Introduction to Linguistics

Code	16911
Year	1
Semester	S1
ECTS Credits	3
Workload	TP(30H)
Scientific area	Linguística
Entry requirements	--
Learning outcomes	- Understand the phenomenon of human language; - Know the birth of Linguistics as a science; - Follow the development of modern trends in Linguistics.
Syllabus	1. The object of study of Linguistics. 2. Saussure and the birth of Modern Linguistics. 3. Modern Currents in Linguistics.
Main Bibliography	Duarte, Inês (2000) Língua Portuguesa. Instrumentos de Análise. Lisboa: Universidade Aberta. Evans, Vyvyan (2014) The language myth. Why language is not an instinct. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Faria, I. H., E. Pedro, I. Duarte & C. Gouveia (orgs.) (1996) Introdução à Linguística Geral e Portuguesa. Lisboa: Caminho. Fromkin, Victoria, Robert Rodman, Nina M. Hyams (2014) An Introduction to Language. 10ª edição. Boston: Thomson. Martinet, André (1967) Elementos de linguística geral. Lisboa : Sá da Costa Mateus, Maria Helena & Alina Villalva (2006) O Essencial sobre Linguística. Lisboa: Caminho. Saussure, Ferdinand de (1971) Curso de Linguística Geral. Lisboa : D. Quixote.
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.