IJ1A038 Semantics and Lexicon

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/2. 1 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
Prerequisites
IJ1A035 Applied Linguistics I && IJ1A003 Practical Italian III && IJ1A033 Italian Linguistics III
IJ1A033 Italian Linguistics III
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 course is dedicated to enhancing knowledge of derivational morphology, vocabulary and semantics.
Learning outcomes
Main processes of word formation. Semantic relations.
Syllabus
  • Main processes of word formation. Semantic relations.
Literature
    required literature
  • BERRUTO, Gaetano and Massimo CERRUTI. La linguistica : un corso introduttivo. 2a edizione. Torino: UTET Università, 2017, xiv, 333. ISBN 9788860084835. info
Teaching methods
The course includes consulations exercises and in self-study, as follows: 1) Study of the reference textbook, chap. 3. Morphology (review from Italian Linguistics III), chap. 5. Semantics. 2) Selection of one of the recommended readings and morphological and semantic analysis of the lexemes.
Assessment methods
Oral interview. Morphological and semantic analysis of the chosen text.
Language of instruction
Italian
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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