PRINCIPLES OF ROMANCE PHILOLOGY AND LINGUISTICS

Course objectives

The Fundamentals of Romance Philology and Linguistics lessons aim to offer students the basic contents of the discipline. The objective of the module is the presentation of the essential coordinates of the relationship that exists between the various Romance languages, also in relation to their common matrix, Vulgar Latin and the issues inherent to all the original Romance texts, together with the understanding of the fundamental principles of critique of the text.

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GIOIA PARADISI Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
Course title: Fundamentals of Romance Philology and Linguistics The programme presents the essential coordinates of the relationship between the various Romance languages and their common matrix, spoken Latin, issues inherent in early Romance texts, and the basic topics of textual criticism. Texts to study: A. Varvaro, Prima lezione di Filologia, Laterza, Bari-Roma 2012 (2023) L. Renzi, A. Andreose, Manuale di linguistica e filologia romanza, Bologna, Il Mulino, I edizione 2015; S. Asperti, Origini romanze, Roma, Viella, 2006
Prerequisites
No prerequisite.
Books
A. Varvaro, Prima lezione di Filologia, Laterza, Bari-Roma 2012 (2023) L. Renzi, A. Andreose, Manuale di linguistica e filologia romanza, Bologna, Il Mulino, I edizione 2015; S. Asperti, Origini romanze, Roma, Viella, 2006
Frequency
Highly recommended.
Exam mode
Questions about the programme.
Lesson mode
Frontal lesson.
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LORENZO MAININI Lecturers' profile
  • Lesson code1023142
  • Academic year2025/2026
  • CourseLanguages, Cultures, Literature, Translation
  • CurriculumSingle curriculum
  • Year2nd year
  • Duration12 months
  • SSDL-FIL-LET/09
  • CFU6