LANGUAGE THEORY

Mauro SERRA LANGUAGE THEORY

0322600171
DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL HERITAGE
EQF7
PHILOSOPHY
2023/2024

YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2021
SPRING SEMESTER
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
630LESSONS
Objectives
THE TEACHING AIMS TO MAKE THE STUDENT ACQUAINTED WITH CRITICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL TOOLS THAT MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR HIM TO EXAMINE, FROM A SPECIFICALLY PHILOSOPHICAL POINT OF VIEW,THE ROLE PLAYED BY LANGUAGE IN RELATION TO OTHER AREAS OF HUMAN EXPERIENCE WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO ITS COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTION.
AT THE END OF THE LESSONS THE STUDENT
- WILL KNOW IN ITS FUNDAMENTAL THEORETICAL ARTICULATIONS, AND AT LEAST IN PART IN ITS HISTORICAL EVOLUTION, A CENTRAL THEME IN PHILOSOPHICAL-LINGUISTIC REFLECTION
- WILL UNDERSTAND THE LINK THAT UNITES HISTORY AND THEORY IN THE ANALYSIS OF LANGUAGE AND ITS COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTION
THE STUDENT WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO:
- ANALYZE PHILOSOPHICAL-LINGUISTIC TEXTS OF MEDIUM COMPLEXITY.
- DISCUSS THE THEORIES CONTAINED THEREIN.
- APPLY THE LOGICAL-ARGUMENTATIVE TOOLS TO A SPECIFIC OBJECT OF ANALYSIS
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE, USING THE THEORETICAL TOOLS ACQUIRED, TO:
- INDEPENDENTLY ASSESS THE ROLE THAT LANGUAGE PLAYS IN THE REPRESENTATION OF REALITY AND IN THE DETERMINATION OF HUMAN EXPERIENCE
- CRITICALLY INTERPRET THE ROLE THAT LANGUAGE PLAYS IN BOTH THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COMMUNICATIVE SPHERE
- USE IT, IN TURN, IN A MORE SUPERVISED MANNER
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO:
- ADEQUATELY COMMUNICATE THE CONTENTS AND KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED BOTH IN FRONT OF SPECIALISTS AND NON-SPECIALISTS
- APPLY THE SPECIFIC THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED IN RELATION TO BOTH THE COGNITIVE AND COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTIONS OF LANGUAGE IN VARIOUS COMMUNICATION CONTEXTS
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO USE THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS ACQUIRED TO:
- MOVE AUTONOMOUSLY IN SECONDARY AND SPECIALIST LITERATURE
- IDENTIFY THEMATIC AREAS WORTHY OF FURTHER AND MORE SPECIFIC STUDY
Prerequisites
NO PREREQUISITES
Contents
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LANGUAGE AND VIOLENCE: EXCLUSION OR IMPLICATION? (4HOURS)
SOME KEY MOMENTS FOR A HISTORICAL-CONCEPTUAL RECONSTRUCTION:
LANGUAGE AND POWER: THE ROLE OF RETORIC (ESCHILO, SOPHOCLES AND GORGIA) (10 HOURS).
POLITICS, TRUTH, OPINION: RETORIC AND VIOLENCE IN H. ARENDT (8 HOURS)
LANGUAGE AND VIOLENCE IN W. BENJAMIN: (8 HOURS)
Teaching Methods
LECTURES
Verification of learning
ORAL EXAM AIMED AT VERIFYING THE STUDENT'S PREPARATION AND SUITABILITY TO USE THE SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OF THE SUBJECT IN THE FIELD OF PHILOSOPHICAL REFLECTION. DURING THE EXAM, THE CAPACITY TO COMMUNICATE IN A CLEAR AND UNIVOCAL WAY THE CONTENT AND METHODOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED WILL BE ASSESSED.
Texts
BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES WILL BE PROVIDED IN THE COURSE OF THE LECTURES
More Information
NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS MUST REQUEST INFORMATION ABOUT TEXTS FOR FINAL EXAMINATION TO THE PROFESSOR
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