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Study Plan
This information is intended exclusively for students already enrolled in this course.If you are a new student interested in enrolling, you can find information about the course of study on the course page:
Laurea in Lingue e letterature per l'editoria e i media digitali - Enrollment from 2025/2026The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.
1° Year
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1st foreign language
2nd foreign language
1st foreign literature
2nd foreign literature
2° Year activated in the A.Y. 2020/2021
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1st foreign language
2nd foreign language
1st foreign literature
2nd foreign literature
Philology related to 1st or 2nd foreign language
3° Year activated in the A.Y. 2021/2022
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1st foreign language
2nd foreign language
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1st foreign language
2nd foreign language
1st foreign literature
2nd foreign literature
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1st foreign language
2nd foreign language
1st foreign literature
2nd foreign literature
Philology related to 1st or 2nd foreign language
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1st foreign language
2nd foreign language
Legend | Type of training activity (TTA)
TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.
English language 2 (2020/2021)
Teaching code
4S002919
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
9
Language
English
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
L-LIN/12 - LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION - ENGLISH
Period
II semestre (Lingue e letterature straniere) dal Feb 15, 2021 al May 29, 2021.
Learning outcomes
The course aim is to provide an introduction to the study of the English language from a syntactic and semantic perspective. At the end of the course students will have awareness of the building elements of the English sentence, which they will be able to analyse from multiple perspectives. Moreover, they will possess knowledge of the cognitive mechanisms that underlie the construction of the lexicon of the English language. C1 level (Computer-based test) is a prerequisite for the course
Program
Course Syllabus
The main topics covered will be:
Syntax:
- The Building Blocks of Language: Words, Word Classes and Phrases
- Clauses and Sentences (both Simple and Complex)
- Predicates, Arguments and Thematic Roles
The Information structure of the English Sentence:
- Given and New Information (topic and focus);
- Variation in the Structure of the Sentence (fronting, inversion, cleft sentences, extraposition, existential sentences)
Lexical Semantics:
- The Structure of the English Lexicon;
- Currently available Lexicographic Resources for the Study of the English Lexicon;
- Levels of Meaning;
- Main Sense Relations (syntagmatic, paradigmatic)
- The representation of Meaning: Componential Analysis, Semantic Fields, Prototype Theory, Frame Semantics
Reading List:
Aarts, Bas (2001) English Syntax and Argumentation, 4th edition, London, Palgrave Macmillan
Cruse, Alan (2010) Meaning in Language. An Introduction to Semantics and Pragmatics, 3rd Edition, Oxford, Oxford University Press.
Advanced and Optional:
Violi, Patrizia (1996) Significato ed Esperienza, Milano, Bompiani
Saeed, John I. (2003) Semantics, London, Blackwell
Additional bibliographic references will be indicated during the course. Class presentations will be made available on-line during the course.
Grammar Textbooks:
Biber, Douglas, Susan Conrad and Geoffrey Leech (2002) Longman Student Grammar of Spoken and Written English, London, Longman
Dictionaries:
- Collins Cobuild English Language Dictionary for Advanced Learners, 2nd Edition, Collins
- Merriam Webster English Dictionary
-Grande Dizionario Inglese Hazon Garzanti, nuova edizione 2017, Milano, Garzanti
Author | Title | Publishing house | Year | ISBN | Notes |
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Aarts Bas | English Syntax and Argumentation (Edizione 6) | Palgrave Macmillan | 2008 | ||
Cruse Alan | Meaning in Language. An Introduction to Semantics and Pragmatics (Edizione 3) | Oxford University Press | 2010 | 9780199559466 |
Examination Methods
Written test including open questions, exercises and analyses. The test will last 2 hours and will be in English.
Prerequisites:
English Language 1;
English C1 level (Computer-based test);
English Literature 1.
Final Remarks: students are recommended to check the course homepage regularly for an updated version of the program.