The course takes into account a particular aspect of human verbal skills - the faculty of language -, analyzing the different hypotheses that have been suggested on the topic over time.
The course aims providing students with critical tools that allow them to reflect on the general question: Is language innate or learned?
The course aims providing students with critical tools that allow them to reflect on the general question: Is language innate or learned?
teacher profile teaching materials
- Ferretti F., 2015, La facoltà di linguaggio. Determinati biologiche e variabilità culturale, Carocci. Roma
Programme
The course takes into account a particular aspect of human verbal skills - the faculty of language -, analyzing the different hypotheses that have been suggested on the topic over time.Core Documentation
- Chomsky N., 1998, Linguaggio e problemi della conoscenza, Il Mulino, Bologna.- Ferretti F., 2015, La facoltà di linguaggio. Determinati biologiche e variabilità culturale, Carocci. Roma
Type of delivery of the course
If the emergency due to the COVID-19 epidemics continues, we'll follow our university's recommendation regarding teaching and evaluation. In particular, teaching will be online with the means suggested by the university and the oral written exams will be done by using Microsoft TeamsType of evaluation
multiple choice written test