Further study of specific aspects of the language being studied as main subject; diachronic study of the most relevant typological traits with reference to the relevant language family, such as e.g. phonetic, phonological, morphological and syntactic developments; the evolution of the lexicon of the language; processes of semantic shift.
Development of literary and textual critical skills with reference to the earliest texts of the relevant cultural area.
Development of literary and textual critical skills with reference to the earliest texts of the relevant cultural area.
teacher profile teaching materials
Lass, R., Old English - A historical linguistic companion, Cambridge Univesity Press, Cambridge, 1994
Ringe, D., A Linguistic History of English, Volume 1: From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic, Oxford University Press, 2006
Saibene, M.G. - Buzzoni, M., Manuale di linguistica germanica, Cisalpino, Milano 2006
Hand-outs by the lecturer
P.S. The texts are available for reference in the faculty library
Programme
The course retraces some of the topics dealt with in Germanic Philology 1, analysing in greater depth the evolution from Indo-European to Old English at a phonological, morphological, syntactic and lexical level, taking into account also other Germanic languages.Core Documentation
Hogg, R. M., A Grammar of Old English (Volume 1: Phonology; Volume 2: Morphology), Wiley-Blacwell, Oxford UK- Cambridge (MA) USA, 1992-2011Lass, R., Old English - A historical linguistic companion, Cambridge Univesity Press, Cambridge, 1994
Ringe, D., A Linguistic History of English, Volume 1: From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic, Oxford University Press, 2006
Saibene, M.G. - Buzzoni, M., Manuale di linguistica germanica, Cisalpino, Milano 2006
Hand-outs by the lecturer
P.S. The texts are available for reference in the faculty library
Type of evaluation
The oral exam will involve questions on the topics treated during the course and on the reading assignments.