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Italian Linguistics

A.Y. 2021/2022
12
Max ECTS
80
Overall hours
SSD
L-FIL-LET/12
Language
Italian
Learning objectives
The course aims to provide the student with a solid basic training in Italian linguistics, giving him the ability to describe Italian as a linguistic system, where necessary through formalizations; to represent it as a set of socially determined varieties; to grasp its evolution over time, through reference to fundamental literary and non-literary texts, in their dynamic relationship between expressive instances and institutional forms.
Expected learning outcomes
As for the expected learning outcomes in terms of knowledge, at the end of the course, the student will have acquired solid basic information on the characteristics of Italian as a linguistic system and on its historical development. The student will also be able to analyze literary and non literary texts from a linguistic perspective.
With regard to skills acquisition, at the end of the course the student should be able to report with convincing accuracy and completeness of information on the structural characteristics italian; he/she should be able to report, possibly referring to some texts, on the history of Italian and on the evolution of the italian language system; he/she should be able to understand and comment on typologically different texts of various chronological heights.

Lesson period: First semester

Lessons timetable

Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi

Exams calendar

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Course syllabus and organization

A-De

Responsible
Prada Massimo
Lesson period
First semester
Lessons are held in classroom and remotely. Their registration remains available to students for a limited period on the Ariel website of the discipline.
Course syllabus
The course offers a description of the main aspects of Sociolinguistics, Phonetics, Syntax, Historical Grammar and of the History of the Italian language; in the course of the lessons, students will also confront the reading of literary and non literary texts of different dating.
In particular, the first part provides an outline of the sociolinguistic situation in contemporary Italy; the second one provides essential information on the phonetic structure of modern Italian; in the third some data is offered on its syntactic structures, even from a comparative perspective and according to different models; in the fourth the evolution of the grammatical system of Italian is retraced, starting from the vulgar Latin phase; in this module basic information on moments in the history of the Italian language are given too.
Prerequisites for admission
There are no prerequisites for admission. Frequency, however, benefits from a basic knowledge (essentially: of the morphology) of Latin.
Teaching methods
Teaching consists of face-to-face lectures 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 and which in any case require reflection on language and its uses. There are, especially with regard to the phonetics and syntax modules, moments of practice that require the direct proactive involment of the student. For this reason, attendance at classes is strongly recommended.
Support materials, in the form of presentations and texts in pdf format, are made available through the Ariel platform.
Teaching Resources
Teaching Unit A:
- Paolo D'Achille, L'italiano contemporaneo: strutture e varietà, in Sergio Lubello (a cura di), Manuale di linguistica italiana, Berlin-Boston, De Gruyter, pp. 163-189.
- Gaetano Berruto, Varietà, in Enciclopedia dell'italiano, http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/varieta_(Enciclopedia-dell%27Italiano)/
- Mari d'Agostino, Variazione diastratica, http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/variazione-diastratica_(Enciclopedia-dell'Italiano)/
- Gaetano Berruto, Variazione diafasica, in Enciclopedia dell'italiano, http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/variazione-diafasica_(Enciclopedia-dell'Italiano)/
- Paolo D'Achille, Variazione diatopica, in Enciclopedia dell'italiano,
http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/variazione-diatopica_(Enciclopedia-dell'Italiano)/
- Fabio Rossi, Variazione diamesica, in Enciclopedia dell'italiano, http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/variazione-diamesica_(Enciclopedia-dell'Italiano)/
- Massimo Prada, L'italiano in rete, Milano, FrancoAngeli, 2015

Teaching Unit B:
- Massimo Prada, Introduzione alla Fonetica. Italiano, Inglese, Francese, Milano, Led, 2010.

Teaching Unit C:
- Cristiana De Santis, Che cos'è la grammatica valenziale, Roma, Carocci, 2016.
- Massimo Prada, Annotazioni di sintassi generativa, Milano, Led, 2006 (i capp. I-VI incluso)

Teaching Unit D:
- Giuseppe Patota, Nuovi lineamenti di grammatica storica dell'italiano, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2017.
- Silvia Morgana, Breve storia della lingua italiana, Roma, Carocci, 2009


NON ATTENDING students:

