The second cycle degree programme in Data, Methods and Theoretical Models for Linguistics aims to train professionals with extensive knowledge of linguistic theories and methods to describe languages at various levels of analysis and with solid training in ancient and modern languages – both standard and more widely spoken ones, and non-standard and less widely spoken ones.At the end of the programme, graduates will:- Be familiar with the theories and methodologies of linguistics and be able to apply them in the study of Italian and of the main European and non-European, ancient and modern…
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The second cycle degree programme in Data, Methods and Theoretical Models for Linguistics aims to train professionals with extensive knowledge of linguistic theories and methods to describe languages at various levels of analysis and with solid training in ancient and modern languages – both standard and more widely spoken ones, and non-standard and less widely spoken ones.At the end of the programme, graduates will:- Be familiar with the theories and methodologies of linguistics and be able to apply them in the study of Italian and of the main European and non-European, ancient and modern languages – both standard and non-standard varieties. This baggage of knowledge will allow graduates to continue their studies in PhD programmes and second-level professional master's programmes.- Be familiar with and able to use statistical and data analysis techniques, tools and models for the quantitative and qualitative analysis of ancient and modern language corpora.- Be familiar with the theories and description models related to inter- and intralinguistic variation and be able to apply typological and sociolinguistic investigation methodologies, both in the field of scientific research and in the drafting and editing of specialist and/or informative published texts, as well as in the production of short advertising texts, also targeted at social networks, for public and private companies.- Be able to formulate and/or assess an original linguistic analysis, and prepare it for publication in both specialist contexts and for a wider audience, using the most appropriate register in each case.- Be familiar with and able to apply linguistic competencies and computing skills in multimedia communication, in the (print and digital) publishing industry, in the cultural service industry in the broad sense, with special regard to services aiming at preserving and protecting the tangible and intangible cultural heritage, at multilingualism and multiculturalism.- Have advanced competencies in automatic language processing that can be applied in a number of fields of humanities (companies that develop products or services based on automatic language processing, publishing houses, social media, libraries, museums).To gain this knowledge and achieve these outcomes, the curriculum of the degree programme covers a wide variety of linguistic disciplines and allows students to choose from a number of variously related course units, including psycholinguistics, Italian literature, the study of writing systems, statistics (which is now considered key to building quantitative models for linguistic analysis), epistemology of science, linguistic anthropology, semiotics.The degree programme has only one curriculum. However, although certain theoretical and methodological linguistic course units are common to all students, a number of thematic paths will be prepared and suggested, which aim to provide the most suitable training to each professional identified (editor/copywriter; language technology expert/lexicographer; linguistic and cultural consultant; linguistics scholar and expert collaborator). These paths will allow a significant degree of flexibility and let students choose to deepen their knowledge of the disciplines that interest them the most.In the first year, the course structure diagram for all students includes a methodological exam and an appropriate number of course units focussing on various branches of linguistics – e.g. linguistic typology, historical linguistics, pragmatics. Elective course units in the first year will cover areas such as linguistics, computer science, statistics, semiotics, social anthropology, psychology and philosophy of language. A language proficiency test (level B2) will also be held in the first year.In the second year, students will deepen their knowledge of other linguistic disciplines and acquire competencies in the areas of semiotics, psychology and philosophy of language, modern and ancient languages, literature and writing systems (in relation to both Romance and non-Romance languages). Each student will then be able to further customise their study plan by freely selecting disciplines from among the course units offered by the University and by choosing, alternatively, to do an internship at a stakeholder of the degree programme or at another accredited body/company, or to participate in a workshop.At the end of the degree programme, the dissertation discussion will give candidates the opportunity to showcase their knowledge of the subject, their critical ability in selecting topics and bibliographic sources autonomously, and their spoken and written communication skills.
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