Philosophy

The course is devoted to the comparative analysis of the grammars of some typologically distant languages, from Swahili to Lithuanian, from Votic to Korean. The general part will consist in the definition of the basic concepts of modern multi-stratal grammar, with a special attention to the various levels of presentation, from segmental levels (phonology, spelling) to some higher levels (lexical, inflectional, syntactic, etc.). In the practical part the student will be guided in a read-and-comment approach to some short texts in different languages and to their grammatical analysis.

The main requirement is a good knowledge of the basic concepts in the field of General and Historical Linguistics. Furthermore, an interest in formal analysis of language and the field of grammatical typology is desirable.

All teaching materials will be distributed by the instructor during the course. The adopted texts are as follows: – A selection of problems from the Linguistics Olympiad (https://ioling.org). – Chapter 8 from: A. K. Polivanova, Old Church Slavonic. Grammar. Dictionaries, Florence: FUP, 2022 (OpenAccess). – Theoretical handouts prepared by the instructor. During the lessons, brief grammars of the following languages will be distributed: – Swahili – Votic – Lithuanian – Korean

The course consists of lectures given by the teacher, plus some practical exercises carried out by the teacher, as well as a series of in-depth lectures delivered by invited lecturers.

Attendance, though not compulsory, is strongly recommended. The course deals with complex and technical topics, and in-class exercises are held regularly.

The exam consists of answering questions that involve grammatical commentary and translation of short passages in the languages analyzed during the course, as well as answering simple theoretical questions.

Whatever teaching grammars of the languages under analysis

The course consists of lectures given by the teacher, plus some practical exercises carried autonomously out by the students.

The course is devoted to the comparative analysis of the grammars of some typologically distant languages, from Swahili to Lithuanian, from Votic to Korean. The general part will consist in the definition of the basic concepts of modern multi-stratal grammar, with a special attention to the various levels of presentation, from segmental levels (phonology, spelling) to some higher levels (lexical, inflectional, syntactic, etc.). In the practical part the student will be guided in a read-and-comment approach to some short texts in different languages and to their grammatical analysis.

The main requirement is a good knowledge of the basic concepts in the field of General and Historical Linguistics. Furthermore, an interest in formal analysis of language and the field of grammatical typology is desirable.

All teaching materials will be distributed by the instructor during the course. The adopted texts are as follows: – A selection of problems from the Linguistics Olympiad (https://ioling.org). – Chapter 8 from: A. K. Polivanova, Old Church Slavonic. Grammar. Dictionaries, Florence: FUP, 2022 (OpenAccess). – Theoretical handouts prepared by the instructor. During the lessons, brief grammars of the following languages will be distributed: – Swahili – Votic – Lithuanian – Korean

The course consists of lectures given by the teacher, plus some practical exercises carried out by the teacher, as well as a series of in-depth lectures delivered by invited lecturers.

Attendance, though not compulsory, is strongly recommended. The course deals with complex and technical topics, and in-class exercises are held regularly.

The exam consists of answering questions that involve grammatical commentary and translation of short passages in the languages analyzed during the course, as well as answering simple theoretical questions.

Whatever teaching grammars of the languages under analysis

The course consists of lectures given by the teacher, plus some practical exercises carried autonomously out by the students.