UZROMA101 Introduction to Vulgar Latin

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Jan Pavlík (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Ladislava Miličková, CSc.
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 16:40–18:15 zruseno C21
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The Vulgar Latin represents the common base for the study of all Romance languages. The aim of the course is to familiarize the students with the roots of the Romance languages mainly through a detailed analysis of relevant texts. At the end of the course, the student should:
- be able to understand the complex linguistic situation in the Apennine Peninsula in the 1st millenium B.C.
- have a thorough knowledge on phonetic, morphological, syntactical and lexical levels of Vulgar Latin and Proto-Romance
- identify and explain the differences between Classical and Vulgar Latin
- read and analyze texts in Vulgar Latin
- understand and identify the causes of the linguistic development in the Apennine Peninsula
- understand the basic features of the historical development of the main Romance languages (and of languages in general).
Syllabus
  • The main topics of the course are as follows:
  • - classification of Indo-European languages with regard to the Italic languages
  • - pre-Indo-Europeans and Indo-Europeans in the Mediterranean
  • - Italics in the Apennine Peninsula
  • - Latins in Latium
  • - from Archaic to Classical Latin
  • - main phonetic, morphological, syntactical and lexical differences between Classical and Vulgar Latin
  • - romanization; bilingualism; substratum, superstratum, adstratum
  • - classification of main linguistic changes
  • - analysis of relevant texts (Appendix Probi, glossaries, and many others).
Literature
  • OSTRÁ, Růžena. Přehled vývoje románských jazyků. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1980, 130 s. info
  • ŠABRŠULA, Jan. Úvod do srovnávacího studia románských jazyků. Praha, 1980. info
  • TAGLIAVINI, Carlo. Le origini delle lingue neolatine. Bologna, 1969. info
  • DEVOTO, Giacomo. La storia della lingua di Roma. Bologna, 1969. info
  • GRANDGENT, Charles H. From Latin to Italian. Cambridge, 1927. info
Teaching methods
Exposition and explanation, by the teacher, of basic problems (see above). Detailed analysis of relevant texts.
Assessment methods
The examination consists of a preliminary written test (passed/failed) in Classical Latin, focused above all on Latin morphology, and, in case of success, of an oral discussion of basic problems of Vulgar Latin and of its development towards the Romance languages; an analysis of texts in Vulgar Latin will also be a part of the oral examination.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
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The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008.
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