Teaching Unit A:
- Paolo D'Achille, L'italiano contemporaneo: strutture e varietà, in Sergio Lubello (a cura di), Manuale di linguistica italiana, Berlin-Boston, De Gruyter, pp. 163-189.
- Gaetano Berruto, Varietà, in Enciclopedia dell'italiano, http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/varieta_(Enciclopedia-dell%27Italiano)/
- Mari d'Agostino, Variazione diastratica, http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/variazione-diastratica_(Enciclopedia-dell'Italiano)/
- Gaetano Berruto, Variazione diafasica, in Enciclopedia dell'italiano, http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/variazione-diafasica_(Enciclopedia-dell'Italiano)/
- Paolo D'Achille, Variazione diatopica, in Enciclopedia dell'italiano,
http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/variazione-diatopica_(Enciclopedia-dell'Italiano)/
- Fabio Rossi, Variazione diamesica, in Enciclopedia dell'italiano, http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/variazione-diamesica_(Enciclopedia-dell'Italiano)/
- Paolo d'Achille, Italiano popolare, in Enciclopedia dell'italiano, http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/italiano-popolare_%28Enciclopedia-dell%27Italiano%29/
- Massimo Prada, L'italiano in rete, Milano, FrancoAngeli, 2015

Teaching Unit B:
- Massimo Prada, Introduzione alla Fonetica. Italiano, Inglese, Francese, Milano, Led, 2010.
- Antonio Batinti, Testi in trascrizione fonetica. Appunti di fonetica e fonologia dell'italiano, Perugia, Guerra, 1983.

Teaching Unit C:
- Massimo Prada, Annotazioni di sintassi generativa, Milano, Led, 2006 (i capp. I-VI incluso)
- Cristiana De Santis, Che cos'è la grammatica valenziale, Roma, Carocci, 2016.
- Giorgio Graffi, La frase: l'analisi logica, Roma, Carocci, 2015

Teaching Unit D:
- Giuseppe Patota, Nuovi lineamenti di grammatica storica dell'italiano, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2017.
- Silvia Morgana, Breve storia della lingua italiana, Roma, Carocci, 2009
- Claudio Marazzini, Breve storia della questione della lingua, Roma, Carocci, 2018
Assessment methods and Criteria
The achievement of the learning objectives is ascertained with an oral test. In addition to the correctness of the contents, their relevance, the possession of the disciplinary lexicon and the ability to grasp linguistically salient phenomena within relevant texts are positively evaluated.
Papers produced during the year cooperate in determining the evaluation.
Marks are out of 30.
International or Erasmus incoming students are kindly requested to contact the teacher of the course. Students with disabilities and/or SLD should contact the teacher of the course, in order to discuss alternative examination methods, in agreement with the competent Office.
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
Unita' didattica D
L-FIL-LET/12 - ITALIAN LINGUISTICS - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours

Di-N

Responsible
Piotti Mario
Lesson period
First semester
More specific information on the delivery modes of training activities for academic year 2021/2022 will be provided over the coming months, based on the evolution of the public health situation.
Course syllabus
The course offers a description of the main aspects of phonetics, syntax, historical grammar and of the history of the Italian language; during the lectures students will also experience a linguistically oriented reading of literary and non literary of different periods.
In particular, the first part provides essential information on the grammatical structures of contemporary Italian. The second part will focus on the varieties of italian and on textuality. In the third part some stages of the evolution of the grammatical system of Italian starting from the vulgar Latin phase will be retraced. In the fourth part some moments in the history of the Italian language will be looked into.
Prerequisites for admission
The course is not preparatory in a binding way for other courses, but it offers basics of knowledge for other courses in the Italian Linguistics area.
There are no prerequisites for admission. Attendance, however, benefits from an elementary knowledge (essentially: of the morphology) of Latin.
Teaching methods
Teaching consists of face-to-face lectures 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 proactive involvement of students. For this reason, attendance at classes is strongly recommended.
Support materials, in the form of presentations and texts in pdf format, are made available through the Ariel platform.
Teaching Resources
First part:
- Ilaria Bonomi, Andrea Masini, Silvia Morgana, Mario Piotti, Elementi di linguistica italiana, Roma, Carocci, 2010.

