IJ0B625 Italian Linguistics

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2014
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: graded credit.
Teacher(s)
Alessandro Bitonti, Ph.D. (lecturer), Mgr. Kateřina Garajová, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Kateřina Garajová, Ph.D.
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 14:10–15:45 zruseno D21
Prerequisites (in Czech)
IJIA005 Practical Italian II
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
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Course objectives
The aim of the course in Italian linguistics is to develop the basic knowledges about Italian language and its varieties. The contents of the discipline will be examined considering the sociolinguistic variation and the the historical dimension of the language. Practical examples of today's Italian will be provided.
Syllabus
  • The first part of the course deals with the historical perspective of the Italian language, the linguistic repertoire and the several varieties: diatopic (space), diamesic (mean of communication), diastratic (social groups) and diaphasic (situation). In the second section the student will deepen some treats of the diamesic variation concerning textual cohesion, as the use of connectors in computer mediated communication.
Literature
    not specified
  • 1. Tempesta Immacolata, 2008, Fra norma e varietà. Aspetti e problemi della lingua italiana, Bari, Edizioni B.A. Graphis, ISBN 8875810230.
  • 2. Paolo D’Achille, 2006, L’italiano contemporaneo, Bologna, Il Mulino, ISBN 9788815114235.
  • Supplementary material will be provided during the course.
Teaching methods
Lecture and practical activities: explanation of the basic notions and problems and their application on appropriate linguistic material.
Assessment methods
Oral test and discussion on the research materials. The students who don't attend the courses have to set an alternative syllabus with the teacher.
Language of instruction
Italian
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information about innovation of course.
This course has been innovated under the project "Faculty of Arts as Centre of Excellence in Education: Complex Innovation of Study Programmes and Fields at FF MU with Regard to the Requirements of the Knowledge Economy“ – Reg. No. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0228, which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

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