Curs 2010-2011

Llicenciatura en Traducció i Interpretació

12801 Llengua C (Anglès) III

Objectius

L'objectiu general d'aquesta assignatura és aprofundir en la reflexió sobre l'estructura i funcions lingüístiques de l'anglès, sobretot des de l'òptica contrastiva i en l'àmbit semanticopragmàtic de l'oració.

The course is designed to help students: (1) better understand and analyse the structure, meaning, and use in context of English clauses, ultimately in order to help them become a better and more informed users of the English language; (2) to identify and work on specific areas of contrast between English and their A languages which tend to create problems for translation; and (3) to control the semantics and pragmatics of the English Noun Phrase (post-modification), Adverbial system, Modality and Mood (subjunctive); and (4) to develop general instrumental skills in English.

Continguts

Grup Gran

· Enriching nominal descriptions via post-modification (I)

· Relative clauses

· Enriching nominal descriptions via post-modification (II)

· Participial post-modifiers (present and past) and To-infinitive clauses

· Determiners (special cases)

· Indefinite determiners. Negation and indefinites.

· The expression of modality

· Modal Verbs

· Enriching verbal/sentential descriptions via adverbs/adverbials (I)

· Adverb position and meaning. Focusing adverbs: only, just, even, also.

· Enriching verbal/sentential descriptions via adverbs/adverbials (II)

· Manner vs point of view and speaker oriented adverbs.

· The expression of negation.

· Adverbials and the scope of negation

· Mood: the subjunctive

Seminaris

· Presentation of book to read ('Home Truths')

· Grammar exercises: working on post-modification via relative clauses, to-infinitive clauses and participials

· Grammar exercises: the expression of modality

· Speaking: Discussion questions on 'Home Truths'

· Grammar exercises: adverb position and meaning

· Grammar exercises: on manner vs point of view and speaker oriented adverbs

· Grammar exercises: on the expression of negation

· Grammar exercises: on the subjunctive