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B006343 - COMPARATIVE LINGUISTICS
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Academic Year 2016-17
Course year
First year - Second Semester
Belonging Department
Languages, Literatures and Intercultural Studies
Course Type
Single education field course
Scientific Area
L-LIN/01 - HISTORICAL AND GENERAL LINGUISTICS
Credits
6
Teaching Hours
36
Teaching Term
01/03/2017 ⇒ 06/06/2017
Attendance required
Yes
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Mutuality
Course teached as:
B024243 - LINGUISTICA STORICA
Second Cycle Degree in MODERN PHILOLOGY
Curriculum LINGUISTICA STORICA, TEORICA, E APPLICATA
B024243 - LINGUISTICA STORICA
Second Cycle Degree in MODERN PHILOLOGY
Curriculum LINGUISTICA STORICA, TEORICA, E APPLICATA
Teaching Language
Italian
Course Content
Principles and methods of Historical Linguistics. The classification of the languages. The Indo-European languages and their linguistic features. