Theoretical Linguistics

The course aims at providing a basic training and learning in linguistics, and it leads to further deepening either in the field of linguistic sciences, or in the reflection about the (phonological, morpho-syntactical, lexical) structures of individual languages. The course aims at offering a deeper knowledge of the structural features and of the main phenomena shown by natural languages, in such a way to observe and to describe them according to a synchronic and a diachronic approach. This should be done also taking into consideration the history of linguistic thought and the different theoretical models that have characterized the Western tradition.

Knowledge and understanding

At the end of the course, students will be able to:

- present the fundamental elements of linguistic analysis
- identify facts concretely found in specific languages
- present the main hermeneutical approaches and methods of linguistic analysis
- explain in both a synchronic and a diachronic way the function of documents in specific languages

Ability to apply knowledge and understanding

At the end of the course, students will be able to:

- describe the analyzed texts in a metalinguistically correct and appropriate way
- interpret documents in relation to their production contexts and respective functions