Subjects AY 2023-2024

Elenco degli insegnamenti attivi che sono erogati nell'anno accademico

Year of study: 1 - Registered 2023/2024
Second cycle degree (Laurea Magistrale) in [D006] LANGUAGE AND MIND: LINGUISTICS AND COGNITIVE STUDIES

Season: Yearly course

  • Code : 2000899 - [2000899] SYNTACTIC STRUCTURES - Credit(s): 6
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    Students are strongly encouraged to regularly follow the course in order to allow for an active and systematic learning of the newly introduced formal analytical tools. Exercises will be proposed, which will be corrected together in class. This course lays the foundations of crucial formal linguistic analyses, common to various other courses in the MA program. For this reason students are invited to always ask for clarification in order not to leave holes in the proper understanding of all the base topics addressed.

  • Code : 2000900 - [2000900] COMPOSITIONAL SEMANTICS - Credit(s): 6
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    The exam periods are determined by the didactic calendar published here: https://www.dispoc.unisi.it/it/didattica/calendario-didattico

    The exam dates are indicated on the platform SEGRETERIAONLINE.UNISI.IT, where students have to sign for the exam date they choose in each exam period. It is possible to choose different dates for the exams on module A and on module B, also in different periods. Normally, the exam on module B should follow the exam on module A (exceptions must be justified).

    After passing the exam on both parts, please remember to sign in one of the REGISTRATION lists (in the same page where you find the exam dates) in order for your final grade to be registered.

    NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS are invited to contact me for indications and individual support.

  • Code : 2017514 - [2017514] SYNTACTIC STRUCTURES AND COMPOSITIONAL SEMANTICS - Credit(s): 12
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    See the Syllabus of the two Modules:
    - Syntactic Structures
    and
    - Compositional semantics

Season: First Semester

  • Code : 2015091 - [2015091] LANGUAGE ACQUISITION - Credit(s): 6
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  • Code : 2017434 - [2017434] PHILOSOPHY OF LOGIC AND PHILOSOPHY OF NATURAL LANGUAGES - Credit(s): 12
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    Working students are to contact the professors for additional readings.

  • Code : 2017435 - [2017435] PHILOSOPHY OF LOGIC - Credit(s): 6
  • Code : 2017436 - [2017436] PHILOSOPHY OF NATURAL LANGUAGES - Credit(s): 6
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    Working students are required to read M. Morris, An introduction to the philosophy of language, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2006. [Available at Biblioteca Area Umanistica Siena 6.0.1793]

  • Code : 2017437 - [2017437] PHILOSOPHY OF MIND - Credit(s): 12
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    FURTHER INFO. Remember that:
    - The two modules build one integrated course.
    - Attendance AND active participation are strongly recommended and are important for the final grade. There are no such things as stupid questions or remarks. Speak!
    - A student or group who so chooses may ask to give a presentation in class or write a short paper (10 pages max.) on a relevant topic. Unfortunately, it is not possible due to numbers for everyone to give a presentation in class. On the other hand, everyone can write a paper. This is also important for the final grade (see FINAL ASSESSMENT).
    - You can always contact me at office hours (Wed. 12-2pm, San Niccolò room 317), or by email (giuseppe.varnier@unisi.it), or by whatsapp (3349702759).
    - For the texts and for info from the teacher be ready to use the platform USienaIntegra, https://elearning.unisi.it).

  • Code : 2017438 - [2017438] PHILOSOPHY OF MIND I - Credit(s): 6
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    FURTHER INFO. Remember that:
    - The two modules build one integrated course.
    - Attendance AND active participation are strongly recommended and are important for the final grade. There are no such things as stupid questions or remarks. Speak!
    - A student or group who so chooses may ask to give a presentation in class or write a short paper (10 pages max.) on a relevant topic. Unfortunately, it is not possible due to numbers for everyone to give a presentation in class. On the other hand, everyone can write a paper. This is also important for the final grade (see FINAL ASSESSMENT).
    - You can always contact me at office hours (Wed. 12-2pm, San Niccolò room 317), or by email (giuseppe.varnier@unisi.it), or by whatsapp (3349702759).
    - - For the texts and for info from the teacher be ready to use the platform USienaIntegra, https://elearning.unisi.it).

  • Code : 2017439 - [2017439] PHILOSOPHY OF MIND II - Credit(s): 6
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    FURTHER INFO. Remember that:
    - The two modules build one integrated course.
    - Attendance AND active participation are strongly recommended and are important for the final grade. There are no such things as stupid questions or remarks. Speak!
    - A student or group who so chooses may ask to give a presentation in class or write a short paper (10 pages max.) on a relevant topic. Unfortunately, it is not possible due to numbers for everyone to give a presentation in class. On the other hand, everyone can write a paper. This is also important for the final grade (see FINAL ASSESSMENT).
    - You can always contact me at office hours (Wed. 12-2pm, San Niccolò room 317), or by email (giuseppe.varnier@unisi.it), or by whatsapp (3349702759).
    - For the texts and for info from the teacher be ready to use the platform USienaIntegra, https://elearning.unisi.it).

