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Single discipline educational activity
Course Sheet Academic Year of enrolment:
Disciplinary Sector:
Romance Philology and Linguistics
Professor and Collaborators:
Hours of classroom activity:
Objectives
Contents The ways and forms of linguistic contact in the Middle Ages will be studied through the analysis of some significant examples taken in the following areas: Occitan and French songbooks; forms of poetry for music; practical and medical-scientific texts.
Extended Syllabus A. The formation of Romance languages.
1) Alberto Varvaro, Il latino e la formazione delle lingue romanze,
Bologna, Il Mulino, 2014.
B. Linguistic contact in the Middle Ages.
1) Lorenzo Tomasin, Europa romanza. Sette storie linguistiche, Torino, Einaudi, 2021, pp. IX-XIV, 3-33, 99-128, 193-223;
2) articles and materials shared during the course.
Recommended Bibliography Alberto Varvaro, Il latino e la formazione delle lingue romanze, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2014, 101 pp.; Lorenzo Tomasin, Europa romanza. Sette storie linguistiche, Torino, Einaudi, 2021, 234 pp.; articles and materials shared during the course.
Teaching Methods Conventional (use of powerpoint presentations); in the event of a medical
emergency, remotely.
Evaluation methods Verification of learning:
The final assessment consists of an oral exam on the entire syllabus. The
aim is to assess the students’ skills and in particular their understanding
of the issues discussed during the course, their knowledge of the
bibliography, the correct command of the specific language as well as of
critical and methodological abilities. The grading scale ranges from 1 to
30 with honours (cum laude): 1-17 fail, 18-21 sufficient, 22-24 fair, 25-27
good, 28-29 very good, 30-30 with honours (cum laude) excellent.
Contacts/More Information Attendance is strongly recommended, however those who for valid
reasons cannot attend classes *must* agree on the program with the
teacher.