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Portuguese Morphology

Code 16939
Year 1
Semester S2
ECTS Credits 3
Workload TP(30H)
Scientific area Linguística
Entry requirements --
Learning outcomes General Objectives:
- To understand the structure and formation of lexical units in Portuguese.
Specific Objectives:
- To identify and analyze the processes of lexical unit formation.
- To understand the morphological classes of lexical units.
- To recognize morphemes and their function in words.
Syllabus 1. Introductory Concepts of Morphology;
2. The lexicon of Portuguese;
3. Derivational morphology;
4. Inflectional morphology.
Main Bibliography CUNHA, Celso e Luis Filipe Lindley CINTRA. Nova Gramática do Português Contemporâneo. Lisboa: Ed. J. Sá da Costa, [1984] 2014. ( 21ª edição).
Mateus, M. H., et al. (2003). Gramática da Língua Portuguesa. Editora Caminho.
Ministério da Educação e Ciência. (s/d) Dicionário Terminológico para consulta em linha. Disponível em http://dt.dge.mec.pt/.
Xavier, M. Francisca e Mateus, M. Helena Mira (1990), Dicionário de termos linguísticos, vol I., Lisboa, Edições Cosmos.
Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria The classes will be based on the theoretical exposition of the program content, supported by the students' completion of practical tasks that allow them to consolidate the learned content.

Students will be evaluated at the end of the semester through a written exam, and continuously through their participation and completion of tasks during classes.

The evaluation of the Portuguese Morphology course will be carried out, as agreed between the Teacher and the Students, after contact at the beginning of the semester, in the following ways:
2. Completion of a practical task (20%);
3. A written assessment test (80%).

The minimum conditions required for taking the exam (regular and resit periods) are 75% attendance and a minimum grade of 6 in teaching and learning.

Students covered by exceptional circumstances registered in the enrollment are exempt from the attendance criterion for taking the exam (regular and resit periods).
Language Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
Last updated on: 2026-03-17

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