Media Linguistics
A.Y. 2020/2021
Learning objectives
The course aims to provide the student on the one hand with knowledge of the linguistic characteristics of the media both within historical evolution and in the synchronic dimension; On the other hand, a set of tools are needed to analyze the verbal aspects of media and sectoral language in depth, and to produce texts utilizing those languages.
Expected learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to provide a range of in-depth knowledge about the characteristics of Italian media.
As far as skills are concerned, by the end of the course the student should have a set of language analysis tools that allow them on the one hand to be able to report with convincing accuracy and completeness on the characteristics of Italian media; on the other hand to conduct in-depth analysis of the verbal aspects of media and sectoral languages, to produce texts utilizing those languages.
As far as skills are concerned, by the end of the course the student should have a set of language analysis tools that allow them on the one hand to be able to report with convincing accuracy and completeness on the characteristics of Italian media; on the other hand to conduct in-depth analysis of the verbal aspects of media and sectoral languages, to produce texts utilizing those languages.
Lesson period: Second semester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course cannot be attended as a single course. Please check our list of single courses to find the ones available for enrolment.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Lesson period
Second semester
EMERGENCY REMOTE TEACHING
In case the health emergency is prolonged in the second semester, the course will be organized as follows:
Course organization
Lessons will be held remotely, through mainly synchronous classes on Microsoft Teams platform. Recording of the lessons will be available on the platform.
On Ariel website students will find teaching materials and pdf files of hard to find books and articles.
Students will also find on Ariel website guidelines to access online classes and updates on the course, exams and eventual changes in the course schedule, therefore frequent access on the Ariel website is highly recommended.
Teaching materials
See the course syllabus
Assessment methods
If, due to health emergency conditions, should be impossible to take face-to-face oral tests, the exam will take place online on Microsoft Teams, following the instructions that will be communicated on the Ariel website. Modalities of the oral test and the evaluation criteria do not change with respect to what stated in the course syllabus.
In case the health emergency is prolonged in the second semester, the course will be organized as follows:
Course organization
Lessons will be held remotely, through mainly synchronous classes on Microsoft Teams platform. Recording of the lessons will be available on the platform.
On Ariel website students will find teaching materials and pdf files of hard to find books and articles.
Students will also find on Ariel website guidelines to access online classes and updates on the course, exams and eventual changes in the course schedule, therefore frequent access on the Ariel website is highly recommended.
Teaching materials
See the course syllabus
Assessment methods
If, due to health emergency conditions, should be impossible to take face-to-face oral tests, the exam will take place online on Microsoft Teams, following the instructions that will be communicated on the Ariel website. Modalities of the oral test and the evaluation criteria do not change with respect to what stated in the course syllabus.
Course syllabus
The course aims to outline the linguistics characteristics of information in the media.
The first part will be dedicated to an introduction to the discipline and to provide an overview of linguistics uses in the various media; in the second part the linguistic history of the newspapers will be briefly decribed; in the third part we will focus on the language of italian cinema.
The first part will be dedicated to an introduction to the discipline and to provide an overview of linguistics uses in the various media; in the second part the linguistic history of the newspapers will be briefly decribed; in the third part we will focus on the language of italian cinema.
Prerequisites for admission
Basic knowledge of italian linguistics is required.
Teaching methods
Teaching consists of face-to-face lessons that include the analysis of case studies; the teacher may propose that students work on short papers on agreed topics, which generally require linguistic analysis of texts. There are moments of practice that require the direct intervention of the student. Support materials, in the form of presentations and texts in pdf format, are made available through the Ariel platform.
Teaching Resources
First part
1. I.Bonomi, S.Morgana (a c. di) La lingua italiana e i mass media, Roma, Carocci, n.ed. 2016
To be replaced , for students who have never taken exams in the subject area L-FIL.LET/12 with the volume:
I.Bonomi-A.Masini-S.Morgana-M.Piotti, Elementi di linguistica italiana, Roma, Carocci, nuova edizione 2010
2. A volume chosen from the following:
a) T. De Mauro, Storia linguistica dell'Italia repubblicana dal 1946 ai nostri giorni, Bari, Laterza, 2014
b) S. Lubello (a c. di), Lezioni di italiano. Riflessioni sulla lingua del nuovo millennio, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2014
c) M. Piotti, Tra fumetti e Tv. Studi sulla lingua dei media, Milano, Ledizioni, 2020
Second part
