English Linguistics - 1st and 2nd semester
Code
711131026
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Linguística
Credits
6
Teacher in charge
Alexandra Fiéis, 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
N/A
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
AARTS, Bas & April MCMAHON (eds) (2006) The Handbook of English Linguistics. Blackwell Publishing.
CRYSTAL, David (2002) The English Language. Penguin Books.
FINEGAN, Edward (2004) Language. Its Structure and Use. Thomson Wadsworth.
FROMKIN, Victoria, Robert RODMAN, Nina HYAMS (2010) An Introduction to Language. Thomson Wadsworth.
QUIRK, R., S. GREENBAUM, G. LEECH, & J. SVARTVIK (1985). A Grammar of Contemporary English. Harlow. Longman.
SVARTVIK, Jan & Geoffrey LEECH (2006) English. One Tongue, Many Voices. Palgrave Macmillan.
Teaching method
In class teaching
Evaluation method
Two written tests: mid-term (35%) and final (35%); short written assignments and class activities (30%).