THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING
Course objectives
The module aims to provide students with: a) knowledge of the main moments in the history of the Italian language from the sixteenth century to the present day; b) basic training in the historical-linguistic analysis of texts in ancient and modern Italian. At the end of the course the student will have to demonstrate that they: a) know the main moments in the history of the Italian language from the sixteenth century to the present day; b) know how to comment on the texts included in the exam program from the point of view of language and style.
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MATTEO MOTOLESE
Lecturers' profile
Program - Frequency - Exams
Course program
The course is divided into two modules of 6 credits: 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 semester respectively and are intended as parts of a unitary path.
In the second part, the course will address the following topics:
a) profile of Italian linguistic history from the seventeenth century to the year two thousand (28 hours);
b) monographic study: Linguistic analysis of Boccaccio's Decameron (14 hours).
Books
- M. Motolese, L'eccezione fa la regola. Sette storie di errori che raccontano l'italiano, Garzanti, Milano.
- Antologia di testi commentati durante il corso.
Alternative bibliography for students who cannot attend classes.
- M. Motolese, L'eccezione fa la regola. Sette storie di errori che raccontano l'italiano, Garzanti, Milano.
- L. Serianni, Prima lezione di grammatica, Laterza, Roma-Bari.
- L. Serianni, Prima lezione di storia della lingua italiana, Laterza, Roma-Bari.
MATTEO MOTOLESE
Lecturers' profile
Program - Frequency - Exams
Course program
The course is divided into two modules of 6 credits: 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 semester respectively and are intended as parts of a unitary path.
In the second part, the course will address the following topics:
a) profile of Italian linguistic history from the seventeenth century to the year two thousand (28 hours);
b) monographic study: Linguistic analysis of Boccaccio's Decameron (14 hours).
Books
- M. Motolese, L'eccezione fa la regola. Sette storie di errori che raccontano l'italiano, Garzanti, Milano.
- Antologia di testi commentati durante il corso.
Alternative bibliography for students who cannot attend classes.
- M. Motolese, L'eccezione fa la regola. Sette storie di errori che raccontano l'italiano, Garzanti, Milano.
- L. Serianni, Prima lezione di grammatica, Laterza, Roma-Bari.
- L. Serianni, Prima lezione di storia della lingua italiana, Laterza, Roma-Bari.
- Academic year2025/2026
- CourseClassics
- CurriculumSingle curriculum
- Year1st year
- Semester2nd semester
- SSDL-FIL-LET/12
- CFU6