Principles of Grammatical Analysis_Portuguese

Code:

LLC011

Acronym:

BAGR_P

Instance: 2012/2013 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Portuguese and Romance Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LLC	42	Joint Language Plan - English/Spanish	1	-	6	52	162
		Joint Language Plan-German/Spanish	1	-	6	52	162
		Joint Language Plan-German/French	1	-	6	52	162
		Joint Language Plan-French/Spanish	1	-	6	52	162
		Joint Language Plan-Portuguese/English	1	-	6	52	162
		Joint Language Plan-Portuguese/Classical Languages	1	-	6	52	162
		Single Language Plan-German	1	-	6	52	162
		Single Language Plan-French	1	-	6	52	162
		Single Language Plan-Spanish	1	-	6	52	162
		Portuguese and Foreign Lauguage(German)	1	-	6	52	162
		Portuguese and Foreign Lauguage (Spanish)	1	-	6	52	162
		Portuguese and Foreign Lauguage (French)	1	-	6	52	162
		Joint Language Plan -English/French	1	-	6	52	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

1. Strengthen the basics of grammatical analysis acquired in basic and secondary education;
2. Acquire the basic notions of the key areas of Phonology, Morphology, Morphosyntax and Syntax;
3. Develop techniques of grammatical description (observation, seeking regularities, generalising from linguistic data).

Program

1. The concept and scope of grammar
2. Morphology
2.1. The concept of word and morpheme
2.2.Morphological processes of word formation
2.3. Non-morphological processes of word formation
3. From morphosyntax to syntax
3.1. Word classes
3.2. The structure of syntactic elements and categories; selection of categories
3.3. Grammatical relations: syntactic functions and thematic roles
3.4. Clause, simple sentence and complex sentence
3.5. Coordination and subordination
4. Basic notions of Phonetics and Phonology
4.1. Consonants, vowels and semi-vowels (glides)
4.2. Brief characterisation of sound articulation
4.3. The accent; classification of words according to accent; the general accentuation rules in Portuguese
4.4. Unstressed vowels.

Mandatory literature

BECHARA, E.; Moderna Gramática Portuguesa , E. Lucerna, 1999. ISBN: 85-86930-05-9
CUNHA, C. e L. CINTRA; Nova Gramática do Português Contemporâneo, João Sá da Costa, 1984. ISBN: não tem
DUARTE, I.; Língua Portuguesa. Instrumentos de análise, U. Aberta, 2000. ISBN: 972-674-322-2
FARIA, I. H. et alii; Introdução à Linguística Geral e Portuguesa, Caminho, 1996. ISBN: 972-21-1048-9
MATEUS, M. H. et alii; Gramática da Língua Portuguesa, Caminho, 2003. ISBN: 972-21-0445-4
MATEUS. M. H. e A. Villalva; O Essencial sobre Linguística, Caminho, 2006. ISBN: ISBN972-21-1777-7
NEVES, M. H. ; Gramática de Usos do Português, Unesp, 1999. ISBN: 85-7139-288-9

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theorical-Pratical Classes

keywords

Humanities > language sciences > Linguistics > Grammar

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	56,00
Testes or exam	Exame	6,00		2013-02-12
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
Preparation of testes or examination	Estudo autónomo	100	2013-02-12
	Total:	100,00

Eligibility for exams

75% class attendance.

Calculation formula of final grade

Two tests throughout the semester each counting for 50% or a final exam counting for 100%.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not applicable

Classification improvement

In accordance with the Assessment Regulations in force.

Observations

Not applicable