IJ1B053 Syntax and Textuality

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 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
Fri 8:00–9:40 G12
Prerequisites
( IJIA015 Practical Italian IV || IJ1A004 Practical Italian IV ) && ! IJIA953 Syntax and Textuality && !NOWANY( IJIA953 Syntax and Textuality )
none
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The course is aimed at developing an articulate awareness of the main themes of sentence syntax (simple and complex) and its relationship to textuality.
Learning outcomes
Students will develop their metalinguistic competence, in particular on the following topics: - Syntax: forms and functions - The sentence: form and meaning - The sentence nucleus - Grammatical relations - Continuum of transitivity - Sentence and utterance - Complex sentence: forms and functions - Coordination and subordination - Syntax and textuality
Syllabus
  • - Syntax: forms and functions - The sentence: form and meaning - The sentence nucleus - Grammatical relations - Continuum of transitivity - Sentence and utterance - Complex sentence: forms and functions - Coordination and subordination - Syntax and textuality
Literature
  • M. Prandi (2011), Le regole e le scelte. UTET.
  • Lecture notes during the course
  • A. Sobrero, A. Miglietta (2006), Introduzione alla linguistica italiana. Bari: Laterza.
  • A. Sobrero, Introduzione all'italiano contemporaneo. Le strutture. Bari: Laterza, 1993 (e edizioni successive).
  • M. Prandi, P. Cuzzolin, N. Grandi, M. Napoli (2021), Orizzonti della linguistica. Roma: Carocci.
Teaching methods
Lectures, seminars, workshops (with active involvement of students).
Assessment methods
Written examination (analysis of a text on the basis of the categories of analysis practised), 2 hours, followed by an oral discussion, if deemed necessary by the teacher or requested by the candidates.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2021, Autumn 2023.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2022, recent)
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