Classics

The course is divided into two 6-CFU modules taught by the same instructor: Institutions of the History of the Italian Language A and Institutions of the History of the Italian Language B. The two modules take place in the first and second semesters respectively and are conceived as parts of a single, unified program. In the first part, after an introduction to the discipline (2 hours), the course will address the following topics: a) Elements of Italian historical grammar (32 hours); b) Overview of the linguistic history of Italian from its Origins to the sixteenth century (8 hours). The topics covered in the second part are as follows: a) Overview of the linguistic history of Italian from the seventeenth to the twentieth century (12 hours); b) Monographic focus: Petrarch’s poetic language (26 hours).

Basic knowledge of the Latin.

a) Luca Serianni, Lezioni di grammatica storica italiana, Bulzoni, Roma, 2006. b) Claudio Marazzini, La lingua italiana. Profilo storico, Il Mulino, Bologna (capp. V-XIV), 2002. c) Matteo Motolese, Scritti a mano. Otto storie di capolavori italiani da Boccaccio a Eco, Milano, Garzanti, 2017. d) antologia di testi commentati durante le lezioni For non-attending students: a) Luca Serianni, Lezioni di grammatica storica italiana, Bulzoni, Roma, 2006. b) Claudio Marazzini, La lingua italiana. Profilo storico, Il Mulino, Bologna (capp. V-XIV), 2002. c) Matteo Motolese, Scritti a mano. Otto storie di capolavori italiani da Boccaccio a Eco, Milano, Garzanti, 2017. d) Luca Serianni, Prima lezione di storia della lingua italiana, Roma, Laterza, 2015. e) Luca Serianni, La lingua poetica italiana. Grammatica e testi, Roma, Carocci, 2018 (pp. 11-46 + testi con commento linguistico dell'antologia finale n. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 12, 13)

Attendance is highly recommended.

It is necessary to achieve a grade of not less than 18/30 to pass the exam. The student must demonstrate that he has acquired a basic knowledge of the contents of the course to achieve a sufficient grade; in order to obtain the maximum mark (30 cum laude), the student must demonstrate that he is confident in explaining the topics covered, using adequate terminology; he must also demonstrate that he is able to link different parts of the program in a coherent and logical way.

The course is intended for the P-Z group of Institutions of the history of the Italian language.

The course is divided into two 6-CFU modules taught by the same instructor: Institutions of the History of the Italian Language A and Institutions of the History of the Italian Language B. The two modules take place in the first and second semesters respectively and are conceived as parts of a single, unified program. In the first part, after an introduction to the discipline (2 hours), the course will address the following topics: a) Elements of Italian historical grammar (32 hours); b) Overview of the linguistic history of Italian from its Origins to the sixteenth century (8 hours). The topics covered in the second part are as follows: a) Overview of the linguistic history of Italian from the seventeenth to the twentieth century (12 hours); b) Monographic focus: Petrarch’s poetic language (26 hours).

Basic knowledge of the Latin.

a) Luca Serianni, Lezioni di grammatica storica italiana, Bulzoni, Roma, 2006. b) Claudio Marazzini, La lingua italiana. Profilo storico, Il Mulino, Bologna (capp. V-XIV), 2002. c) Matteo Motolese, Scritti a mano. Otto storie di capolavori italiani da Boccaccio a Eco, Milano, Garzanti, 2017. d) antologia di testi commentati durante le lezioni For non-attending students: a) Luca Serianni, Lezioni di grammatica storica italiana, Bulzoni, Roma, 2006. b) Claudio Marazzini, La lingua italiana. Profilo storico, Il Mulino, Bologna (capp. V-XIV), 2002. c) Matteo Motolese, Scritti a mano. Otto storie di capolavori italiani da Boccaccio a Eco, Milano, Garzanti, 2017. d) Luca Serianni, Prima lezione di storia della lingua italiana, Roma, Laterza, 2015. e) Luca Serianni, La lingua poetica italiana. Grammatica e testi, Roma, Carocci, 2018 (pp. 11-46 + testi con commento linguistico dell'antologia finale n. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 12, 13)

Attendance is highly recommended.

It is necessary to achieve a grade of not less than 18/30 to pass the exam. The student must demonstrate that he has acquired a basic knowledge of the contents of the course to achieve a sufficient grade; in order to obtain the maximum mark (30 cum laude), the student must demonstrate that he is confident in explaining the topics covered, using adequate terminology; he must also demonstrate that he is able to link different parts of the program in a coherent and logical way.

The course is intended for the P-Z group of Institutions of the history of the Italian language.