IJ1A033 Italian Linguistics III

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught online.
Teacher(s)
doc. Egle Mocciaro, Dottore di Ricerca (lecturer)
doc. Paolo Divizia, Dottore di Ricerca (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
doc. Egle Mocciaro, Dottore di Ricerca
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 10:00–11:40 G31
Prerequisites
IJ1A032 Italian Linguistics II || IJIA005 Practical Italian II
Previous Italian Linguistics courses
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of this course is to acquaint the students with the Italian morphological system, in particular with the articles, nouns, adjectives and pronouns. They will learn how to identify these lexical classes, will know their characteristics and use in the practical language.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student will be able to understand the main semantic and morphosyntactic characteristics related to nouns, articles, adjectives and pronouns, and will be able to apply this knowledge both to the practical use of the Italian language as well as to its theoretical description.
Syllabus
  • - Nouns - Gender and number of nouns - Definiteness: defined/indefinite article, partitive (forms and functions) - Adjectives: general characteristics, classification - Agreement - Gradability - Pronouns: characteristics and types - Word formation rules: derivation and composition
Literature
  • Andorno, Cecilia, La grammatica italiana, Bruno Mondadori
  • Lecture notes during the course
  • Dardano, M., and Trifone, P., Grammatica italiana con nozioni di linguistica; Battaglia, S., Nuova grammatica italiana per stranieri
  • Serianni, L., Grammatica italiana: Italiano comune e lingua letteraria, Torino, 1989; Battaglia, S., and Pernicone, V., La grammatica italiana, Torino, 1957.
Teaching methods
Lectures: definition and discussion of basic notions and terminology; specific examples. Exercises: exercises on all treated phenomena.
Assessment methods
Written exam.
Language of instruction
Italian
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
Virtual class on Teams
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2020, recent)
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