IMPORTANT-IMPORTANT-IMPORTANT

I've activated OLD ENTRIES for ss who took the subject in 2017. Be careful, you'll have to go to ENTRADAS ANTIGUAS.

Those ss who took the subject in 2018 have the SAME SYLLABUS as those who took it in 2014, 2015, & 2016 (according to MINISTRY REGULATIONS: Resolución 4043/09).

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FINAL EXAMS 2018.

Ms Andrea Coviella is going to take over the FINAL EXAMS.  SHE HAS THIS LIST OF CONTENTS (CONTENTS SEEN IN CLASS)

• Written exam:
• ONLY FOR 2018, 2016, 2015 & 2014 students
• ARTICLE/ BOOK REVIEW: after writing a short introductory paragraph, you’ll be asked to write 2 or 3 paragraphs more (based on ANY chapter from the bibliography). The topics will be given to the ss on the day of the exam
• ONLY FOR 2017 COHORT
• TOPICS: those seen in class during 2017 (Film Noir, Literature for Children, Commercials & Propaganda).
• Oral exam
• for 2018, 2016, 2015 & 2014 students
• You should bring SAMPLES (authentic material; fictional, non fictional, multimedia texts) with examples related to THEORY: examples of sense relations, synonymy, ambiguity, extension, prototype, morphology of words, affixes, semantics, etc, etc..You're going to refer to THEORY and EXAMPLES
• ONLY FOR 2017 COHORT:
• bring SAMPLES (authentic material; fictional, non fictional, multimedia texts) with examples related to THEORY: examples of sense relations, synonymy, ambiguity, extension, prototype, morphology of words, affixes, semantics, etc, etc.). Refer to THEORY and examples from your own texts
• questions based on theory: literary analysis, film analysis, etc
• questions, retelling and analysis based on short stories, films, theoretical material.

COHORT 2017

CONTENTS:

Semantics

·         Unit 1: About Semantics.

·         Unit 2: Sentences, Utterances and Propositions.

·         Unit 3: Reference and Sense.

·         Unit 4: Referring expressions.

·         Unit 5: Predicates.

·         Unit 6: Predicates, referring expressions and Universe of discourse.

·         Unit 7: Deixis and definiteness.

·         Unit 8: Words and things: extensions and prototypes.

·         Unit 9: Sense properties and stereotypes.

·         Unit 10: Sense relations (1).

·         Unit 11: Sense relations (2).

The Study of Language

• Chapter 2 ANIMALS AND HUMAN LANGUAGE
• Chapter 5 WORD FORMATION
• Chapter 6 MORPHOLOGY
• Chapter 9 SEMANTICS
• Chapter 12 LANGUAGE AND THE BRAIN
• Chapter 16 WRITING
• Chapter 17 LANGUAGE HISTORY AND CHANGE

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Hurdford, J (2003). Semantics, a Coursebook. U.K.: C.U.P. Units 1 to 11.

Yule, G. (2016). The Study of Language. UK.: CUP. Ch. 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 12, 16, 17.
MATERIAL FROM BLOG (videos, sites, external links in general) 

WRITING:

1st/2nd call. Choose ONE of the following options

• Text type: opinion essay (5-paragraph essay).

• Summary & article

• Text type: 5-paragraph article.

COHORTS 2018, 2016, 2015, 2014.

CONTENTS:

Semantics

·         Unit 1: About Semantics.

·         Unit 2: Sentences, Utterances and Propositions.

·         Unit 3: Reference and Sense.

·         Unit 4: Referring expressions.

·         Unit 5: Predicates.

·         Unit 6: Predicates, referring expressions and Universe of discourse.

·         Unit 7: Deixis and definiteness.

·         Unit 8: Words and things: extensions and prototypes.

·         Unit 9: Sense properties and stereotypes.

·         Unit 10: Sense relations (1).

·         Unit 11: Sense relations (2)

The Study of Language

• Chapter 2 ANIMALS AND HUMAN LANGUAGE
• Chapter 5 WORD FORMATION
• Chapter 6 MORPHOLOGY
• Chapter 9 SEMANTICS
• Chapter 12 LANGUAGE AND THE BRAIN
• Chapter 16 WRITING
• Chapter 17 LANGUAGE HISTORY AND CHANGE

Language and Linguistics

• CH 1 LANGUAGE AND LINGUISTICS
• CH 2 WORDS AND THEIR PARTS
• CH 4 MEANING SEMANTICS, PRAGMATICS
• CH 5 DISCOURSE
• CH 6 CHILD LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
• CH 7 LANGUAGE AND THE BRAIN
• CH 9 DIALECT VARIATION
• CH 10 LANGUAGE AND CULTURE
• CH 11 THE POLITICS OF LANGUAGE
• CH 12 WRITING

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Hurdford, J (2003). Semantics, a Coursebook. U.K.: C.U.P. Units 1 to 11.

Fasold, R. (Ed.) (2013) Language and Linguistics. U.K.: CUP. Cap1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12.

Yule, G. (2016). The Study of Language. UK.: CUP. Ch. 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 12, 16, 17.
MATERIAL FROM BLOG (videos, sites, external links in general)

WRITING:

1st /2^nd call. Choose ONE of the following options (CHAPTERS will be given to ss on the day of the exam)

Write an article/book review.

o    include an introductory paragraph

o    write 2 paragraphs on: Chapter XX and Chapter XX

o    write a conclusion paragraph (OPTIONAL)

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