Second part:
- Angela Ferrari, Che cos'è un testo?, Roma, Carocci, 2019
- Sergio Bozzola, La lirica. Dalle origini a Leopardi, Bologna, il Mulino, 2012

Third part:
- Paolo D'Achille, Breve grammatica storica dell'italiano, Roma, Carocci, 2001

Fourth part:
- Marcello Aprile, Dalle parole ai dizionari, Bologna, il Mulino, 2015
- Vittorio Coletti, Storia della lingua, in Enciclopedia dell'italiano, http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/storia-della-lingua_(Enciclopedia-dell'Italiano)/

Non-attending students:
First part:
- Ilaria Bonomi, Andrea Masini, Silvia Morgana, Mario Piotti, Elementi di linguistica italiana, Roma, Carocci, 2010.
- Giorgio Graffi, La frase: l'analisi logica, Roma, Carocci, 2012

second part:
- Angela Ferrari, Che cos'è un testo?, Roma, Carocci, 2019
- Sergio Bozzola, La lirica. Dalle origini a Leopardi, Bologna, il Mulino, 2012
- Luigi Matt, La narrativa del Novecento, Bologna, il Mulino, 2011

Third part:
- Paolo D'Achille, Breve grammatica storica dell'italiano, Roma, Carocci, 2001
- Pietro Trifone (a cura di), Lingua e identità. Una storia sociale dell'italiano, Roma, Carocci, 2006 (two chapters of your choice)

Fourth part:
- Marcello Aprile, Dalle parole ai dizionari, Bologna, il Mulino, 2015
- Vittorio Coletti, Storia della lingua, in Enciclopedia dell'italiano, http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/storia-della-lingua_(Enciclopedia-dell'Italiano)/
- Mari D'Agostino, Sociolinguistica dell'Italia contemporanea, Bologna, il Mulino, 2012
Assessment methods and Criteria
The achievement of the learning objectives is ascertained an oral test that aim at verifying the possession of qualifying knowledge and the ability to put it into practice in the analysis of texts of various kinds.
Correctness in relation to the content, relevance, possession of the disciplinary lexicon and the ability to capture linguistically key phenomena within the proposed texts are positively assessed. Papers produced during the year cooperate in determining the evaluation.
Marks are out of 30.
International or Erasmus incoming students are kindly requested to contact the teacher of the course. Also students with disabilities should contact the teacher of the course, in order to discuss alternative examination methods, in agreement with the competent Office.
Unita' didattica A
L-FIL-LET/12 - ITALIAN LINGUISTICS - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Professor: Idini Marta
Unita' didattica B
L-FIL-LET/12 - ITALIAN LINGUISTICS - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Professor: Piotti Mario
Unita' didattica C
L-FIL-LET/12 - ITALIAN LINGUISTICS - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Professor: Piotti Mario
Unita' didattica D
L-FIL-LET/12 - ITALIAN LINGUISTICS - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Professor: Piotti Mario

O-Z

Responsible
Polimeni Giuseppe
Lesson period
First semester
Lessons take place in the classroom; are broadcast on Teams and recorded. Registration is available for a few days on the Ariel page of the course.
Course syllabus
Course title:
The Italian linguistic system: starting a synchronic and diachronic description (80 hours; 12 ECTS)

Part A (20 hours; 3 CFU): Elements of the history of the Italian language
Part B (20 hours; 3 CFU): Elements of historical grammar and reading of texts. Tutorials on the origins manuscripts
Part C (20 hours; 3 CFU): Morphology: historical and synchronic aspects
Part D (20 hours; 3 CFU): The types of text; the narrative text.


The course deals with the history of Italian linguistic from different perspectives, considering the significant stages of Italian education, from its origins to contemporary uses. Teaching units A and B will touch on moments of linguistic diachrony, exemplifying on the texts the historical grammar of Italian and the historically attested varieties. The course will therefore focus on aspects of the morphology of Italian, and in particular on the pronominal system and word formation (part C); Part D will be dedicated to the analysis of the text types and of the narrative text.
Prerequisites for admission
There are no prerequisites for admission. Frequency, however, benefits from an elementary knowledge (essentially: of the morphology) of Latin.
Teaching methods
The course is offered in a lecture format.The materials that will be commented on in class will be made available on the Ariel platform and in-depth, non-mandatory, information will be made available to improve the skills acquired.
Teaching Resources
Part A:
- I. Bonomi, A. Masini, S. Morgana, M. Piotti, Elementi di linguistica italiana, Roma, Carocci, 2011.
- M. Prada, L'italiano in rete. Usi e generi della comunicazione mediata tecnicamente, Milano, FrancoAngeli, 2015.

Part B:
- P. D'Achille, Breve grammatica storica dell'italiano, Roma, Carocci, 2001.

