Catalan Syntax
Code: 105830 ECTS Credits: 6| Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2503998 Catalan Philology: Literary Studies and Linguistics | OB | 2 | 2 |
Contact
- Name:
- Ana Bartra Kaufmann
- Email:
- Anna.Bartra@uab.cat
Use of Languages
- Principal working language:
- catalan (cat)
- Some groups entirely in English:
- No
- Some groups entirely in Catalan:
- Yes
- Some groups entirely in Spanish:
- No
Prerequisites
It is necessary to have attended the obligatory courses of Catalan Language on the first year. Moreover, a good oral and written level (C grade of the EU Frame for the Teaching and Learning of Languages) of Catalan language is needed.
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Objectives and Contextualisation
The studens will learn the basic, concepts, units and relations of the syntax of modality and compound sentences in Catalan. At the end of the term they have to master the basic properties of the topics of the syllabus, they have to be capable of analysing sentences and argue about the properties and contrasts the will be exposed to. Moreover, they have to be able of recognising the manifestations in Catalan of universal syntactic properties.
Competences
- Act with ethical responsibility and respect for fundamental rights, diversity and democratic values.
- Analyse the phonetic, phonological, morphological, syntactic, lexical and semantic properties of the Catalan language, its evolution over time and its present structure.
- Assess gender inequalities when acting in this field of knowledge.
- Critically read and interpret texts.
- Demonstrate a mastery of the rules of the Catalan language, its linguistic bases and all its application in the academic and professional fields.
- Innovate in the methods and processes of this area of knowledge in response to the needs and wishes of society.
- Produce written work and oral presentations that are effective and framed in the appropriate register.
- Students must be capable of collecting and interpreting relevant data (usually within their area of study) in order to make statements that reflect social, scientific or ethical relevant issues.
- Students must be capable of communicating information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialised and non-specialised audiences.
- Students must develop the necessary learning skills to undertake further training with a high degree of autonomy.
Learning Outcomes
- Analyse linguistic structures.
- Analyse the syntactic structures of simple, complex, modalised and discursively marked clauses.
- Apply the principles of correctness required in the standard language and the different registers and variants.
- Distinguish between grammatical gender and natural gender.
- Gain a greater capacity for reading, interpreting and critically analysing literary and linguistic texts.
- Identify principal and secondary ideas and express them using correct language.
- Interpret texts in depth and provide standpoints from which to analyse them critically.
- Make appropriate use of the knowledge acquired in order to collect data and handle documentary sources in the study of Catalan language and literature.
- Produce normatively correct written and oral texts.
- Produce written work and oral presentations that are effective and framed in the appropriate register.
- Respect the opinions, values, behaviour and customs of others.
- Use technological resources (digital and audiovisual) to acquire knowledge and apply it in language and literature.
- Work self-sufficiently on the synchronic and diachronic study of Catalan language and literature.
- Write text commentaries from a critical standpoint.
Content
- Basic concepts revisited: categories, functions, Theta roles. Recursion and endocentricity.
- Sentence types according to modality: Interrogatives, exclamative, imperative, cleft and pseudocleft sentences.
- Modal preiphrases and other types of peryphrases.
- General questions about compound seentences.
- Coordination and coordinate sentences.
- General questions about sentece subordination.
- Subject, object and prepositional clauses.
- Relative clauses. Analytic and synthetic relative clauses. Related matters.
- Adverbial clauses.
- Small clauses. Free adjunts.
Methodology
All activities are base on a problem-solving methodology, with the focus on the analysis of syntactic structures and the comparison of minimal pairs. The supervised activities include:
a) Lectures and class discussion;
b) Analyses and argumentation exercises.
Supervised activities will be centered on problem resolution, analyses, comparison and the duscussions of the literatures on the tipics addressed.
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Activities
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type: Directed | |||
| Lectures and discussion | 45 | 1.8 | 1, 2, 8, 3, 4, 10, 6, 7, 11, 5, 9, 14, 13, 12 |
| Type: Supervised | |||
| Exercises and individual supervision | 15 | 0.6 | 1, 2, 8, 3, 4, 10, 6, 7, 11, 5, 9, 14, 13, 12 |
| Type: Autonomous | |||
| Homework, literature reading, and exercises | 25 | 1 | 1, 2, 8, 3, 4, 10, 6, 7, 11, 5, 9, 14, 13, 12 |
Assessment
Evaluation will be addressed in the following way:
- Active paricipation i n class and other tasks: 10%
- Exercises and homework: 30%-40%
- Written exams: 50%-60%
The final grade of the course will be the sum (weighted) of the scores distinguished in each activity, the grade will be to be at least 5. After each test, hello will have half a procedure for reviewing the result.
The subject will be "non-assessable" when the final test has not been taken.
Candidates are retaken in the recovery of students who have a minimum of 3.5 of the overall grade and have statutes available in a minimum of 2/3 of the signature grade. Only the final exam can be retaken and the maximum mark will be 5.
Regulatory errors will be penalized in the manner established for each activity.
The calendar will be available on the first day of class. Students will find all information on the Virtual Campus: the description of the activities, teaching materials, and any necessary information for the proper follow-up of the subject. In case of a change of teaching modality for health reasons, teachers will make readjustments in the schedule and methodologies.
In the event that tests or exams cannot be taken onsite, they will be adapted to an online format made available through the UAB’s virtual tools (original weighting will be maintained). Homework, activities and class participation will be carried out through forums, wikis and/or discussion on Teams, etc. Lecturers will ensure that students are able to access these virtual tools,or will offer them feasible alternatives.
In the event of a student committing any irregularity that may lead to a significant variation in the grade awarded to an assessment activity, the student will be given a zero for this activity, regardless of anydisciplinary processthat may take place. In the event of several irregularities in assessment activities of the same subject, the student will be given a zero as the final grade for this subject.
Assessment Activities
| Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classroom participation | 10% | 20 | 0.8 | 1, 2, 8, 3, 4, 10, 6, 7, 11, 5, 9, 14, 13, 12 |
| Exercises and assignments | 30-40%% | 30 | 1.2 | 1, 2, 8, 3, 4, 10, 6, 7, 11, 5, 9, 14, 13, 12 |
| Written exams | 50-60%% | 15 | 0.6 | 1, 2, 8, 3, 4, 10, 6, 7, 11, 5, 9, 14, 13, 12 |
Bibliography
Badia i Margarit, Antoni M. (1994), Gramàtica de la llengua catalana, Barcelona, Enciclopèdia Catalana.
Cuenca, Maria Josep (1991), L'oració composta II. La subordinació. València, Universitat de València.
Fabra, Pompeu (1956), Gramàtica catalana, Barcelona, Teide. http://ocpf.iec.cat/obres/34gramatica56.pdf
Institut d'Estudis Catalans (2016), Gramàtica de la llengua catalana, Barcelona, IEC.
Institut d'Estudis Catalans (2018), Gramàtica essencial de la llengua catalana, Barcelona, IEC. https://geiec.iec.cat/
Institut d'Estudis Catalans (2019), Gramàtica bàsica i d'ús de la llengua catalana, Barcelona, IEC.
Solà, Joan et al. (eds.) (2002/2008), Gramàtica del català contemporani, vol. 3. Barcelona, Ed. Empúries
N.B. Specific monographies and papers will be added to address specific topics.
Software
No special software is needed