A volume chosen from the following:
a) A. De Benedetti, L'informazione liofilizzata, Firenze, Cesati, 2004
b) M. Loporcaro, Cattive notizie, Milano, Feltrinelli, 2006
c) I. Bonomi, L'italiano giornalistico dall'inizio del '900 ai quotidiani on line, Firenze, Cesati, 2002
Third part
Giuseppe Patota, Fabio Rossi (a cura di), L'italiano al cinema, l'italiano del cinema, goWare & Accademia della Crusca, 2018
Marta Idini, Parole filmate a Nord-Est. Le scelte plurilingui nella rappresentazione del Triveneto al cinema, Firenze, Cesati, 2020
Not attending students
First part
I.Bonomi, S.Morgana (a c. di) La lingua italiana e i mass media, Roma, Carocci, n.ed. 2016
To be replaced , for students who have never taken exams in the subject area L-FIL.LET/12 with the volume:
I.Bonomi-A.Masini-S.Morgana-M.Piotti, Elementi di linguistica italiana, Roma, Carocci, nuova edizione 2010
Two volumes to choose from the following:
a) T. De Mauro, Storia linguistica dell'Italia repubblicana dal 1946 ai nostri giorni, Bari, Laterza, 2014
b) S. Lubello (a c. di), Lezioni di italiano. Riflessioni sulla lingua del nuovo millennio, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2014
c) G. Antonelli, L'italiano nella società della comunicazione 2.0, Bologna, il Mulino, 2017
d) G. Patota, F. Rossi (a cura di), L'italiano e la rete, le reti per l'italiano, goWare & Accademia della Crusca, 2018
e) M. Piotti, Tra fumetti e Tv. Studi sulla lingua dei media, Milano, Ledizioni, 2020
Second part
Riccardo Gualdo, L'italiano dei giornali, Roma, Carocci, 2017 (new edition)
A volume chosen from the following:
a) A. De Benedetti, L'informazione liofilizzata, Firenze, Cesati, 2004
b) M. Loporcaro, Cattive notizie, Milano, Feltrinelli, 2006
c) I. Bonomi, L'italiano giornalistico dall'inizio del '900 ai quotidiani on line, Firenze, Cesati, 2002
Third part
Fabio Rossi, Lingua italiana e cinema, Roma, Carocci 2007
Giuseppe Patota, Fabio Rossi (a cura di), L'italiano al cinema, l'italiano del cinema, goWare & Accademia della Crusca, 2018
Marta Idini, Parole filmate a Nord-Est. Le scelte plurilingui nella rappresentazione del Triveneto al cinema, Firenze, Cesati, 2020
1. I.Bonomi, S.Morgana (a c. di) La lingua italiana e i mass media, Roma, Carocci, n.ed. 2016
To be replaced , for students who have never taken exams in the subject area L-FIL.LET/12 with the volume:
I.Bonomi-A.Masini-S.Morgana-M.Piotti, Elementi di linguistica italiana, Roma, Carocci, nuova edizione 2010
2. A volume chosen from the following:
a) T. De Mauro, Storia linguistica dell'Italia repubblicana dal 1946 ai nostri giorni, Bari, Laterza, 2014
b) S. Lubello (a c. di), Lezioni di italiano. Riflessioni sulla lingua del nuovo millennio, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2014
c) M. Piotti, Tra fumetti e Tv. Studi sulla lingua dei media, Milano, Ledizioni, 2020
Second part
A volume chosen from the following:
a) A. De Benedetti, L'informazione liofilizzata, Firenze, Cesati, 2004
b) M. Loporcaro, Cattive notizie, Milano, Feltrinelli, 2006
c) I. Bonomi, L'italiano giornalistico dall'inizio del '900 ai quotidiani on line, Firenze, Cesati, 2002
Third part
Giuseppe Patota, Fabio Rossi (a cura di), L'italiano al cinema, l'italiano del cinema, goWare & Accademia della Crusca, 2018
Marta Idini, Parole filmate a Nord-Est. Le scelte plurilingui nella rappresentazione del Triveneto al cinema, Firenze, Cesati, 2020
Not attending students
First part
I.Bonomi, S.Morgana (a c. di) La lingua italiana e i mass media, Roma, Carocci, n.ed. 2016
To be replaced , for students who have never taken exams in the subject area L-FIL.LET/12 with the volume:
I.Bonomi-A.Masini-S.Morgana-M.Piotti, Elementi di linguistica italiana, Roma, Carocci, nuova edizione 2010
Two volumes to choose from the following:
a) T. De Mauro, Storia linguistica dell'Italia repubblicana dal 1946 ai nostri giorni, Bari, Laterza, 2014
b) S. Lubello (a c. di), Lezioni di italiano. Riflessioni sulla lingua del nuovo millennio, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2014
c) G. Antonelli, L'italiano nella società della comunicazione 2.0, Bologna, il Mulino, 2017
d) G. Patota, F. Rossi (a cura di), L'italiano e la rete, le reti per l'italiano, goWare & Accademia della Crusca, 2018
e) M. Piotti, Tra fumetti e Tv. Studi sulla lingua dei media, Milano, Ledizioni, 2020
Second part
Riccardo Gualdo, L'italiano dei giornali, Roma, Carocci, 2017 (new edition)
A volume chosen from the following:
a) A. De Benedetti, L'informazione liofilizzata, Firenze, Cesati, 2004
b) M. Loporcaro, Cattive notizie, Milano, Feltrinelli, 2006
c) I. Bonomi, L'italiano giornalistico dall'inizio del '900 ai quotidiani on line, Firenze, Cesati, 2002
Third part
Fabio Rossi, Lingua italiana e cinema, Roma, Carocci 2007
Giuseppe Patota, Fabio Rossi (a cura di), L'italiano al cinema, l'italiano del cinema, goWare & Accademia della Crusca, 2018
Marta Idini, Parole filmate a Nord-Est. Le scelte plurilingui nella rappresentazione del Triveneto al cinema, Firenze, Cesati, 2020
Assessment methods and Criteria
The achievement of the learning requirements is verified through an oral test that aim to verify the possession of qualifying knowledge and the ability to put them into practice in the analysis of texts of various kinds.
Unita' didattica A
L-FIL-LET/12 - ITALIAN LINGUISTICS - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Unita' didattica B
L-FIL-LET/12 - ITALIAN LINGUISTICS - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Unita' didattica C
L-FIL-LET/12 - ITALIAN LINGUISTICS - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
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