Programme

The history of our language can also be read and studied using dictionaries which have described and codified it. The module focuses on the diachronic and synchronic study of the Italian lexicon through lexicography. After having clarified the basic terms of the discipline, we will retrace the history of dictionaries in Italy, from its origins to the present day; typologies and compositional structures of some important dictionaries will be examined.

Core Documentation

- V. Della Valle (2005), Dizionari italiani: storia, tipi, struttura, Roma, Carocci.
- C. Marazzini (2009), L’ordine delle parole. Storia di vocabolari italiani, Bologna, il Mulino: capp. III, VI, VIII.3 (in dispense messe a disposizione dal docente).
- I. Consales (2021), Nell’officina del lessicografo. Saggi di lessicografia italiana, Roma, Aracne, 2021.

Type of delivery of the course

Taught class involving active participation on the part of the students. Attendance is recommended. The syllabus is the same for all students, regardless of whether they attend. Lessons timetable: Monday: 18-20 room 8 Via Ostiense 236 Thursday: 18-20 room 8 Via Ostiense 236 LESSONS START: 8th OF MARCH 2022

Type of evaluation

An oral exam at the end of the course. It 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.