The Study of Human Language

2020/2021
Marina Vigário
http://labfon.letras.ulisboa.pt/personal/mvigario/



  • Syllabus, bibliography, grading and assessment [pdf1], [pdf2]
  • Assignments to be delivered:
                 .[pdf]     Due date: 16th of October 2020
                     .[pdf]     Due date: 3rd of November 2020
                     .[pdf]     Due date: 24th of November 2020 

  • Exercises
                 Exercise I: [pdf]
                 Exercise II: [pdf]
                 Exercise III: [pdf]
                 Exercise IV: [pdf]
                 Exercise V: [pdf]
                 Exercise VI: [pdf]
                 Exercise VII: [pdf]
                 Exercise VIII: [pdf]

  • Materials presented in class:

                 - Human language: fundamental questions, the biological basis of language, language acquisition [pdf1], [pdf2], [pdf3]
                 - Characterizing speakers’ linguistic knowledge
                              . The sounds and melodies of language [pdf1], [pdf2], [pdf3], [pdf4]
                              . Words and their meaningful parts [pdf1], [pdf2]
                              . The organization of words into sentences [pdf]

  • Further readings [pdf1]
  • IMPORTANT DATES

    1st written assessment: 10th of November
    2nd written assessment: 15th of December
    Final evaluation meeting: 6th of January, 12:30 (Sala Leite de Vasconcelos)