IJ2B053 Italian Dialectology

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Egle Mocciaro, Dottore di Ricerca (lecturer)
doc. Christophe Gérard L. Cusimano (alternate examiner)
doc. Paolo Divizia, Dottore di Ricerca (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
doc. Egle Mocciaro, Dottore di Ricerca
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Fri 10:00–11:40 G12
Prerequisites
( IJ1A055 Bachelor's State Exam || IJIA028 Bachelor's State Exam ) && !NOW( IJ2A033 Italian Dialectology ) && (! IJ2A033 Italian Dialectology )
Superamento di Linguistica italiana
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
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Course objectives
At the end of the course, students should be able to: - understand and use the instruments and methods of the discipline; - have a general view of dialects in Italy; - describe their phonological, morphosyntaxical and lexical features.
Learning outcomes
Students will learn to identify the features of the several dialectal varieties and to use the instruments of the discipline (dictionaries, dialectal texts, linguistic atlas, grammars).
Syllabus
  • The course will deal with: • differentiation of Vulgar Latin . definition of dialect (vs. language?) • classification of contemporary Italo-Romance dialects • phonological, morphosyntactic and lexical characteristics of main dialects
Literature
  • GRASSI, Corrado, Alberto A. SOBRERO and Tullio TELMON. Fondamenti di dialettologia italiana. 8a ed. Roma: Laterza, 2007, xv, 424. ISBN 9788842051312. info
  • LOPORCARO, Michele. Profilo linguistico dei dialetti italiani. Nouva edizione, aggiornata. Roma: GLF editori Laterza, 2013, xvi, 252. ISBN 9788859300069. info
  • 3. Rohlfs Gerhard, 1969, Grammatica storica della lingua italiana e dei suoi dialetti, Torino, Einaudi, ISBN 8806030639.
  • 1. Marcato Carla, 2007, Dialetto, dialetti e italiano, Roma, Il Mulino, ISBN 8815114246.
Teaching methods
Lectures, seminars and practical activities
Assessment methods
Written essay on an agreed topic and oral interview on the programme. For non-attending students, the examination programme must be agreed with the lecturer.
Language of instruction
Italian
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2021, Autumn 2023.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2022, recent)
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