IJ1A031 Italian Linguistics I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Valeria De Tommaso, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Egle Mocciaro, Dottore di Ricerca (lecturer)
doc. Paolo Divizia, Dottore di Ricerca (alternate examiner)
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 12:00–13:40 G32
Prerequisites
none
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
Students will be introduced to the discipline, its methods and analytical tools through which, in subsequent courses, the structures of Italian will be discussed according to the different levels of linguistic analysis (phonology, morphology and morphosyntax). The remaining part of the course will be devoted to the description of the origins of Italian and its development.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course, students will have fully mastered the appropriate technical terminology and will be able to navigate their way through the levels of linguistic analysis and its categories. They will also be able to orient themselves through the fundamental phases of the development of Italian.
Syllabus
  • Introduction to Italian linguistics, tools and categories of analysis, levels of analysis. Glossary of Italian linguistics (technical vocabulary). Introduction to the origin and formation of Italian Italian today (repertories, varieties and linguistic space).
Literature
  • PALERMO, Massimo. Linguistica italiana. Bologna: Il Mulino, 2015, 358 stran. ISBN 9788815258847. info
  • SOBRERO, Alberto A. and Annarita MIGLIETTA. Introduzione alla linguistica italiana. 4a ed. Roma: Gius. Laterza & Figli, 2009, xii, 263. ISBN 9788842079422. info
  • Lecture notes during the course
Teaching methods
Explanation of basic problems and their exemplification on different types of specific examples. Seminar exercises.
Assessment methods
Written test.
Language of instruction
English
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
The course is held in Czech.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2021, recent)
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