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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