IJ1A033 Italian Linguistics III

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught in person.
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
Tue 8:00–9:40 L31
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 introduce students to the Italian morphological system, in particular lexical classes, inflection and word formation. They will learn to identify lexical forms, their characteristics and use in practical language.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course the student will have acquired an awareness of the main semantic and morphosyntactic features of the various lexical classes. Moreover, they will be able to apply this knowledge both to the practical use of the Italian language and to its theoretical description.
Syllabus
  • - Nouns - Gender and number of nouns - Definiteness: defined/indefinite article, partitive (forms and functions) - Adjectives: general characteristics, classification - Agreement - Pronouns: characteristics and types - Verbs - Closed lexical classes - 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.
  • G. Berruto - Massimo Cerruti, 2011. La linguistica. Un corso introduttivo. UTET
Teaching methods
Lectures: definition and discussion of basic notions and terminology; specific examples. Exercises: exercises on all treated phenomena.
Assessment methods
Written exam (and possible discussion)
Language of instruction
Italian
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2021, recent)
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