Three main objectives of the course are: - illustrate moments and problems of Italian language history through reading and commenting on texts; - develop skills of linguistic and stylistic analysis (when faced with literary and non-literary texts); - Arouse critical and philological sensitivity.
At the end of the course, students will know crucial issues and junctures in the evolution of Italian and will be able to analyze language and style of the proposed texts, historicizing them.
Course Prerequisites
"Storia della lingua italiana B" is meant to be attended after "Storia della lingua italiana A".
Teaching Methods
Lectures, with historical and theoretical overviews of the subject and tests on the texts (with linguistic and stylistic analysis of selected extracts).
Assessment Methods
ORAL EXAMINATION
Point and open-ended questions designed to ascertain not only knowledge of the subject matter, but also ability to organize discourse and properties of language. More specifically, then, textual analysis skills and the ability to place texts and authors in a historical-linguistic framework will also be assessed.
Students are also expected to demonstrate that they have been able to independently deepen their knowledge of at least one topic of the exam program (details on this personal insight will be provided in class and made available on Kiro).
Texts
Attending students: 1. "Storia dell'italiano. La lingua, i testi", diretta da Giovanna Frosini, Roma, Salerno Editrice, 2020, from ch. VII onward (from the 17th century to the contemporary age). Alternatively, one of the follow History of the Italian Language textbooks may be used: "L'italiano nella storia. Lingua d'uso e di cultura", Firenze, Le Monnier, 2023, from ch. IX onward; or C. Marazzini, "La lingua italiana. Profilo storico", Bologna, il Mulino, 2002, from ch. X onward). 2. Pier Vincenzo Mengaldo, “Storia dell’italiano nel Novecento. Seconda edizione”, Bologna, il Mulino, 2014. 3.All materials and texts discussed in class (whose reference bibliography will be indicated from time to time and, if necessary, published on the Kiro platform).
Non-attending students will replace item 3 with the following texts: 3a. Andrea Afribo, Arnaldo Soldani, "La poesia moderna. Dal secondo Ottocento a oggi", Bologna, il Mulino, 2012; 3b. Maria Antonietta Grignani, “Una mappa cangiante. Studi su lingua e stile di autori italiani contemporanei”, Pisa, Pacini, 2017, un essay at choice.
Contents
The course illustrates important moments and issues in the evolution of the Italian language from the second half of the nineteenth century to today. From a historical perspective - and by inviting students to a direct knowledge of works and documents - linguistic analyzes of selected texts will be proposed at each lesson.
Course Language
Italian
More information
Further information and materials will be made available on Kiro.
The course includes a 6-hour seminar which will be held by Federico Milone, PhD.
