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Course organization & Modality Sergio Pizziconi Plan of the day - Review - Q&A about the course Plan - FOEs - A particular type of verbs EXTRA-CLASS work: read Chapter 2, Units 6 (BSA) and 13 (Skoda) [mark verb and subject] Chapter 4, Reading 2 (Supermarket) [mark verb and subject] Review 1/2 Phonology: Vowels: exercises from /i/ to /a/ and from /u/ to /ɒ/ (lowering your jaw) from /i/ to /u/ mind driven; puff of air (see IPA chart). Where accent falls is relevant: 1) OBject (n.) – obJECT (v.), Access (n.) – aCCESS (v.), PROtest (n) – proTEST (v.) 2) if lost, stress the first syllable, you’re likely to sound right Morphology: ADJ(ective)+ ly (suffix) ADV(erb) N(oun)+ ly (suffix) ADJ V(erb) + er person/tool who/that does V Review 2/2 Syntax: Verbs: transitive Vs. intransitive (Direct object, Indirect object, Oblique object) (just hints). passive Vs. active (mentioned) AUXILIARY verb for the perfect tenses (actually, aspect) ALWAYS to have (e.g., Things have changed) Except when the verb is in the passive voice (e.g., Rules were changed) or in few constructions (e.g., are you finished?) Phrasal verbs. Verb+ ADV or Prep. Their meaning is sometimes difficult to arrive at. Pragmatics: Do not pick on students or class fellows. “See you later.” Language varies across jobs. Tools: www.thefreedictionary.com Course organization - University home page: http://www.economia.unina2.it/suneco/site/it/ind ex - http://www.economia.unina2.it/suneco/site/it/docenti/ details?username=serpizz - Facebook page - Posts, surveys, material - Structured lexicon: maps - The portfolio: procedures Marking code 1/2 Xxxxx solid strong underline means [that] there’s a mistake of some sort. No specification is likely to mean [that] you have to use upper case: -i I - english English Xxxxxx under-wave means that what [=the thing that] you wrote is readable but not the preferred way to word [NV] it. Xxxx or xxx xxx xxxx circle or loose [>< to lose] underline means that there’s something werid, usually about the content. Marking code 2/2 something is missing SPELL wrong spelling LEX wrong word choice MS wrong morphology or syntax (e.g.: agreement/accord, wrong grammar CAtegory, presence/absence of article) FOEs Information - Economy Vs Economics - Frequent Vs attend I study English I study the English language - I’m graduated FROM Aversa high school I graduated FROM/AT Aversa high school - Such as (listing examples) as (in the function of) - Comparison and manner: As (+entire clause) like (+noun) A particular type of verbs 1 I ask a question. I do ask a question. Do I ask a question? I do not ask a question. clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9--u5ULLnIA&NR=1 A particular type of verbs 2 I ask a question. I do ask a question. Do I ask a question? I do not ask a question. clip Rose: Can I ask a dumb question? Dorothy: Better than anyone I know! Let’s break down the humor of this skit. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9--u5ULLnIA&NR=1 Two contrasting meanings 1 Rose: Can I ask a dumb question? What is the meaning/function of “can”? What should Dorothy’s answer be according to this meaning? Two contrasting meanings 2 Rose: Can I ask a dumb question? Do I have permission to ask a dumb question? Dorothy: Of course! Go ahead! There’s no such thing as a dumb question. Two contrasting meanings 3 Rose: Can I ask a dumb question? Do I have permission to ask a dumb question? What is the meaning/function of “can” for this humorous answer? Dorothy: Of course! Go ahead! There’s no such thing as a dumb question. Dorothy: Better than anyone I know! Two contrasting meanings 4 Rose: Can I ask a dumb question? Do I have permission to ask a dumb question? Am I able (how able am I) to ask a dumb question? Dorothy: Of course! Go ahead! There’s no such thing as a dumb question. PERMISSION Dorothy: Better than anyone I know! ABILITY