Linguística Inglesa (not translated)
Code
711131026
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Linguística
Credits
6
Teacher in charge
Alexandra Fiéis
Weekly hours
4
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
(1) Know specific aspects of the syntax and semantics of English in a comparative perspective.
(2) Know specific aspects of the phonology and morphology of English in a comparative perspective.
(3) Master theoretical tools for the linguistic analysis of English data.
(4) Recognize linguistic aspects of different varieties of English.
Prerequisites
None.
Subject matter
1. English Phonetics and Phonology
1.1. the sounds of English: representation and articulatory classification
1.2. phonemes, free and contextual variants
1.3. phonological processes
1.4. prosodic properties: syllable, stress and intonation
2. English Morphology
2.1. morphological structure of words: morphemes and their variants
2.2. inflection and derivation
2.3. word formation and lexical creation processes
2.4. word classes and subclasses
3. English syntax
3.1. phase structure: constituents, categories, functions
3.2. lexical and functional categories and word order
3.3. simple and complex sentences
3.4. double object constructions
3.5. interrogative and relative contructions
3.6. passive and subject raising constructions
4. Language and variation
4.1. from Indo-European to English
4.2. English worldwide
4.3. dialect variation in English
4.4. languages in contact: English-based pidgins and creoles
Bibliography
CASANOVA, I. (1996). Linguística Inglesa. Lisboa, Universidade Aberta.
MCARTHUR, T. (2002). The Oxford Guide to World English, Oxford University Press.
CARSTAIRS-McCARTHY, A. (2002). An Introduction to English Morphology. Edinburgh University Press Ltd.
QUIRK, R., GREENBAUM, S., LEECH, G., & SVARTVIK, J. (1985). A Grammar of Contemporary English. Harlow. Longman, 1985.
RADFORD, A. (2009). Analysing English Sentences. A Minimalist Approach, Cambridge. Cambridge University Press.
Teaching method
There will both theoretical lectures and practical work in class and as homework, and discussion of reading topics. Summaries and relevant material will be available on FCSH-UNL´s \"moodle\". Tutorials will be on students´ demand.
Evaluation method
Evaluation:
Two written tests: mid-term (35%) and final (35%); one short written essay (15%); exercises and class activities (15%).