Modern humanities

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 first part, after an introduction to the discipline (2 hours), the course will address the following topics: a) Elements of Italian historical grammar (26 hours); b) Profile of Italian linguistic history from its origins to the sixteenth century (14 hours). 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).

Basic knowledge of the Latin language.

The reference texts for the Institutions of the History of the Italian Language A module are the following: - L. Serianni, Lezioni di grammatica storica italiana, Bulzoni, Roma. - C. Marazzini, La lingua italiana. Profilo storico, Il Mulino, Bologna (capp. V-XIV). The reference texts for the Institutions of the History of the Italian Language B module are the following: - M. Motolese, L'eccezione fa la regola. Sette storie di errori che raccontano l'italiano, Garzanti, Milano. - Anthology of texts commented during the course. Alternative bibliography for students who cannot attend classes - L. Serianni, Lezioni di grammatica storica italiana, Bulzoni, Roma. - C. Marazzini, La lingua italiana. Profilo storico, Il Mulino, Bologna (intero volume). - 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.

Attendance is highly recommended. Students who do not attend must prepare the alternative program indicated in the reading list.

To pass the exam you must obtain a grade of not less than 18/30. To achieve sufficiency, the student must demonstrate that he has acquired a basic knowledge of the course contents; for the achievement of the maximum mark (30 cum laude), the student must demonstrate to safely display the topics covered, using appropriate terminology; he must also demonstrate that he is able to connect different parts of the program in a coherent and logical way.

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).

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) Texts commented in class 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) Roberta Cella, La lingua di Petrarca, Bologna, il Mulino, 2023

The one-year course will be divided into two sections. The first section will take place in the first semester and will be dedicated to the general part, as follows: a) Introduction to the discipline (2 hours); b) Elements of Italian historical grammar (18 hours); c) Profile of Italian linguistic history (22 hours). The second section will take place in the second semester and will be dedicated to the examination of the linguistic characteristics of an anthology of autograph texts, in prose and verse, included in a chronological span that goes from the Origins up to the twentieth century (42 hours). The texts will be provided in a handout.

Knowledge of the Italian language. A basic knowledge of Latin is advisable.

For the first part of the course (first semester), the reference texts are under a and b; for the second part (second semester), the reference texts are under c and d: a. L. Serianni, Lezioni di grammatica storica italiana, Bulzoni, Roma. b. C. Marazzini, La lingua italiana. Profilo storico, Il Mulino, Bologna (capp. V-XIV). c. Antologia di testi commentati durante il corso (messa a disposizione dal docente). d. M. Motolese, Scritti a mano. Otto storie di capolavori italiani da Boccaccio a Eco, Garzanti, Milano. Bibliography for non-attending students: a. L. Serianni, Lezioni di grammatica storica italiana, Bulzoni, Roma. b. C. Marazzini, La lingua italiana. Profilo storico, Il Mulino, Bologna. c. M. Motolese, Scritti a mano. Otto storie di capolavori italiani da Boccaccio a Eco, Garzanti, Milano. d. L. Serianni, Prima lezione di storia della lingua italiana, Roma, Laterza. e. L. Serianni, Prima lezione di grammatica italiana, Roma, Laterza

The final assessment will consist of two stages: a written test specifically dedicated to Historical Grammar (optional, to be held in January) and an oral examination. The overall mark will result from the average of the mark for the written text and the oral exam. If the student does not accept the written text grade, or if the written text is not passed, the student will take Historical Grammar at the oral exam along with the rest of the syllabus. In order to pass the examination, an overall mark of not less than 18/30 must be achieved. In order to obtain a pass mark, the student must demonstrate that he/she has acquired a basic knowledge of the course content. In order to obtain a pass mark (30 cum laude), the student must be able to confidently explain the topics covered, using appropriate terminology, and must also demonstrate that he/she is able to connect the different parts of the programme coherently, logically and independently.

