CODE 65479 ACADEMIC YEAR 2023/2024 CREDITS 1 cfu anno 1 LOGOPEDIA 9282 (L/SNT2) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR L-LIN/01 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 2° Semester MODULES Questo insegnamento è un modulo di: LINGUISTICS AND LANGUAGE THEORIES TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW As a branch of linguistics, semantics and lexicology examine the concept of meaning in the language and the structure of the lexicon, respectively. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES Students will learn the concept of meaning and its implications, lexicon and lexicon structure. AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES Students will be asked to know: - theories of meaning of the word (both as a single unit and phraseological units) - how linguistic mechanisms affect meaning change, from a diachronic/ synchronic perspective. - a set of categories for the analysis of lexicon. TEACHING METHODS Lecture SYLLABUS/CONTENT Semantics and semantic theories. Structural and cognitive semantics. Synthagmatics and paradigmatics in semantic relationship. Componential Analysis: results and shortcomings of a theory. Different kinds of meaning. The non – literal meaning. Acquisition of a non- literal skill: idioms and acquisition. Lexicon and its analysis categories. RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Students will be given a handout at the end of the course. TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD LUCA VALENTINO BUSETTO Exam Board GRAZIA MARIA SANTORO (President) LUCA VALENTINO BUSETTO (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course) LESSONS LESSONS START See Timetable Class schedule SEMIOTICS EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Oral exam ASSESSMENT METHODS The exam will focus on the content of the lectures and the way students succeed in mastering learnings and notions. Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 10/01/2024 15:00 GENOVA Orale 31/01/2024 15:00 GENOVA Orale 06/06/2024 15:00 GENOVA Orale 03/07/2024 15:00 GENOVA Orale 17/07/2024 15:00 GENOVA Orale 04/09/2024 15:00 GENOVA Orale 24/09/2024 15:00 GENOVA Orale FURTHER INFORMATION Being this a multi-module course, students who fail to pass a single exam are due to repeat the whole set of exams.