Word formation B/C 3200-M1-2SBC

After completing the course, the student:

Knowledge:

- has a structured and detailed knowledge of the grammatical system of the Italian language and can use it in the glottodidactic process (K2_W01);
- knows terminology in the field of general linguistics, in particular related to morphology (K2_W02);
- knows and understands, to a greater extent, the processes of creating vocabulary in Italian and contemporary word-formation tendencies (K2_W03);
- knows and understands pragmatic aspects of morphology, e.g. in the process of creating specialized terminology (K2_W04);
- knows in a deepened degree the mechanisms of creating words in Italian and basic methods of analyzing vocabulary in terms of its structure (K2_W07);
- knows and understands the interrelations of morphology with other branches of linguistics and specialist languages ​​(K2_W09).

Skills:

- can use the acquired knowledge to conduct research in the field of lexicology (K2_U01);
- is able to analyze the structure of vocabulary in Italian in an advanced degree (K2_U03);
- can independently classify the vocabulary due to the morphological process that led to its formation and select research methods to interpret the language material (K2_U04);
- can independently formulate conclusions using arguments based on the views of other authors (K2_U06);
- can independently acquire knowledge in the field of linguistics (morphology) and observe contemporary trends in the creation of new words in Italian (K2_U011).

Methods of assessment of students' work:
• continuous assessment - ongoing preparation for classes - reading the assigned texts, an active participation in the classes);
• final written exam on the material realized during the classes.

The progress assessment and the final exam grade are established in accordance with the following scale:

• more than 90% – 5
• 85%-89% – 4+
• 80%-84% – 4
• 70%-79% – 3+
• 60%-69% – 3

Rules of cooperation of teachers and students:
For every 30hrs of each course component:
- two unjustified absences are allowed. If students are absent more than twice during a semester (including the fact of being absent for justified reasons), they are obliged to notify this fact to the lecturer who will inform them on other form of making up the classes. More than 50% absences may result in not receiving a failing grade;
- students are allowed to notify the fact of not being prepared for the classes (e.g. not having read texts, not having materials etc.) three times in each semester.

Recommended reading:

Adams, Valerie. 1982. An Introduction to Modern English Word-Formation. Harlow: Longman.
Bauer, Laurie. 2002. English Word-Formation. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Carstairs-McCarthy, Andrew. 2009. An Introduction to English Morphology. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
Lieber, Rochelle & Pavol Stekauer (eds.). 2009. The Oxford Handbook of Compounding. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Lipka, Leonhard. 1992. An Outline of English Lexicology. Lexical Structure, Word Semantics and Word-Formation. Tübingen: Max Niemeyer Verlag.
Marchand, Hans. 1969. The Categories and Types of Present-Day English Word-Formation. 2nd edition. München: Verlag C.H. Beck.
Schmid, Hans-Jörg. 2016. English Morphology and Word-Formation: An Introduction. Erich Verlag.

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

• Description of 3200-M1-2SBC in USOSweb