2015/2016

2016/2017

DM270

L-FIL-LET/09 (ROMANCE PHILOLOGY AND LINGUISTICS)

DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITIES

HUMANITIES

LETTERE MODERNE

2°

(27/02/2017 - 01/06/2017)

6

36 lesson hours

ITALIAN

ORAL TEST

CONTE ALBERTO (titolare) - 6 ECTS

None

The purpose of this course is to introduce basic concepts of Romance linguistics and to provide a good knowledge of the history of the Romance languages (their origin, their evolution and typology, their geographic distribution). This course will moreover provide informations on methods and tools of the linguistics research.

The Origin of the Romance Languages.

The course will explain some fundamental questions about the origin and the development of the Romance Languages, their common aspects and their differentiation.
To integrate with:
- C. Tagliavini, Le origini delle lingue neolatine, Bologna, Pàtron, 1972;
- Ch. Lee, Linguistica romanza, Roma, Carocci, 2000;
- P. Gresti, Introduzione alla linguistica romanza, Bologna, Pàtron, 2016.

Lectures

- C. Tagliavini, Le origini delle lingue neolatine, Bologna, Pàtron, 1972 (e successive ristampe);
- Ch. Lee, Linguistica romanza, Roma, Carocci, 2000 (e successive ristampe);
- P. Gresti, Introduzione alla linguistica romanza, Bologna, Pàtron, 2016;
- H. Lausberg, Linguistica romanza, Milano, Feltrinelli, 1971;
- V. Väänänen, Introduzione al latino volgare, Bologna, Pàtron, 1974.

Not attending students are expected to getting with the teacher as soon as possible.

In order to sit the oral examination students will have to pass a preliminary written test.

Not attending students are expected to getting touchted with the teacher as soon ad possible.