Course: Italian Lexicology

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Course title Italian Lexicology
Course code KRI/LEI
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Italian
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kováčová Lenka, Mgr.
  • Bianco Francesco, Ph.D.
Course content
Overview of specific features of the Italian vocabulary. Topics: the structure of Italian vocabulary, the formation of words in Italian, lexical morphology, loan-words, lexical fields, word meaning, synonyms, antonyms, connotation, denotation, basics of Lexicography etc. The seminar is focused on the practicing of the theoretical knowledge.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
  • Homework for Teaching - 25 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 25 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 25 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Overview of specific features of the Italian vocabulary.
Students will be introduced to the structure and the evolution of the Italian vocabulary.
Prerequisites
None.

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark, Oral exam, Written exam, Essay

The student's active participation in the course and fulfilment of all the requirements set by the teacher during the course.
Recommended literature
  • Elisabetta Ježek. (2005). Lessico : classi di parole, strutture, combinazioni . Mulino, Bologna.
  • Federica Casadei. (2003). Lessico e semantica . Carocci, Roma.
  • Luca Serianni. (1989). Grammatica italiana. UTET Libreria, Torino .
  • Marcello Sensini. (1992). Il sistema della lingua. Mondadori, Milano .
  • Miklós Fogarasi. (1984). Grammatica italiana del Novecento. Bulzoni editore, Roma .
  • Simonetta Vietri . (2004). Lessico-gramatica dell'italiano : metodi, descrizioni e applicazioni . UTET LIbreria, Torino.
  • Tullio De Mauro, Vincenzo Lo Cascio (ed.). (1997). Lessico e grammatica : teorie linguistische e applicazioni lessicografiche . Bulzoni, Roma.


Study plans that include the course
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