Lexical Structures in Portuguese

Code:

CL006

Acronym:

ELP

Instance: 2014/2015 - 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	1	CL - Study Plan	2	-	6	-
EPL	1	Study Plan	3	-	6	-
LLC	12	Plano Oficial do ano letivo 2013_2014	2	-	6	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

1. Understand the concept of lexicon and types of lexical units. 2. Relate the lexicon with the different grammatical areas and the dictionary. 3. Characterise several processes of lexicon structure and composition. 4. Understand the different dimensions of the meaning of lexical structures and their organisation. 5. Determine the main semantic relations of lexical structures. 6. Analyse the argument structure of verb, name and adjective syntactic classes. 

Learning outcomes and competences

Skills and competencies to be developed by the students: 1. Linguistic thinking based on linguistic theories. 2. Use of rigorous analytical instruments for conducting exercises.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Concepts of lexicon. 2. Types of lexical units. 3 Lexicon, grammar, and dictionary 4. Structure and composition of lexicon 4.1. Word formation processes. 4.2 Lexicon innovation processes 4.3. Variation and lexical change 5. The dimension of the meaning and the organisation of lexicon 5.1. Meaning, reference, denotation and connotation 5.2. Lexical ambiguity 5.3. The proposal of componential analysis, and of cognitive semantics 5.4. Semantic relations of lexical units 6. Syntactic classes and argument structure

Mandatory literature

Aitchinson, Jean; Words in the mind: An introduction to mental lexicon, Blackwell, 2003. ISBN: 978-0631232438
Baker, Mark C.; Lexical Categories: Verbs, nouns and adjectives, Cambridge University Press, 2003. ISBN: 978-0521806381
Bidermann, Maria Tereza C.; Teoria Lexical, Martins Fontes, 2001. ISBN: 85-336-1417-9
Correia, Margarita; Inovação lexical em Português, Colibri/APP, 2005. ISBN: 972-772-532-5
Cruse, Alan ; Meaning in Language. An Introduction to Semantics and Pragmatics, Oxford University Press, 2004. ISBN: 978-0199263066
Jackendoff, Ray; The Architecture of Language Faculty, The MIT Press, 1996. ISBN: 978-0262600255
Kehdi, Valter; Formação de Palavras em Português, Ática, 1997. ISBN: 85-080-405-47
Mateus, Maria Helena Mira; Brito, Ana Maria; Duarte, Inês; Faria, Isabel Hub; Gramática da Língua Portuguesa, Caminho, 2003. ISBN: 972-21-0445-4
Miguel, Elena de ; Panorama de la Lexicología, Ariel, 2009. ISBN: 9788434482791
Pustejovsky, James ; The Generative Lexicon , The MIT Press , 1995. ISBN: 978-0262661409
Rio-Torto, Graça; Morfologia Derivacional. Teoria e Aplicação ao Português, Porto Editora, 1998. ISBN: 978-972-0401-229
Sandmann, António ; Competência lexical: produtividade, restrições e bloqueio, Editora da UFPR, 1991. ISBN: 85-86957-02-X
Sanromán, Álvaro Iriarte; A Unidade Lexicográfica. Palavras, Colocações, Frasemas, Pragmatemas, Universidade do Minho, 2001. ISBN: 972-98621-5-X
Urs, Egli Pause, Peter E.; Schwarze, Christoph ; Lexical knowledge in the organization of language, John Benjamin’s Publishing Company, 1995. ISBN: 978-1556195686
Vilela, Mário; Estruturas Léxicas do Português, Almedina, 1979
Vilela, Mário; Estudos de Lexicologia do Português, Almedina, 1994. ISBN: 972-40-0767-7

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theory classes, theory-practical classes and tutorials.

keywords

Humanities > language sciences > Linguistics > Semantics
Humanities > language sciences > Linguistics > Semantics

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	40,00
Teste	40,00
Trabalho escrito	20,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	86,00
Frequência das aulas	56,00
Trabalho de investigação	20,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Attending 75% of classes, unless established otherwise by law.

Calculation formula of final grade

1st written test: 40%

2nd written test: 40%

Research work: 20%

exam: 100%.

Exam only applies to special cases.

Examinations or Special Assignments

In accordance with course regulations and other applicable rules.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

In accordance with course regulations and other applicable rules.

Classification improvement

In accordance with course regulations and other applicable rules.