20702770 - ELEMENTS OF LATIN LINGUISTICS

The student will acquire knowledge on some aspects of phonetics, morphology and historical syntax, to arrive at an easier understanding of the structures and dynamisms of the Latin language, also with a view to a better knowledge of Italian. Through the knowledge, albeit essential, of historical phonetics, the student will also acquire those notions of prosody, which constitute a necessary basis for reading prose texts and also for the study of the Latin metric.

Curriculum

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Programme

Through the knowledge of the main notions of phonetics and historical morphology and with hints related to historical syntax, the course aims at getting the students to acquire a more complete dominion of the Latin language, also for a better understanding of the Italian language.

Core Documentation

Per il punto 1:

- A. Traina – G. Bernardi Perini, Propedeutica al latino universitario, VI ed. riveduta e aggiornata a cura di C. Marangoni, Bologna, Pàtron, 2007, capp. I-V.
- S. Timpanaro, Nozioni elementari di prosodia e metrica latina, Firenze, 1953 [si fornirà copia dalla ristampa inserita in calce all’antologia per il biennio “Primordia et incrementa Latinitatis” curata da Antonio La Penna (Torino 1966, pp. 353-376)].
- Further teaching materials will be distributed in class and / or uploaded to the teacher's page available on the website of the Department of Humanities.

Per il punto 2:

- P. Cornelio Tacito, Agricola, a cura di S. Audano, Milano (Ed. Rusconi), 2017.

Reference Bibliography

- A. Traina – G. Bernardi Perini, Propedeutica al latino universitario, VI ed. riveduta e aggiornata a cura di C. Marangoni, Bologna, Pàtron, 2007, capp. I-V. - S. Timpanaro, Nozioni elementari di prosodia e metrica latina, Firenze, 1953 [si fornirà copia dalla ristampa inserita in calce all’antologia per il biennio “Primordia et incrementa Latinitatis” curata da Antonio La Penna (Torino 1966, pp. 353-376)]. - P. Cornelio Tacito, Agricola, a cura di S. Audano, Milano (Ed. Rusconi), 2017.

Type of delivery of the course

Teaching organization: Lectures hours 36. Mode of delivery of teaching: Traditional

Attendance

Teaching organization: Lectures hours 36. Mode of delivery of teaching: Traditional

Type of evaluation

The exam is oral and takes place at the end of the course, without intermediate tests. It will focus on the texts in the program and on the topics presented during the lessons. The mark is expressed on a scale from a minimum of 18 (the threshold to pass the exam) to the maximum of 30 (cum laude). Marks below 18 will be equivalent to insufficient assessment of learning.

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Mutuazione: 20702770 ISTITUZIONI DI LINGUISTICA LATINA in Lettere L-10 LUCERI ANGELO

Programme

Through the knowledge of the main notions of phonetics and historical morphology and with hints related to historical syntax, the course aims at getting the students to acquire a more complete dominion of the Latin language, also for a better understanding of the Italian language.

Core Documentation

Per il punto 1:

- A. Traina – G. Bernardi Perini, Propedeutica al latino universitario, VI ed. riveduta e aggiornata a cura di C. Marangoni, Bologna, Pàtron, 2007, capp. I-V.
- S. Timpanaro, Nozioni elementari di prosodia e metrica latina, Firenze, 1953 [si fornirà copia dalla ristampa inserita in calce all’antologia per il biennio “Primordia et incrementa Latinitatis” curata da Antonio La Penna (Torino 1966, pp. 353-376)].
- Further teaching materials will be distributed in class and / or uploaded to the teacher's page available on the website of the Department of Humanities.

Per il punto 2:

- P. Cornelio Tacito, Agricola, a cura di S. Audano, Milano (Ed. Rusconi), 2017.

Reference Bibliography

- A. Traina – G. Bernardi Perini, Propedeutica al latino universitario, VI ed. riveduta e aggiornata a cura di C. Marangoni, Bologna, Pàtron, 2007, capp. I-V. - S. Timpanaro, Nozioni elementari di prosodia e metrica latina, Firenze, 1953 [si fornirà copia dalla ristampa inserita in calce all’antologia per il biennio “Primordia et incrementa Latinitatis” curata da Antonio La Penna (Torino 1966, pp. 353-376)]. - P. Cornelio Tacito, Agricola, a cura di S. Audano, Milano (Ed. Rusconi), 2017.

Type of delivery of the course

Teaching organization: Lectures hours 36. Mode of delivery of teaching: Traditional

Attendance

Teaching organization: Lectures hours 36. Mode of delivery of teaching: Traditional

Type of evaluation

The exam is oral and takes place at the end of the course, without intermediate tests. It will focus on the texts in the program and on the topics presented during the lessons. The mark is expressed on a scale from a minimum of 18 (the threshold to pass the exam) to the maximum of 30 (cum laude). Marks below 18 will be equivalent to insufficient assessment of learning.