Topics in Portuguese Linguistics II

Code:

MTSL047

Acronym:

TLINP2

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Linguistics

Instance: 2014/2015 - 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	15	MTSL - Study Plan	1	-	6	60	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

1. Consolidation and development of syntactic knowledge in particular 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 tense, aspect and mood and their influence at sentence and discourse levels.

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, quantification and determiners, and modifiers, as well the syntax of complex sentences (subordination and coordination) and problems of sequence of tenses and mood in complex sentences.

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.Names and nouns. Semantic types of nouns.
2. Nominal reference and nominal quantification.
3. The syntactic structure of noun phrases.
4. Some remarks on genericity.

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. Complement clauses
2.1.Complement clauses selected by nouns, adjectives and verbs.
2.2. Finite complement clauses in Subject and complement position
2.3. Mood selection in finite complement clauses
2.4. Non-finite complement clauses.
2.5. The inflected infinitive.
2.6. Tense in complement clauses.

III. COORDINATION 
1.Nucleus, phrase and sentence coordination.
2.Syndetic and asyndetic coordination
3.Binary and multiple coordination
4.Coordination and agreement
5.Coordination nexus and main connectors

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

Teaching methods and learning activities

Some classes consist of theoretical presentations on the program topics and others will have practical exercises. There will be oral presentations made by the students during the semester final classes. The topics will be chosen considering identified problems in translation and the research will use a contrastive approach between Portuguese and the other language studied.

Distributed evaluation without final exam.
1st test: 40%
2nd test: 40%

Oral presentation: 20%

keywords

Humanities > language sciences > Linguistics > Grammar

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Prova oral	20,00
Teste	80,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	72,00
Frequência das aulas	60,00
Trabalho de investigação	30,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

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

Calculation formula of final grade

1st test: 40%

2nd test: 40%

Oral presentation: 20%

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not aplicable.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not aplicable.

Classification improvement

According to FLUP regulations.