20702461 - HISTORY OF THE LATIN LANGUAGE L.M.


INGLESE
The course offers a survey of the evolution of Latin languages through the ages, from the earliest epigraphic texts handed down to us, up to the prose texts of the Imperial age.
The students will learn how to assess the linguistic features of a Latin texts, with an eye to the evolution of the language in texts belongin to different ages and literary genres. At the end of the course, they will be able to describe the evolution of Latin language and apply the main elements of historical grammar and metric into the analysis of the texts, to set an original critical discourse on a text in Latin, contextualizing it in the historical period and defining its register.

Curriculum

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Mutuazione: 20702461 STORIA DELLA LINGUA LATINA L.M. in Filologia, letterature e storia dell'antichità LM-15 Bramanti Andrea

Core Documentation

1) Francesco Berardi, Le vie del latino. Storia della lingua latina con elementi di grammatica storica. Seconda edizione riveduta e aggiornata. Congedo Editore, Lecce 2022.

2) Professor's handouts

Attendance

Attendance of the course, either in person or remotely, is recommended.

Type of evaluation

Starting from the analysis of one of the passages examined during the lessons, the student will be required to demonstrate their ability to illustrate the main linguistic features of the stage of the Latin language attested in the selected text. Knowledge of historical grammar — specifically regarding sound changes and the morphological formation of parts of speech — will also be assessed.

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Mutuazione: 20702461 STORIA DELLA LINGUA LATINA L.M. in Italianistica LM-14 (docente da definire)

Core Documentation

1) Francesco Berardi, Le vie del latino. Storia della lingua latina con elementi di grammatica storica. Seconda edizione riveduta e aggiornata. Congedo Editore, Lecce 2022.

2) Professor's handouts

Attendance

Attendance of the course, either in person or remotely, is recommended.

Type of evaluation

Starting from the analysis of one of the passages examined during the lessons, the student will be required to demonstrate their ability to illustrate the main linguistic features of the stage of the Latin language attested in the selected text. Knowledge of historical grammar — specifically regarding sound changes and the morphological formation of parts of speech — will also be assessed.

teacher profile | teaching materials

Mutuazione: 20702461 STORIA DELLA LINGUA LATINA L.M. in Filologia, letterature e storia dell'antichità LM-15 Bramanti Andrea

Core Documentation

1) Francesco Berardi, Le vie del latino. Storia della lingua latina con elementi di grammatica storica. Seconda edizione riveduta e aggiornata. Congedo Editore, Lecce 2022.

2) Professor's handouts

Attendance

Attendance of the course, either in person or remotely, is recommended.

Type of evaluation

Starting from the analysis of one of the passages examined during the lessons, the student will be required to demonstrate their ability to illustrate the main linguistic features of the stage of the Latin language attested in the selected text. Knowledge of historical grammar — specifically regarding sound changes and the morphological formation of parts of speech — will also be assessed.