Module Details

ITALIAN LINGUISTICS II 2° LEVEL

L1039

Course
ITALIAN LINGUISTICS II 2° LEVEL
Code
L1039
Academic Year
2026/2027
Curriculum Year
2026/2027
Degree Programme
PHILOLOGY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE
Curriculum
A031 - Percorso moderno e contemporaneo
Course coordinator
Ludovica MACONI
Lecturers
Ludovica MACONI
Credits
6
Lecture Hours
30
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
LIFI-01/A - Italian Linguistics
Course Type
Single-subject learning activity
Course Delivery
OBB - Obbligatoria
Year
1
Teaching period
Secondo Semestre
Campus
VERCELLI
Teaching language
Italian
Course Contents
The history of Alfredo Panzini’s "Dizionario moderno" and a digital lexicography workshop (an exercise in drafting entries for the diachronic electronic edition currently under development at UPO).
Reference Texts

1. Il "Dizionario moderno" di Alfredo Panzini in edizione elettronica progressiva e altri progetti di lessicografia italiana digitale, a cura di Ludovica Maconi, Firenze, Accademia della Crusca, 2026 (PDF open access: https://accademiadellacrusca.it/it/contenuti/quaderni-di-archidata/46376).

Students who cannot attend the course have to study the following program (they will NOT have to submit any exercises of digital philology and digital lexicography: their exam will be an oral exam on the texts listed below): 1. C. MARAZZINI, Da Dante alle lingue del Web. Otto secoli di dibattiti sull’italiano, nuova edizione, Roma, Carocci, 2013. 2. Il "Dizionario moderno" di Alfredo Panzini in edizione elettronica progressiva e altri progetti di lessicografia italiana digitale, a cura di Ludovica Maconi, Firenze, Accademia della Crusca, 2026, pp. 7-47, 147-164 (PDF open access: https://accademiadellacrusca.it/it/contenuti/quaderni-di-archidata/46376). 3. For a brief biographical overview of Panzini, see DBI: https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/alfredo-panzini_(Dizionario-Biografico)/.

Learning Outcomes
1. Good knowledge on Alfredo Panzini as a writer and lexicographer (basic objective). 2. Being able to collaborate to the diachronic edition of Panzini's “Dizionario moderno” (intermediate and advanced objective).

Expected goals for NOT attending students: 1. Good knowledge on Alfredo Panzini as a writer and lexicographer (basic objective). 2. Good knowledge on “questione della lingua” in Italy, from Dante to present days (intermediate and advanced objective).

For attending students, 5 hours of lectures and interactive teaching plus 20 hours of self-study correspond to 1 ECTS credit. The module “Advanced Italian Linguistics II” comprises 30 hours of lectures and interactive teaching.
Prerequisites
Students who have not achieved 12 cfu in History of the Italian language (sector L-FIL-LET/12) in their previous career are advised to study as well C. MARAZZINI, La lingua italiana. Storia, testi, strumenti, Bologna, il Mulino, 2015 (chapters 12-21).
Teaching Methods
In-class lectures and computer classroom lessons. PPT and video clips. During the lessons, students are actively involved through the submission of digital philology exercises.
Additional Information
Digital tools useful for teaching Italian in secondary schools will be presented. 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.
Assessment Methods

Oral exam on the lessons topics and on the materials indicated in the bibliography. For attending students who will deliver the written exercise in digital philology, the exam has an average duration of 10 minutes. The oral exam will take place as follows: - Two questions on Alfredo Panzini writer and lexicographer (the oral presentation and the dialectic conversation with the teacher will be assessed). Value 50% (= basic level). - The teacher will comment on the written exercise delivered by the student at the end of the lessons (or two weeks before the exam): exercises in digital philology. Value 50% (= intermediate/advanced level).

For students who CANNOT attend the course, the exam lasts an average of 20 minutes. The oral exam will take place as follows: - Two questions on Alfredo Panzini writer and lexicographer (the oral presentation and the dialectic conversation with the teacher will be assessed). Value 40% (= basic level). - One question concerning the “questione della lingua” before the political Unification of Italy. Two questions concerning the “questione della lingua” after the political Unification of Italy, in the XX century and in the present days. Value 60% (1 correct answer = basic level, 2 correct answers = intermediate level, 3 correct answers = advanced level).



The grade ranges are as follows: 18–23 (Basic Level), 24–27 (Intermediate Level), and 28–30 with honours (Advanced Level). Honours will be awarded on the basis of the accuracy and depth of the answers, as well as the student's ability to critically develop and elaborate on them.
Detailed Syllabus
1. Alfredo Panzini: writer and lexicographer. 2. The eight editions of Panzini’s "Dizionario moderno". 3. Schiaffini and Migliorini editors of the posthumous edition of the "Dizionario moderno". 4. Project for a diachronic electronic edition of the "Dizionario moderno" carried on by the UPO. 5. Assignment of a section of the word list to each student for a philology exercise.
Students who CANNOT attend the course will follow the exam bibliography over mentioned (Panzini writer and lexicographer; the "questione della lingua" in Italy).
Expected Learning Outcomes
In order to achieve a basic level (KNOWLEDGE), the student is asked to demonstrate: 1. Good knowledge on the history of the "Dizionario moderno" and on Panzini's work as a writer and lexicographer. In order to achieve an advanced level (COMPETENCES), the student is also asked to demonstrate to be able to collaborate to the diachronic edition of the “Dizionario moderno”.

Expected results for NOT attending students: 1. Good knowledge on the history of the "Dizionario moderno" and on Panzini's work as a writer and lexicographer (basic level = KNOWLEDGE). 2. Good knowledge on “questione della lingua” in Italy, from Dante to present days (advanced level – KNOWLEDGE and SKILLS: the student’s knowledge and skills are sound and comprehensive; they demonstrate the ability to synthesize, independently reinterpret, and apply the content).
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