Ateneo - UPO

Basic course on the HISTORY OF THE ITALIAN LANGUAGE part 1. From the Origin to the XIII century, with notions of Italian language historical grammar and analysis of Italian most ancient texts.

1. L. MACONI e M. VOLPI, Antichi documenti dei volgari italiani, Roma, Carocci, 2022. 2. P. D’ACHILLE, Breve grammatica storica dell’italiano, nuova edizione, Roma, Carocci, 2019. 3. C. MARAZZINI, La lingua italiana. Storia, testi, strumenti, Bologna, il Mulino, 2015 (capitoli 2-7).

1. Good basic knowledge on the Origin of the Italian language and on its historical grammar. 2. Being able to comment on ancient texts written in Medieval Italian vernaculars.

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Lessons, exercises, video clips and PPT.

Useful notions to teach the ancient Italian language in high schools will be given during the lessons. Students will learn to overcome a reductive vision of the grammatical norms, replacing them with a problematic and historical approach of the rules. DSA/BES. Students with physical disabilities, Learning Disabilities or Special Education Needs can request specific services and tools via the Staff Sviluppo e Coordinamento Carriere e Servizi alle Studentesse e agli Studenti, consulting the University webpage: https://www.uniupo.it/en/services/services-students-physical-or-learning-disabilities Students with disabilities, learning disabilities or special education needs, once they have contacted the University Staff, can refer to the tutor in charge of the course to define the examination modalities, concerning academic aspects.

Oral exam on the books listed in the bibliography. The exam lasts 20 minutes ca. Students will be asked to answer five or six questions structured as follows in order to value the achievement of the above objectives: 1. Three or four questions will concern ancient Italin texts analysis: students should be able to comment them under historical and linguistic aspects. Value 60% (= basic level). 2. One question will verify the overall knowledge achieved: it may concern historical grammars and dictionaries, linguistic atlases, linguistic tools available in the Web, the history of the Italian language from the Origin to the XIII century, the actors of the linguistic history of Italy in the Middle Age. Value 20% (= advanced level). 3. The oral presentation and the dialectical conversation with the teacher will be assessed. Value 20%.

1. The origin of the Italian language: language, vernaculars and dialects. 2. Historical dictionaries and grammars, linguistic atlases, etymological dictionaries. 3. Notions of Italian language historical grammar. 4. History of the discovery of the ancient documents of the Italian vernaculars. 5. The Placito Capuano as “birth certificate” of the Italian language. Placiti campani. 6. Vulgar-latin documents and vulgar documents in the IX and X centuries. 7. Documents of Northern Italian vernaculars from the XI century to the beginning of the XIII century. 8. Ancient Tuscan texts from the XI century to the beginning of the XIII century. 9. Middle-south Italian and Sardinian vernaculars documents from the XI century to the beginning of the XIII century. 10. Ancient fragments of Italian poetry.

1. Good basic knowledge on the Origin of the Italian language and on its historical grammar (= basic level). 2. Being able to comment on ancient texts written in Medieval Italian vernaculars (= advanced level).