History, Anthropology, Religions

The course includes the study of the following topics, all related to the basics of modern linguistics: – definition of the basic concepts of linguistics and semiotics; – description of the articulatory apparatus, the production and articulatory classification of the linguistic sounds; – description of the physico-acoustic characteristics of sound in general, and, in particular, of the acoustic and spectrographic characteristics of the linguistic sounds; – definition of the main concepts of phonology, as well as the history of phonological debate from the foundation to the binarist approach; – definition of the main concepts of morphology, both inflectional and derivational; – basic notions of syntax; – an introduction to the linguistic typology.

The main requirement for this course is a good knowledge of the grammatical description of one's own mother-tongue, in the form in which it is taught in secondary schools. The possession of the basic numeracy skills is also desirable.

– Claudia A. Ciancaglini & Artemij Keidan, "Linguistica generale e storica per studenti di lingue orientali e classiche". Milano, Firenze: Le Monnier, Mondadori, 2018. Volume I, chapters 1–5. – Teaching materials

The course consists of lectures given by the teacher, plus some practical exercises carried out by the teacher and holders of supplementary contracts, as well as a series of in-depth lectures delivered by invited teachers.

Attendance, although optional, is strongly recommended.

The exam consists of a series of exercises covering all the main topics addressed during the course: articulatory phonetics, acoustic phonetics, phonology (including one exercise in phonological and phonetic transcription), morphology, and syntax. For logistical reasons, the exam is administered in written form, with questions based on the exercises carried out during the course.

- Ferdinand de Saussure, "Cours de linguistique générale", Lausanne & Paris: Payot, 1916 (Eng. transl.: "Course in General Linguistics", transl. by Roy Harris, La Salle, Illinois: Open Court, 1983). - Nikolaj Trubeckoj, "Grundzüge der Phonologie", Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1958 (Eng. transl.: "Principles of phonology", transl. by Ch. A. M. Baltaxe, Berkeley: University of California Press, 1969). - Roman Jakobson, Gunnar Fant & Morris Halle, "Preliminaries to speech analysis: The distinctive features and their correlates", Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press, 1951.

Traditional class, guided exercises, online seminars

The course includes the study of the following topics, all related to the basics of modern linguistics: – definition of the basic concepts of linguistics and semiotics; – description of the articulatory apparatus, the production and articulatory classification of the linguistic sounds; – description of the physico-acoustic characteristics of sound in general, and, in particular, of the acoustic and spectrographic characteristics of the linguistic sounds; – definition of the main concepts of phonology, as well as the history of phonological debate from the foundation to the binarist approach; – definition of the main concepts of morphology, both inflectional and derivational; – basic notions of syntax; – an introduction to the linguistic typology.

The main requirement for this course is a good knowledge of the grammatical description of one's own mother-tongue, in the form in which it is taught in secondary schools. The possession of the basic numeracy skills is also desirable.

– Claudia A. Ciancaglini & Artemij Keidan, "Linguistica generale e storica per studenti di lingue orientali e classiche". Milano, Firenze: Le Monnier, Mondadori, 2018. Volume I, chapters 1–5. – Teaching materials

The course consists of lectures given by the teacher, plus some practical exercises carried out by the teacher and holders of supplementary contracts, as well as a series of in-depth lectures delivered by invited teachers.

Attendance, although optional, is strongly recommended.

The exam consists of a series of exercises covering all the main topics addressed during the course: articulatory phonetics, acoustic phonetics, phonology (including one exercise in phonological and phonetic transcription), morphology, and syntax. For logistical reasons, the exam is administered in written form, with questions based on the exercises carried out during the course.

- Ferdinand de Saussure, "Cours de linguistique générale", Lausanne & Paris: Payot, 1916 (Eng. transl.: "Course in General Linguistics", transl. by Roy Harris, La Salle, Illinois: Open Court, 1983). - Nikolaj Trubeckoj, "Grundzüge der Phonologie", Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1958 (Eng. transl.: "Principles of phonology", transl. by Ch. A. M. Baltaxe, Berkeley: University of California Press, 1969). - Roman Jakobson, Gunnar Fant & Morris Halle, "Preliminaries to speech analysis: The distinctive features and their correlates", Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press, 1951.

Traditional class, guided exercises, online seminars