The one-year, 12-credit course will consist of 42 lectures (21 in the first semester and 21 in the second semester) for a total of 84 hours. The lectures will be face-to-face in the first semester, while in the text analysis phase (which will start in the second semester) a more active involvement of the classroom is foreseen, which will be solicited to interact during the explanations. During the course, the most important tools available for the study of ancient and modern language (the TLIO, the Battaglia, the DELI, the LEI) will be consulted in the classroom. Attendance is not compulsory.

The course is divided into two modules, held in the first and second semesters, respectively, and it is the same as the course for Mediazione Linguistica e interculturale (MLI). The first module (Module A) is also open to students of Linguistic, Literary, and Translation Studies (SLLT) who have never taken an exam in the History of the Italian Language, and is attended by students from degree programs in Languages, Cultures, Literatures, Translation (LCLT), Archaeology, Archaeological Sciences, History, Anthropology, and Religious Studies. The first module (Module A), offered in the first semester, is dedicated to an introduction to the history of the Italian language, providing a historical overview of the events that have influenced it, the debates surrounding it, as well as the internal evolution of its varieties. This part of the course also aims to provide basic skills for the linguistic analysis of literary texts. The second module (Module B), offered in the second semester, focuses on the language and style of contemporary Italian novels. During this module, the phonetic, morphological, syntactic, and lexical characteristics of contemporary Italian will be explored and then examined and compared to literary Italian. This part of the course also aims to provide more advanced skills for the linguistic and stylistic analysis of literary prose texts. The course will run over two semesters: Module A in the first semester, Module B in the second semester. Times and classrooms remain the same: Tuesdays from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM in Room 105 (Marco Polo) and Wednesdays from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Room 203 (Marco Polo). Please subscribe to the relevant moodle: https://elearning.uniroma1.it/course/view.php?id=20325

The first module (Module A, first semester) is based on the following textbook: - Storia dell'italiano. La lingua, i testi, edited by G. Frosini, Salerno, 2020. Additional bibliography will be provided in class. The second module (Module B, second semester) is based on the following textbook and the reading of a novel of the student's choice (the full list will be provided later): - P. D'Achille, L'italiano contemporaneo, Il Mulino, new edition 2025.

The course is divided into two modules, held in the first and second semesters, respectively, and it is the same as the course for Mediazione Linguistica e interculturale (MLI). The first module (Module A) is also open to students of Linguistic, Literary, and Translation Studies (SLLT) who have never taken an exam in the History of the Italian Language, and is attended by students from degree programs in Languages, Cultures, Literatures, Translation (LCLT), Archaeology, Archaeological Sciences, History, Anthropology, and Religious Studies. The first module (Module A), offered in the first semester, is dedicated to an introduction to the history of the Italian language, providing a historical overview of the events that have influenced it, the debates surrounding it, as well as the internal evolution of its varieties. This part of the course also aims to provide basic skills for the linguistic analysis of literary texts. The second module (Module B), offered in the second semester, focuses on the language and style of contemporary Italian novels. During this module, the phonetic, morphological, syntactic, and lexical characteristics of contemporary Italian will be explored and then examined and compared to literary Italian. This part of the course also aims to provide more advanced skills for the linguistic and stylistic analysis of literary prose texts. The course will run over two semesters: Module A in the first semester, Module B in the second semester. Times and classrooms remain the same: Tuesdays from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM in Room 105 (Marco Polo) and Wednesdays from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Room 203 (Marco Polo). Please subscribe to the relevant moodle: https://elearning.uniroma1.it/course/view.php?id=20325

The first module (Module A, first semester) is based on the following textbook: - Storia dell'italiano. La lingua, i testi, edited by G. Frosini, Salerno, 2020. Additional bibliography will be provided in class. The second module (Module B, second semester) is based on the following textbook and the reading of a novel of the student's choice (the full list will be provided later): - P. D'Achille, L'italiano contemporaneo, Il Mulino, new edition 2025.