KOREAN LINGUISTICS

This course, which is one of the supplementary courses offered by the Master's Degree Programme in Languages and Civilizations of Asia and North Africa, aims at: providing a general knowledge of the main aspects of Korean linguistics. The course will particularly focus on the morphology and syntax. The achievement of these aims will provide students with important knowledge for the understanding of cross-linguistic dynamics and essential tools to use in language analysis and in language use, so as to integrate the skills which mainly characterize this MA programme.

Through the attendance of the course and individual study, students will:

1. Knowledge and understanding
- Get to know the main aspects of Korean linguistics and acquire analytical and metalinguistic reflection skills, also in a cross-linguistic comparative perspective.
- Get to know the basic linguistic terminology and understand the texts that make use of it.

2. Ability to apply knowledge and understanding
- Know how to make a linguistic analysis of different aspects of the Korean language and to compare it with Italian and English.
- Contextualize and solve theoretical problems related to translation and linguistic mediation activities.
- Know how to use correctly linguistic terminology at all stages of application and communication of the acquired knowledge.

Adeguata conoscenza della lingua cinese e inglese.

- General linguistics and Korean linguistics
- Phonetics and phonology
- Morphology
- Syntax
- Semantics
- Sociolinguistics

Textbook::
- Sungdai Cho, John Whitman . The Cambridge Handbook of Korean Linguistics, Cambridge University Press (25.08. 2022)

Additional texts:
- Eunhee Lee, Sean Madigan, Mee-Jeong Park. An Introduction to Korean Linguistics. Published November 5, 2015 by Routledge.
- Lucien Brown, Jaehoon Yeon. The Handbook of Korean Linguistics. Wiley-Blackwell; 1st edition (June 22, 2015)
- 이기문 (2011). 국어학개설. 학연사

Students will be evaluated through a written exam(50%) and on seminar activity in the case of attending students(50%).
The verification exam consists in writing a final essay on one of the topics covered in class.

The course consists of lectures by professor and seminar presentations by students.
Students will be able to present seminars in class in groups or individually.
Lectures with Power Point presentations. Presentations and in-depth materials will be available on the moodle.

English

Non-attending students are asked to contact the professor at the beginning of the course to find out about the testing method and the teaching materials and texts required for the exam.

written

This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "Human capital, health, education" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development