The course aims to illustrate the process of formation and development of the Italian language from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century, with particular reference to the formation of the vernacular (and therefore with the acquisition of the foundations of historical grammar), to the relationship between Latin and vernacular and between Tuscan and other dialectal and regional varieties, the constitution of the literary language and of the written tradition, the establishment of the rule, the history of the linguistic debate, the processes of literacy and Italianisation.
Curriculum
teacher profile teaching materials
D’Achille, Paolo (2004), Breve grammatica storica dell’italiano, Roma, Carocci.
Giovanardi, Claudio / De Roberto, Elisa (2018), L’italiano. Strutture, comunicazione, testi, Milano, Bruno Mondadori / Pearson.
Programme
The course aims to describe the phenomena that characterized the transition from vulgar Latin to Italian in the areas of phonology, morphology, syntax and vocabulary, in such a way as to allow students to achieve a good command of the concepts and analysis tools offered by historical grammar. The analysis of the birth and the evolution of the vernacular will be accompanied by a historical, cultural and social contextualization. According to an external linguistic perspective, the salient moments of the history of Italian from the Origins to the contemporary age will be addressed, with particular attention to the progressive imposition of supra-local varieties and a common Italian. The second part of the course will be devoted to text linguistics: students will acquire the skills and tools necessary to analyze texts belonging to different epochs and different text genres.Core Documentation
Cella, Roberta (2015), Storia dell’italiano, Bologna, il Mulino.D’Achille, Paolo (2004), Breve grammatica storica dell’italiano, Roma, Carocci.
Giovanardi, Claudio / De Roberto, Elisa (2018), L’italiano. Strutture, comunicazione, testi, Milano, Bruno Mondadori / Pearson.
Type of delivery of the course
Frontal instruction.Type of evaluation
Students who so wish will be able to support an in itinere test. The test will concern the historical grammar. teacher profile teaching materials
D’Achille, Paolo (2004), Breve grammatica storica dell’italiano, Roma, Carocci.
Giovanardi, Claudio / De Roberto, Elisa (2018), L’italiano. Strutture, comunicazione, testi, Milano, Bruno Mondadori / Pearson.
Programme
The course aims to describe the phenomena that characterized the transition from vulgar Latin to Italian in the areas of phonology, morphology, syntax and vocabulary, in such a way as to allow students to achieve a good command of the concepts and analysis tools offered by historical grammar. The analysis of the birth and the evolution of the vernacular will be accompanied by a historical, cultural and social contextualization. According to an external linguistic perspective, the salient moments of the history of Italian from the Origins to the contemporary age will be addressed, with particular attention to the progressive imposition of supra-local varieties and a common Italian. The second part of the course will be devoted to text linguistics: students will acquire the skills and tools necessary to analyze texts belonging to different epochs and different text genres.Core Documentation
Cella, Roberta (2015), Storia dell’italiano, Bologna, il Mulino.D’Achille, Paolo (2004), Breve grammatica storica dell’italiano, Roma, Carocci.
Giovanardi, Claudio / De Roberto, Elisa (2018), L’italiano. Strutture, comunicazione, testi, Milano, Bruno Mondadori / Pearson.
Type of delivery of the course
Frontal instruction.Type of evaluation
Students who so wish will be able to support an in itinere test. The test will concern the historical grammar. teacher profile teaching materials
D’Achille, Paolo (2004), Breve grammatica storica dell’italiano, Roma, Carocci.
Giovanardi, Claudio / De Roberto, Elisa (2018), L’italiano. Strutture, comunicazione, testi, Milano, Bruno Mondadori / Pearson.
Programme
The course aims to describe the phenomena that characterized the transition from vulgar Latin to Italian in the areas of phonology, morphology, syntax and vocabulary, in such a way as to allow students to achieve a good command of the concepts and analysis tools offered by historical grammar. The analysis of the birth and the evolution of the vernacular will be accompanied by a historical, cultural and social contextualization. According to an external linguistic perspective, the salient moments of the history of Italian from the Origins to the contemporary age will be addressed, with particular attention to the progressive imposition of supra-local varieties and a common Italian. The second part of the course will be devoted to text linguistics: students will acquire the skills and tools necessary to analyze texts belonging to different epochs and different text genres.Core Documentation
Cella, Roberta (2015), Storia dell’italiano, Bologna, il Mulino.D’Achille, Paolo (2004), Breve grammatica storica dell’italiano, Roma, Carocci.
Giovanardi, Claudio / De Roberto, Elisa (2018), L’italiano. Strutture, comunicazione, testi, Milano, Bruno Mondadori / Pearson.
Type of delivery of the course
Frontal instruction.Type of evaluation
Students who so wish will be able to support an in itinere test. The test will concern the historical grammar. teacher profile teaching materials
D’Achille, Paolo (2004), Breve grammatica storica dell’italiano, Roma, Carocci.
Giovanardi, Claudio / De Roberto, Elisa (2018), L’italiano. Strutture, comunicazione, testi, Milano, Bruno Mondadori / Pearson.
Programme
The course aims to describe the phenomena that characterized the transition from vulgar Latin to Italian in the areas of phonology, morphology, syntax and vocabulary, in such a way as to allow students to achieve a good command of the concepts and analysis tools offered by historical grammar. The analysis of the birth and the evolution of the vernacular will be accompanied by a historical, cultural and social contextualization. According to an external linguistic perspective, the salient moments of the history of Italian from the Origins to the contemporary age will be addressed, with particular attention to the progressive imposition of supra-local varieties and a common Italian. The second part of the course will be devoted to text linguistics: students will acquire the skills and tools necessary to analyze texts belonging to different epochs and different text genres.Core Documentation
Cella, Roberta (2015), Storia dell’italiano, Bologna, il Mulino.D’Achille, Paolo (2004), Breve grammatica storica dell’italiano, Roma, Carocci.
Giovanardi, Claudio / De Roberto, Elisa (2018), L’italiano. Strutture, comunicazione, testi, Milano, Bruno Mondadori / Pearson.
Type of delivery of the course
Frontal instruction.Type of evaluation
Students who so wish will be able to support an in itinere test. The test will concern the historical grammar.