concerning one of the topics discussed during the course. The precise topic can be decided with the instructor. The paper must be submitted three days prior to the oral exam; it can be written in Italian or in another language, depending on the students' linguistic background.
Grading: presentation up to 5 points; paper up to 9 points; oral exam up to 15 points; active participation at classes 1 point/honors.
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