Good basis of general culture and good knowledge of the Italian language, ability to reflect on the prerogatives and functions of the language code
Multiple choice test; open question test
The course aims to provide the student with the principles and methods of analysis necessary for the framing of language in communication systems, and to provide general information on the forms and modes of verbal communication, the connotative function of language and the historical, cultural and social aspects related to it.
In addition to the fundamentals of the discipline, reflection will be developed on the use of the components, functions and variety of the language code, stimulating the control of linguistic practice in its social context; reflection will be initiated on themes of historical and applied linguistics in relation to phenomena of interculturality and multilingualism, contact, sociolinguistic and ethnolinguistic issues.
F. Toso, Corso di linguistica generale (dispense, circa 60 pp.); F. Masini – N. Grandi (cur.), Tutto ciò che hai sempre voluto sapere sul linguaggio e sulle lingue, Bologna, Caissa Italia, 2017, pp. 208
Synchronized distance learning
The slides of the course will be provided, to be intended as study aids. Additional didactic materials or readings suggested for further study can be proposed during the introductory lessons.
