Basics of Grammatical Analysis

Code:

CL003

Acronym:

BAGR

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Linguistics

Instance: 2010/2011 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Portuguese and Romance Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Language Sciences

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
CL	27	Study Plan-Lang.Sciences:Linguistics	1	-	6	52	162
		Study Plan-Lang.Sciences:Port.Second Language	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 constituents 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 articulatory characterisation of these sounds
4.3. The accent; classification of words according to accent; the general accentuation rules in Portuguese
4.4. Unstressed vowels.

Mandatory literature

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

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theory-practical 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
Evaluation	Exame	6,00		2011-02-28
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
Preparation of exams	Estudo autónomo	100
	Total:	100,00

Eligibility for exams

Attending 75% of classes.

Calculation formula of final grade

Two tests throughout the semester each counting for 30%, and a final exam counting for 40%.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not applicable

Classification improvement

Accordance with Assessment Regulations in force.

Observations

Not applicable