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Laurea in Lingue e culture per il turismo e il commercio internazionale - Enrollment from 2025/2026

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Teaching code

4S002896

Credits

9

Language

English en

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

L-LIN/12 - LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION - ENGLISH

Period

II semestre dal Feb 18, 2019 al Jun 1, 2019.

Learning outcomes

This class aims at developing and consolidating students’ competence in the phonological and morphological aspects of contemporary English, also paying attention to their evolution over time.
Students should also acquire a linguistic competence in English at a B2 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Program

Introduction to English Linguistics: Focus on Phonetics, Phonology and Morphology

Syllabus

1. HISTORICAL ORIGIN OF ENGLISH WORDS

2. PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY
- The International Phonetic Alphabet
- speech organs
- vowels and consonants
- voicing
- place of articulation
- manner of articulation
- intonation and prosody

3. MORPHOLOGY
- functional and lexical words
- morphemes
- affixes
- word formation processes:
- inflection
- derivation
- compounding

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Roach, Peter (2013) "English Phonetics and Phonology. A Practical Course", Cambridge, Cambridge University Press. (4th edition)

Facchinetti, Roberta (2016) "English Phonetics and Morphology. A Reader for First Year University Students" (3rd ed.), Verona: Quiedit.

Kuiper, Koenraad and W. Scott Allan (2010) "An Introduction to English Language: Word, Sound and Sentence" (3rd ed.), Oxford: Palgrave Macmillan.

Plag, Ingo (2003) "Word-Formation in English". Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Svartvik, Jan and Geoffrey Leech (2006) "English. One Tongue, Many Voices", London, Palgrave Macmillan.

Additional bibliographic references especially for non-attending students will be indicated before the beginning of the course. Class presentations will be made available on-line during the course.

Reference texts
Author Title Publishing house Year ISBN Notes
Svartvik Jan, Leech Geoffrey English: One Tongue, Many Voices (Edizione 2) Palgrave 2006 1-4039-1830-9
Facchinetti, Roberta English Phonetics and Morphology. A Reader for First-year University Students QuiEdit 2013 8864642315
Roach Peter English Phonetics and Phonology. A Practical Course (with audio CDs) (Edizione 4) Cambridge University Press 2013 9780521717403
Plag, Ingo Word-Formation in English Cambridge University Press 2003 0521525632

Examination Methods

Written exam with questions and exercises. The exam lasts 2 hours.

Students may sit for the exam, starting from the first summer session (June-July). The final mark is comprehensive of the CLA Certification and will be registered after completing the various parts of the exam.

Prerequisites: English B2 level.


Final Remarks: students are recommended to check the course homepage regularly for an updated version of the program.

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE