Syllabus |
1. Language, Linguistic Community, Variation and Change 1.1 Origin and evolution of the Portuguese language 1.2 Portuguese and the language community 2. Morphology and Word Classes 2.1 Variable words and invariable words 2.2 Word classes and their morphology 2.3 Constitution and formation of words 3. Lexicology 3.1 Renovation and enrichment of the lexicon 3.2 Semantic relationships between words 3.3 Lexical structures: lexical field and semantic field 3.4 Idioms 4. Syntax 4.1 The sentence 4.2 Syntactic functions 4.3 The complex sentence 5. Semantics 5.1 Semantic values: temporal value, modal value and aspectual value 6. Discourse Analysis, Rhetoric, Pragmatics and Textual Linguistics 6.1 Deixis 6.2 Speech acts 6.3 Coherence and Cohesion
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Main Bibliography |
BECHARA, E.; Moderna Gramática Portuguesa, E. Lucerna, 1999. Cunha. C. & L. F. Cintra; Nova Gramática do Português Contemporâneo, Lisboa, João Sá da Costa, 1984. DUARTE, I.; Língua Portuguesa. Instrumentos de Análise, Lisboa, Universidade Aberta, 2000. FARIA, I. H. et alii; Introdução à Linguística Geral e Portuguesa, Lisboa, Caminho, 1996. Complementar Bibliography: MATEUS; M. H. et alii; Gramática da Língua Portuguesa, Lisboa, Caminho, 2003. Mateus, M.H. e A.Villalva; O Essencial sobre Linguística, Lisboa, Caminho, 2006. Raposo, Eduardo et alii (orgs). Gramática do Português, Lisboa, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 2013.
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Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria |
The classes will be based on the theoretical exposition of the programmatic contents, supported by the students' completion of practical tasks that allow for the consolidation of the learned material. Students will be evaluated at the end of the semester through a written exam, as well as continuously assessed based on their participation and completion of tasks during classes. The evaluation for the Portuguese Morphology course will be conducted according to the agreement between the instructor and the students, which will be established through communication at the beginning of the academic semester, and will consist of the following: 1. Completion of practical tasks (20%) 2. Evaluation exam (80%)
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