ROMDJA1 History of Romance Languages

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 15 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Ivo Buzek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Christophe Gérard L. Cusimano (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Ivo Buzek, Ph.D.
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
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
Postgraduate students will familiarize themselves with the evolution of Romance languages from Vulgar Latin to date, both from the internal and external point of view. They will be required to be able to interpret the evolution of Romance languages according to their particular social-historical contexts. The scope of knowledge will include the evolution of Romance languages in Europe as well as outside Europe, Creole languages on Romance basis and contact linguistics in the field.
Learning outcomes
After finishing the course the student will obtain a complex overview of the evolution of Romance languages that is required in the PhD programme. The history of Romance languages is focused here both from the internal and external point of view.
Syllabus
  • Scopes of questions:
  • 1. Latin and Vulgar Latin (basic characteristics)
  • 2. Vulgar Latin and formation of Romance languages
  • 3. Romance languages in the Middle Ages
  • 4. From the Renaissance till today. Processes of codification of Romance languages
  • 5. Expansion of Romance languages outside Europe
  • 6. Historical phonetics of Romance languages
  • 7. Historical morphosyntax of Romance languages
  • 8. Tendences in the evolution of Romance languages lexicon
  • 9. Typology of Romance languages
  • 10. Creole languages on Romance basis
  • 11. Languages in contact and mixed languages (Romance and non-Romance languages)
  • 12. Plurilinguism and language contact between Romance languages in Europe
Literature
  • Maiden, M; J. Ch. Smith (dir.), The Cambridge History of Romance Languages. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2013.
  • Alkire, Ti; Rosen, Carol. Romance Languages: A Historical Introduction. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010
  • Gargallo Gil, José Enrique; Bastardas, María Reina. Manual de lingüística románica. Barcelona: Ariel, 2007.
  • Klinkenberg J.-M., Des langues romanes, Duculot, Louvain-la-Neuve,1994
  • Metzeltin, Miguel. Las lenguas románicas estándar. Historia de su formación y de su uso. Uviéu: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2004.
  • ANDRÉS DÍAZ, Ramón de. Gramática comparada de las lenguas ibéricas. Gijón: Trea, 2013, 822 s. ISBN 9788497047265. info
  • TAGLIAVINI, Carlo. Le origini delle lingue neolatine : introduzione alla filologia romanza. 6 ed. interamente rielaborat. Bologna: Pàtron, 1982, xlii, 681. ISBN 8855504657. 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
Teaching methods
self-study, tutorials
Assessment methods
oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Note related to how often the course is taught: formou konzultací.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2002, Spring 2003, Autumn 2003, Spring 2004, Autumn 2004, Spring 2005, Autumn 2005, Spring 2006, Autumn 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Spring 2008, Autumn 2008, Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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