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Introduction to Linguistics

Code 12336
Year 1
Semester S1
ECTS Credits 6
Workload OT(15H)/TP(45H)
Scientific area Linguística
Entry requirements Correct and fluent expression in Portuguese.
Mode of delivery Presence in classes or by distance.
Work placements - It doesn't apply.
Learning outcomes 1. Reflect on human language as an object of linguistic science.
2. Problematize the knowledge and use of natural languages.
3. Use basic linguistic analysis tools.
Syllabus 1. Linguistics and Semiotics

1.1 The concept of natural language

1.2 Types of signals

2. Saussure and the emergence of Linguistics as a scientific discipline

2.1 Language / speech

2.2 Synchrony / Diachrony

2.3 The linguistic sign

3. Chomsky and formal and syntagmatic grammar

3.1 Descriptive grammar and prescriptive grammar

3.2 Grammaticality and acceptability

3.3 Syntagmatic rules

4. Language acquisition

4.1 The process of language acquisition and development

4.2 Main language disorders
Main Bibliography Barbosa, Jorge. M. (1994). Introdução ao estudo da Fonologia e Morfologia do Português. Coimbra: Almedina.
Coseriu, Eugenio. (1979). Sincronia, diacronia e história. O problema da mudança lingüística. Trad. de Carlos Alberto da Fonseca e Mário Ferreira. São Paulo: Presença.
Duarte, Inês. (2000). Língua Portuguesa. Instrumento de análise. Lisboa: Universidade Aberta.
Mota, Maria A. (1996). Línguas em contacto. In: Faria, Isabel H. et al. (Orgs.). Linguística Geral e Portuguesa. Lisboa: Caminho, 505-533.
Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria 2 evaluation tests
Language Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
Last updated on: 2023-10-11

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