IJIIB956 Dialects in Italy: Past and Present

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2014
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Alessandro Bitonti, Ph.D. (lecturer)
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 9:10–10:45 C41
Prerequisites
IJIIA107 Historical Develop. of Ital.
IJIIA107 Vývoj italštiny
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course, the students should be able to: - understand the main differences between the several languages used in the Apennine peninsula in the 1st millenium B.C., - understand and use the instruments and methods of the discipline, - have a general view of today’s dialects in Italy, - describe their phonetic, morphosyntaxical and lexical features.
Syllabus
  • The course will deal with: • linguistic situation in the Apennine peninsula in the 1st millenium B.C., • differentiation of Vulgar Latin due to the influence of various substrata, • a systematic survey of modern Italian dialects and their classification, • phonetic, morphosyntactic and lexical characteristics of main dialects, • dialects and the linguistic contact.
Literature
  • 1. Marcato Carla, 2007, Dialetto, dialetti e italiano, Roma, Il Mulino, ISBN 8815114246.
  • 2. Grassi Corrado\ Sobrero Alberto A.\ Telmon Tullio, 2008, Introduzione alla dialettologia italiana, Roma, Laterza, ISBN 9788842069188.
  • 3. Rohlfs Gerhard, 1969, Grammatica storica della lingua italiana e dei suoi dialetti, Torino, Einaudi, ISBN 8806030639.
  • 4. Tagliavini Carlo, 1969, Le origini delle lingue neolatine, Bologna, Pàtron, ISBN 8855504657.
  • 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 only once.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2000, Spring 2001, Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018.
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