UZLJB05 Late Latin

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2008
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.
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Course objectives
The main objectives of the course can be summarized as follows:
to characterize evolutionary features of Late Latin, with respect to the evolution of the Romance languages (mainly Italian, Spanish and French);
to analyze the phenomena related to the so-called Vulgar Latin;
to analyze and interpret phenomena documented in Latin texts;
to understand some basic principles related to the development of language and language changes;
Syllabus
  • Introduction.
  • Concepts of Vulgar and Late Latin and their definition.
  • Romanization and the Romance languages.
  • Changes in the vocalic system.
  • Changes in the consonantic 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
  • The Romance languages. Edited by Martin Harris - Nigel Vincent. New York: Oxford University Press, 1990, xii, 500. ISBN 0195208293. info
  • ADAMS, J. N. Bilingualism and the Latin language. 1st publ. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003, xxviii, 83. ISBN 0521817714. info
  • KLAUSENBURGER, Jurgen. Grammaticalization : studies in Latin and Romance morphosyntax. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2000, xiii, 183. ISBN 1556199716. 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
  • HEINE, Bernd and Tanja Angelova KUTEVA. World Lexicon of grammaticalization. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002, xii, 387. ISBN 0521005973. info
  • HERMAN, József. Vulgar Latin. Edited by Roger Wright. University Park, Pa.: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2000, xiv, 130. ISBN 0271020016. info
Assessment methods
Lectures, participation in the class, homework, preparation of presentation (group work), final exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2006.
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