UZLJB05 Late Latin

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2006
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jana Mikulová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Antonín Bartoněk, DrSc.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course deals with the characteristics of evolutionary lines of Late Latin, with the reference to the evolution of the Romance languages (mainly Italian, Spanish and French). A particular attention will be given to the fenomena related to the so called Vulgar Latin. The introduction to the problems and larger context will be followed by a systematic exposition of the development in Vulgar and Late Latin. Subsequently, it will be dealt with phonetics, system of declension and conjugation, syntax and lexicon.
Syllabus
  • Introduction.
  • Concept of Vulgar and Late Latin.
  • Romanization and the Romance languages.
  • Changes in the vowel system.
  • Changes in the consonant system.
  • Theory of grammaticalization.
  • Nominal system. Changes in declination.
  • Graduation of adjectives.
  • Changes in pronouns, origin of the definite article.
  • Verbal system. Development of new forms (future, perfect), passive voice.
  • Syntax: accusative with infinitive, quod clauses, absolute constructions, indirect questions.
  • Lexicon: semantic changes, Greek loan-words.
Literature
  • VÄÄNÄNEN, Veikko. Introduzione al latino volgare. 3 ed. italiana. Bologna: Pàtron, 1982, 419 s. ISBN 88-555-0902-0. info
  • OSTRÁ, Růžena. Přehled vývoje románských jazyků. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1980, 130 s. info
  • ZAMBONI, Alberto. Alle origini dell'italiano :dinamiche e tipologie della transizione dal latino. 1. ed. Roma: Carocci editore, 2000, 226 s. ISBN 88-430-1653-9. info
  • TAGLIAVINI, Carlo. Le origini delle lingue neolatine :introduzione alla filologia romanza. 6 ed. interamente rielaborat. Bologna: Pàtron, 1982, xlii, 681. ISBN 88-555-0465-7. info
  • Itinerarium Egeriae. Edited by Marcela Hejtmanová. Vyd. 1. České Budějovice: Jihočeská univerzita, 1999, 244 s. ISBN 8070403381. info
  • WRIGHT, Roger. Late Latin and early Romance in Spain and Carolingian France. Liverpool: Francis Cairns, 1982, xii, 321 s. ISBN 0-905205-12-X. info
  • HERMAN, József. Vulgar Latin. Edited by Roger Wright. University Park, Pa.: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2000, xiv, 130. ISBN 0271020016. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Podmínkou úspěšného absolvování předmětu je splnění několika úkolů během semestru a ústní zkouška z probraného učiva.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008.
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