Advanced reflection on some theoretical and methodological issues concerning linguistic analysis, with particular reference to information structure, discourse categories and interface analysis. The course addresses the student towards novel and original paths of research, in a comparative perspective, and provides the relevant theoretical knowledge and the appropriate diagnostic instruments for individual investigation on information-structural issues.
teacher profile teaching materials
Chapter 2 – Lexical typology (Introduction, Words for body parts, Kinship terms, Personal pronouns, Words for numbers, Antonymic adjectives, Words for colors).
Chapter 3 – Syntactic typology (Introduction, The choice of words and word forms, The order of words, Syntactic categories).
Chapter 4 – Morphological typology (Introduction, The choice of morphemes and morpheme forms, The order of morphemes, Morphological categories).
Chapter 6 – Historical change (The Genesis of articles, Wod order change).
Programme
Chapter 1 - What is language typology? Goals, Tools (Statement types, Language samples, Data Sources).Chapter 2 – Lexical typology (Introduction, Words for body parts, Kinship terms, Personal pronouns, Words for numbers, Antonymic adjectives, Words for colors).
Chapter 3 – Syntactic typology (Introduction, The choice of words and word forms, The order of words, Syntactic categories).
Chapter 4 – Morphological typology (Introduction, The choice of morphemes and morpheme forms, The order of morphemes, Morphological categories).
Chapter 6 – Historical change (The Genesis of articles, Wod order change).
Core Documentation
Edith A. Moravcsik, “Introducing Language Typology”, Cambridge University Press, 2013. The paperback edition is cheaper. Chapters 5 and 7 are excluded; chapter 6 must be studied only until page 209.Type of delivery of the course
Traditional classes in Italian language.Type of evaluation
Written proof (open-ended questions).