Structure of Portuguese Language I

Recommended Prerequisites

Level C1 in Portuguese is a prerequisite for all courses in the program.

Teaching Methods

In this curricular unit, we combine moments of explanation of basic theoretical and methodological concepts (teacher-centered) with guided reading of scientific reference texts in the field, practical exercises and analysis of texts produced by non native speakers of Portuguese.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completing  the course, the student is expected to:

1. General skills:

- be able to define, with guided supervision, research goals;

- be capable of selecting, with autonomy, credible and relevant information in the light of the research goals defined;

- plan and write an essay/report on the research carried out, and to present it orally.

2. Specific skills:

- master the metalinguistic knowledge required for phonological and morphological descriptions and analyses;

- master fundamental aspects of the Portuguese phonology, morphology and morphonology and undersand their relevance for teaching PL2;

- analyze authentic PL2 learners' oral and written texts in order to identify non-target phonological and morphological characteristics of interlanguage varieties

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. Phonology

1.1. Basic concepts of phonology; tools for phonological description

1.2. Phonological units of Portuguese: identification and description

1.3. Phonological processes: phonetic realization of units in context

1.4. Prosody: syllable, stress and intonation

1.5. Phonology and orthographic representations in Portuguese

2. Morphology

2.1. Basic concepts of morphology; tools for morphological description

2.2. The internal structure of words: verbs and non verbs

2.3. Morphophonological aspects of inflection: verbs and nouns/adjectives

2.4. Word formation processes

Head Lecturer(s)

Isabel Maria de Almeida Santos

Assessment Methods

Assessement
Other: 20.0%
Synthesis work: 30.0%
Research work: 50.0%

Bibliography

Câmara Jr., J. M. (1996). Estrutura da língua portuguesa. Petrópolis, R. de Jan.:Vozes.

Duarte, I. (2000). Língua portuguesa. Instrumentos de análise. Lisboa: U Aberta.

Freitas, M. & Santos, A. L. (2001). Contar (histórias de) sílabas. Lisboa: Colibri/APP.

Freitas, M., Rodrigues, C., Costa, T. & Castelo, A. (2012). Os sons que estão dentro das palavras. Lisboa: Colibri/APP.

Goldsmith, J. (Ed.) (1995). The Handbook of Phonological Theory. Oxford: Blackwell

Mateus, M. & Andrade, E. (2000). The Phonology of Portuguese. Oxford: O. University Press.

Mateus, M., Brito, A., Duarte, I. & Faria, I. (2006). Gramática da língua portuguesa. Lisboa: Caminho.

Mateus, M, Freitas, M. J. &Falé, I. (2005). Fonética e fonologia do Português. Lisboa: U. Aberta.

Rio-Torto, G. (1998). Morfologia derivacional. Teoria e aplicação ao português. Porto: P. Editora.

Rio-Torto, G., Rodrigues, A., Pereira, I., Pereira, R. & Ribeiro, S. (2013). Gramática derivacional do português. Coimbra: Imprensa da Universidade.