English Linguistics (i,1) (2005/2006)

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Course code
4S01280
Name of lecturer
Roberta Facchinetti
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Other available courses
Academic sector
L-LIN/12 - LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION - ENGLISH
Language of instruction
Italian
Location
VERONA
Period
2nd semester dal Feb 20, 2006 al May 31, 2006.

Lesson timetable

Learning outcomes

the course aims at illustrating the basics of Present-day English with special reference to its geographical, social and textual varieties.

Syllabus

pre-requisite: B1 level of competence of English (according to the European framework).

PROGRAMME:

- Difference between synchrony and diachrony
- Change vs. variation
- Standard English
- Dialect and idiolect
- Principles of Sociolinguistics
- Register, slang, textual variety, and genre
- Speech acts and principles of pragmatics
- Diatopic variation

Assessment methods and criteria

Written test and oral test

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