IJ1A034 Italian Linguistics IV

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. Egle Mocciaro, Dottore di Ricerca (lecturer)
Mgr. Kristýna Lorenzová (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Egle Mocciaro, Dottore di Ricerca
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Egle Mocciaro, Dottore di Ricerca
Supplier department: Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Fri 14:00–15:40 G25, except Mon 21. 4. to Sun 27. 4.
Prerequisites
IJ1A033 Italian Linguistics III
Italian Linguistics III (IJ1A033)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
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Abstract
The aim of this course is to familiarise students with morphosyntax (nouns and verbs) and the structure of sentences and utterances in Italian.
Learning outcomes
The student will learn: - to recognise verbal and nominal forms and understand their function in a sentence - to identify the argumental structure of the verbs - to recognise different types of sentences and their relationship in a text
Key topics
- verbs: forms and functions - argumental structure - syntactic functions - conjunctions - types of sentences - relationship among sentences
Study resources and literature
  • Massimo Palermo, Linguistica italiana, Il Mulino
  • Cecilia Andorno, La grammatica italiana. Bruno Mondadori
  • Teaching materials
  • G. Berruto - M. Cerruti, La linguistica. Un corso introduttivo. UTET
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
Lectures and seminars
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
Written exam (open questions and exercises on the course's contents). Both the development of the course's contents and the acquisition of the Italian language, according to the level, will be evaluated. 80% attendance is required to take the written test; alternatively, the study of additional material to compensate for non-attendance must be agreed in advance.
Language of instruction
Italian
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 Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2026, Spring 2027.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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