Programme

Advanced course on linguistic change, its mechanisms and explanations at the different levels of analysis. Grammaticalization, degrammaticalization, reanalysis and their relationship with Construction Grammar. Historical grammar of IE languages known by students. Etymology and its bibliografical instruments.

Core Documentation

Benedetti, Marina, 2003, “L’etimologia fra tipologia e storia”, in M. Mancini (a cura di), Il cambiamento linguistico, Roma, Carocci, 209-262.
Additional material will be provided during the course.

Type of evaluation

Written part: essays on a topic decided together with the professor (about 30000 characters). Oral part: two questions on further parts of the exam program.