Topics in Portuguese Linguistics II

Code:

MTSL047

Acronym:

TLINP2

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Linguistics

Instance: 2022/2023 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Portuguese and Romance Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Master of Arts in Translation and Language Services

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MTSL	25	Study plan	1	-	6	41	162

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

1. Consolidation and development of syntactic knowledge in particular of some complex sentences.

2. Learning of new ways of looking at some semantic aspects of Portuguese taking into account the semantics of words like nouns or the semantics of aspect and mood and their influence at sentence and discourse levels. 

3. Development and application of previous topics to the study of text, especially focusing on how they can support text cohesion and coherence.

4. Comparative approach, whenever possible, between varieties of Portuguese and also between languages.    

Learning outcomes and competences

Skills and Learning outcomes: 

1. General capacity of linguistic reflection based on some theoretical proposals.

2. Implementation of rigorous methods in linguistic analysis by application of tests.

3. Knowledge of basic aspects of noun phrases including semantics of nouns, quantifiers and determiners.

4. Basic knowledge of the syntax of some complex sentences (subordination and coordination).

5. Capacity to apply some of the topics studied to texts.

As Portuguese shows some specificities, these learning outcomes are very valuable for translations to or from Portuguese.

Working method

Presencial

Program

I. NOUN AND NOUN PHRASE
1.Proper nouns and common nouns. Semantic types of nouns.
2. Nominal reference and nominal quantification.
3. The syntactic structure of noun phrases.
4. The semantics of the NP and sentence aspect

II. SUBORDINATION
1.Relative clauses: syntactic and semantic characterization.
1.1. Restrictive relative clauses.
1.2.Noun Phrase and sentence appositive relative clauses.
1.3. Free relative clauses.
1.4. Mood in relative clauses.

2. Adverbial clauses: syntactic and semantic characterization.
2.1. Temporal clauses.
2.2. Causal clauses.
2,3. Conditional clauses.
2.4. Concessive clauses.
2.5. Purpose clauses.
2.6. Adverbial clauses vs. constructions of degree and comparison
2.7. Adverbial clauses vs. coordinate clauses

Mandatory literature

BECHARA, E. ; Moderna Gramática Portuguesa, Rio de Janeiro, Companhia Editora Nacional, 1961. 37ª edição, revista e ampliada, Rio de Janeiro, Editora Lucerna, 1999
CUNHA, C. e L. F. LINDLEY CINTRA; Nova gramática do Português Contemporâneo, Lisboa, Ed. João Sá da Costa, 1984
LOPES, O.; Gramática Simbólica do Português (um esboço), Lisboa, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 2ª edição, 1972
MATEUS, M. H. et al.; Gramática da Língua Portuguesa, Lisboa, Caminho, Série Linguística, 2003
NEVES, M. H. M.; Gramática de Usos do Português, S. Paulo, UNESP, 1999
Raposo, E. B. P., Nascimento, M. F. B., Mota, M. A., Segura, L. e Mendes, A. (orgs); Gramática do Português, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 2013

Comments from the literature

During the semester, more information about pages chapters and/ or pages, and supplementary bibiography will be provided.

Teaching methods and learning activities

1. Some classes consist of theoretical presentations on the program topics.

2. In other classes, practical exercises will be conducted.

3. There will be short presentations made by students at the end of the semester. Each presentation is on a topic chosen from the syllabus and it will be carried out in a comparative perspective, as it must involve the languages studied in the course. The chosen topics aim to deepen knowledge about identified translation problems.

 

keywords

Humanities > language sciences > Linguistics > Grammar

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Teste	80,00
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	20,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	81,00
Frequência das aulas	41,00
Trabalho de investigação	40,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

75% presence in the classes, except in the cases admitted by law.

Calculation formula of final grade

1st test: 40%

2nd test: 40%

Oral presentation: 20%

Examinations or Special Assignments

According to the legislation.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

According to the legislation.

Classification improvement

Only written tests can be subject to supplementary exam or improvement of overall classification.