The Course “Philology 2 B” falls within the domain of the Basic learning activities labelled “Philology, General and Applied Linguistics” of the Degree Course in Languages and Cultural-Linguistic Mediation, specifically the activities aiming at providing adequate tools for the analysis of texts in the light of their transmission and cultural context.
Building on the results achieved in the course “Philology 1”, the course aims to examine in greater depth specific aspects of the First foreign language being studied, including a 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. The course furthermore aims to further develop the literary and textual critical skills with reference to the earliest texts of the relevant cultural area.
Expected Learning Outcomes: The student will acquire further understanding and knowledge of the diachronic development of his First foreign language and will enhance his skills in the field of textual criticism.
Building on the results achieved in the course “Philology 1”, the course aims to examine in greater depth specific aspects of the First foreign language being studied, including a 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. The course furthermore aims to further develop the literary and textual critical skills with reference to the earliest texts of the relevant cultural area.
Expected Learning Outcomes: The student will acquire further understanding and knowledge of the diachronic development of his First foreign language and will enhance his skills in the field of textual criticism.
teacher profile teaching materials
The course will furthermore consider the development of Historical Linguistics as a discipline, focussing on the Neogrammarians and the Structuralists, as well as the development of the notion of linguistic change.
NOTE: Students intending to take part in the course are invited to contact the lecturer before the beginning of the course (during the month of September therefore) so that the course may be organized adequately (timetable, preliminary reading, etc.)
Additional material will furthermore be provided by the lecturer:
Bibliography:
Hogg, R. M., A Grammar of Old English (Volume 1: Phonology; Volume 2: Morphology), Wiley-Blacwell, Oxford UK- Cambridge (MA) USA, 1992-2011
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
Bynon, Theodora, Historical LInguistics, Cambridge 1977
Lepschy, Giulio C., Storia della Linguistica, vol. III, Bologna, 1994
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; texts written in other medieval Germanic languages will be read and analyzed.The course will furthermore consider the development of Historical Linguistics as a discipline, focussing on the Neogrammarians and the Structuralists, as well as the development of the notion of linguistic change.
NOTE: Students intending to take part in the course are invited to contact the lecturer before the beginning of the course (during the month of September therefore) so that the course may be organized adequately (timetable, preliminary reading, etc.)
Core Documentation
There is single set text for the course. Students will be regularly referred to chapters and / or paragraphs in the bibliography given below.Additional material will furthermore be provided by the lecturer:
Bibliography:
Hogg, R. M., A Grammar of Old English (Volume 1: Phonology; Volume 2: Morphology), Wiley-Blacwell, Oxford UK- Cambridge (MA) USA, 1992-2011
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
Bynon, Theodora, Historical LInguistics, Cambridge 1977
Lepschy, Giulio C., Storia della Linguistica, vol. III, Bologna, 1994
Reference Bibliography
Bibliography: Hogg, R. M., A Grammar of Old English (Volume 1: Phonology; Volume 2: Morphology), Wiley-Blacwell, Oxford UK- Cambridge (MA) USA, 1992-2011 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 Bynon, Theodora, Historical LInguistics, Cambridge 1977 Lepschy, Giulio C., Storia della Linguistica, vol. III, Bologna, 1994Type of evaluation
Oral exams. The oral exam will involve questions on the topics treated during the course and on the reading assignments.