IJ1A033 Italian Linguistics III

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
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
Thu 8:00–9:40 G23
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. The course will be complemented by active participation in a study day on Italian morphology, organised in October by our Department (7 October 2022), which alone will contribute to the acquisition of course credits.
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
    required literature
  • BERRUTO, Gaetano and Massimo CERRUTI. La linguistica : un corso introduttivo. 2a edizione. Torino: UTET Università, 2017, xiv, 333. ISBN 9788860084835. info
    recommended literature
  • Lecture notes during the course
  • Dardano, M., and Trifone, P., Grammatica italiana con nozioni di linguistica; Battaglia, S., Nuova grammatica italiana per stranieri
    not specified
  • Andorno, Cecilia, La grammatica italiana, Bruno Mondadori
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. Both the development of the course's contents and the acquisition of the Italian language, according to the level, will be evaluated.
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 2021, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2022, recent)
  • Permalink: https://is.muni.cz/course/phil/autumn2022/IJ1A033