Part C:
- Cecilia Andorno, Pronomi, in Enciclopedia dell'italiano: https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/pronomi_(Enciclopedia-dell%27Italiano)/.
- Claudio Iacobini, Formazione delle parole, in Enciclopedia dell'italiano: https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/formazione-delle-parole_%28Enciclopedia-dell%27Italiano%29/.

Part D:
- Letizia Lala, Testo, tipi di, in Enciclopedia dell'italiano: https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/tipi-di-testo_%28Enciclopedia-dell%27Italiano%29/
- G. Polimeni, Il filo della voce. Indagini sul pensiero linguistico di Manzoni e sui Promessi sposi, Milano, FrancoAngeli, 2020.

Program for non-attending students

12 ECTS
Part A
- I. Bonomi, A. Masini, S. Morgana, M. Piotti, Elementi di linguistica italiana, Roma, Carocci, 2011.
- M. Prada, L'italiano in rete. Usi e generi della comunicazione mediata tecnicamente, Milano, FrancoAngeli, 2015.
- M. Dota, La vita militare di Edmondo De Amicis. Storia linguistico-editoriale di un best seller post-unitario, Milano, Franco Angeli, 2017.

Part B
- P. D'Achille, Breve grammatica storica dell'italiano, Roma, Carocci, 2001.
- L. Serianni, Appunti di grammatica storica italiana, Roma, Bulzoni, 1995.

Part C:
- Cecilia Andorno, Pronomi, in Enciclopedia dell'italiano: https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/pronomi_(Enciclopedia-dell%27Italiano)/.
- Claudio Iacobini, Formazione delle parole, in Enciclopedia dell'italiano: https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/formazione-delle-parole_%28Enciclopedia-dell%27Italiano%29/.

Part D:
- Letizia Lala, Testo, tipi di, in Enciclopedia dell'italiano: https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/tipi-di-testo_%28Enciclopedia-dell%27Italiano%29/
- G. Polimeni, Il filo della voce. Indagini sul pensiero linguistico di Manzoni e sui Promessi sposi, Milano, FrancoAngeli, 2020.

9 ECTS:
Part A
-I. Bonomi, A. Masini, S. Morgana, M. Piotti, Elementi di linguistica italiana, Roma, Carocci, 2011.
-M. Prada, L'italiano in rete. Usi e generi della comunicazione mediata tecnicamente, Milano, FrancoAngeli, 2015.

Part B
- P. D'Achille, Breve grammatica storica dell'italiano, Roma, Carocci, 2001.
- L. Serianni, Appunti di grammatica storica italiana, Roma, Bulzoni, 1995.

Part C:
- Cecilia Andorno, Pronomi, in Enciclopedia dell'italiano: https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/pronomi_(Enciclopedia-dell%27Italiano)/.
- Claudio Iacobini, Formazione delle parole, in Enciclopedia dell'italiano: https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/formazione-delle-parole_%28Enciclopedia-dell%27Italiano%29/.

6 ECTS:
Part A
- I. Bonomi, A. Masini, S. Morgana, M. Piotti, Elementi di linguistica italiana, Roma, Carocci, 2011.
- M. Prada, L'italiano in rete. Usi e generi della comunicazione mediata tecnicamente, Milano, FrancoAngeli, 2015.

Part B
- P. D'Achille, Breve grammatica storica dell'italiano, Roma, Carocci, 2001.
- L. Serianni, Appunti di grammatica storica italiana, Roma, Bulzoni, 1995.
Assessment methods and Criteria
The achievement of the learning objectives is ascertained through an oral test aiming at verifying the possession of qualifying knowledge and the ability to put it into practice in the analysis of texts of various kinds.
Correctness in relation to the content, relevance, possession of the disciplinary lexicon and the ability to capture linguistically key phenomena within the proposed texts are positively assessed. Papers produced during the year cooperate in determining the evaluation.
Marks are out of 30.
International or Erasmus incoming students are kindly requested to contact the teacher of the course. Students with disabilities should contact the teacher of the course, in order to discuss alternative examination methods, in agreement with the competent Office.
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
Unita' didattica D
L-FIL-LET/12 - ITALIAN LINGUISTICS - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Professor(s)
Prada Massimo
Reception:
Thursday, 13.30 - 16.30
The teacher sees students through Skype; the appointment is made by email.