Institute of Argumentation, Linguistics and Semiotics (IALS)
Address: via Giuseppe Buffi 13, CH-6900 Lugano
Telephone: +41 58 666 47 91
Fax: +41 58 666 46 47
Contact person: Andrea Rocci
Url: www.ials.com.usi.ch
The Institute of Argumentation, Linguistics and Semiotics (IALS) develops its research and teaching around three areas of interest:
- The reconstruction and evaluation of argumentation in different forms of discourse and different social contexts of communication,
- The semantic and pragmatic analysis of text and dialogue in relation to the linguistic resources deployed,
- The integration of verbal and non-verbal semiotic resources within multimodal and multimedia communicative strategies.
The didactic and research activities of IALS are centered in particular on the role of argumentation, rhetoric (both verbal and multimodal strategies) and interpersonal communication in the professional practices of financial communication, media, and public communication. Moreover, the research interests of IALS include multilingual communication in different social and professional contexts, with a particular focus on the role of Italian in Swiss multilinguism.
IALS coordinates the teaching of German, French and English language, culture and writing.
Staff:
Andrea Rocci (Direttore e professore straordinario)
Eddo Rigotti (Professore ordinario)
Marcel Danesi (Professore invitato)
Frans Van Eemeren (Professore invitato)
Michael Aeschliman (Docente)
Regina Bollhalder Mayer (Docente)
Germana D´Alessio (Docente)
Rainer Guldin (Docente)
Sabrina Mazzali-Lurati (Docente)
Heather Bedell (Lettrice)
Filomena Carparelli (Lettrice)
Silvia De Ascaniis (Post-doc)
Antonio Bova (Ricercatore post-doc)
Rudi Palmieri (Ricercatore post-doc)
Sabine Christopher Guerra (Ricercatrice post-doc)
Sara Greco Morasso (Ricercatrice post-doc)
Ioana Agatha Filimon (Assistente-dottoranda)
Margherita Luciani (Assistente-dottoranda)
Chiara Pollaroli (Assistente-dottoranda)
Marta Zampa (Assistente-dottoranda)