Season: Second semester

  • Code : 2013563 - [2013563] LINGUISTIC ANALYSES AND MULTILINGUALISM - Credit(s): 6
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    Course material will be systematically posted in the space dedicated to the it in the Moodle platform.
    A detailed list of topics dealt with in class will also be distributed at the end of the course to offer guidance in the preparation of the oral exam.

  • Code : 2014313 - [2014313] PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY - Credit(s): 6
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    a moodle site on http://elearning.unisi.it/moodle/ will complement the course

  • Code : 2015093 - [2015093] EXPERIMENTAL METHODS IN LINGUISTICS - Credit(s): 6
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    See moodle blog

  • Code : 2017433 - [2017433] CORPORA, COGNITION AND LANGUAGE LEARNING - Credit(s): 6
  • Code : 2017440 - [2017440] PHILOSOPHY OF COGNITION - Credit(s): 6
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    The lecturer may request that students read the topics that will be discussed in the upcoming lessons. Furthermore, the lecturer is available to discuss any matter related to the content or methodology of the course, either during office hours or by responding via email.
    NOTE: If a student were to take both the "Advanced Topics in Philosophy of Mind" course and the "Philosophy of Cognition" course, she would need to decide with the instructor on an additional book to study.

Year of study: 2 - Registered 2023/2024
Second cycle degree (Laurea Magistrale) in [D006] LANGUAGE AND MIND: LINGUISTICS AND COGNITIVE STUDIES

Season: Not available

Year of study: 2 - Registered 2022/2023
Second cycle degree (Laurea Magistrale) in [D006] LANGUAGE AND MIND: LINGUISTICS AND COGNITIVE STUDIES

Season: Not available

Season: First Semester

  • Code : 2000886 - [2000886] COMPUTATIONAL LINGUISTICS - Credit(s): 6
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    Le piattaforme Moodle e/o Google Classroom saranno attivate per la condivisione dei materiali del corso.

  • Code : 2000888 - [2000888] MORPHOSYNTAX AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES AND LANGUAGE - Credit(s): 6
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    In order to favour active and direct interaction with the professor and classmates, regular participation is strongly recommended. This allows for a seminar-style format of this course, a specific feature of this second year course: it goes deeper into topics in the domain of morphosyntax, some of them only touched upon in the first year, some completely new. If needed, communications from the professor will be done through Moodle via email.

  • Code : 2000889 - [2000889] PSYCHOLINGUISTICS - Credit(s): 6
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  • Code : 2009926 - [2009926] THEORY OF GRAMMAR - Credit(s): 6
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    Nothing

  • Code : 2009954 - [2009954] FORMAL SYSTEM - Credit(s): 6
  • Code : 2014446 - [2014446] LOGIC AND COGNITION - Credit(s): 6
  • Code : 2015094 - [2015094] ADVANCED TOPICS IN PHILOSOPHY OF MIND - Credit(s): 6
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    The lecturer may require students to read the topics that will be discussed in a lesson beforehand. Additionally, the lecturer is available to discuss any matter related to the content or methodology of the course, both during their office hours and by responding to emails from students.

  • Code : 2016128 - [2016128] ADVANCED ISSUES IN PHONOLOGY AND SYNTAX - Credit(s): 6
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    A moodle website will complement the lectures

Season: Second semester

  • Code : 2000893 - [2000893] LOGIC OF NATURAL LANGUAGES - Credit(s): 6
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    Working students are to contact the professor for additional readings.

  • Code : 2015092 - [2015092] CORPORA, LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION - Credit(s): 6
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    Il corso è costruito di anno in anno sulla base del background degli studenti che si iscrivono ed è quindi basato su attività che richiedono la frequenza..
    Gli studenti che non possono frequentare sono pregati di contattare il docente

  • Code : 2015392 - [2015392] METHODOLOGY OF RESEARCH IN COGNITIVE AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY - Credit(s): 6
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    None

  • Code : 2016129 - [2016129] ISSUES IN INTENSIONAL SEMANTICS - Credit(s): 6
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    Students must contact me to decide on the paper(s) for their seminar/essay, which cannot coincide with any of the syllabus papers nor any of the papers already discussed in class.

    For the seminars, we will fix a date suitable for all the attending students, approximately in 3-4 weeks after the end of the classes.
    If a student cannot participate in the seminar, they will have to send me a witten essay (approximately 5-6 pages) at least one week before the exam date.

  • Code : 2016130 - [2016130] ISSUES IN INTENSIONAL SEMANTICS - Credit(s): 6