The student will acquire knowledge of aspects, moments, questions of Italian linguistic history from the Origins to the present, with attention also to the most ancient phases of our language, and with specific attention to reading and analyzing texts, literary and other, considered paradigmatic from various points of view.
teacher profile teaching materials
2) Paolo D'Achille, Breve grammatica storica dell'italiano, 3. ed., Roma, Carocci, 2019.
3) Roberta Cella, Nino Mastruzzo, La più antica lirica italiana «Quando eu stava in le tu cathene» (Ravenna 1226), Bologna, il Mulino, 2022.
Attending students can replace volume 3) with notes and materials provided in class.
Fruizione: 20703166-1 STORIA DELLA LINGUA ITALIANA I L.M. in Italianistica LM-14 D'ACHILLE PAOLO
Programme
The oldest vernacular texts in the Italian-Romance area (origins-first half of the 13th century)Core Documentation
1) Ludovica Maconi, Mirko Volpi, Antichi documenti dei volgari italiani, Roma, Carocci, 2022.2) Paolo D'Achille, Breve grammatica storica dell'italiano, 3. ed., Roma, Carocci, 2019.
3) Roberta Cella, Nino Mastruzzo, La più antica lirica italiana «Quando eu stava in le tu cathene» (Ravenna 1226), Bologna, il Mulino, 2022.
Attending students can replace volume 3) with notes and materials provided in class.
Type of delivery of the course
Taught class involving active participation on the part of the students, who can write a paper on the topic of the course. Attendance is recommended. The syllabus is the same for all students, regardless of whether they attend.Attendance
The course proposes the linguistic reading and interpretation of vernacular texts from the end of the 8th century to the beginning of the 13th century, based on the most recent textual and interpretative acquisitions.Type of evaluation
An oral exam at the end of the course. Interim assessments will not be available, but attending students can take a final written test that replaces the oral exam. The exam will focus on the material referred to under ‘Bibliography’ and on the topics dealt with during the course. The exam will assess: 1) the depth and breadth of the knowledge of the subject acquired; 2) command of the technical vocabulary; 3) the ability to bring together critically topics and issues dealt with during the course.