IJ2B064 Italian Dialectology

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2026
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. Egle Mocciaro, Dottore di Ricerca (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Egle Mocciaro, Dottore di Ricerca
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 10:00–11:40 L41, except Mon 20. 4. to Fri 24. 4.
Prerequisites
( IJ1A055 Bachelor's State Exam || IJ1A055com Bachelor's State Exam || IJ1A055mai Bachelor's State Exam || IJ1A055min Bachelor's State Exam )
Superamento di Linguistica italiana
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Abstract
At the end of the course, students should be able to: - understand and use the instruments and methods of the discipline; - have a general view of dialects in Italy; - describe their phonological, morphosyntaxical and lexical features.
Learning outcomes
Students will learn to identify the features of the several dialectal varieties and to use the tools of the discipline.
Key topics
Course topics: What is a dialect (between linguistics and sociolinguistics). From Latin to Italoromance varieties and from these to 'dialects'. Dialectology: history, methods and tools. Classifications of Italian dialects. Phonological, morphosyntactic and lexical characteristics of the main dialects. Grammaticalisation phenomena in different dialects.
Study resources and literature
    required literature
  • GRASSI, Corrado; Alberto A. SOBRERO and Tullio TELMON. Fondamenti di dialettologia italiana. 8a ed. Roma: Laterza, 2007, xv, 424. ISBN 9788842051312. info
  • LOPORCARO, Michele. Profilo linguistico dei dialetti italiani. Nouva edizione, aggiornata. Roma: GLF editori Laterza, 2013, xvi, 252. ISBN 9788859300069. info
    recommended literature
  • 3. Rohlfs Gerhard, 1969, Grammatica storica della lingua italiana e dei suoi dialetti, Torino, Einaudi, ISBN 8806030639.
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
Lectures on course topics. Advanced seminars. Workshop activities (analysis of texts, individual or group presentations based on self-study materials).
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
Written test on the course content (open-ended questions and exercises on dialect texts). To be taken in person, via ELF. A minimum attendance rate of 80% is required (maximum of three absences).
Language of instruction
Italian
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2025, Spring 2027.
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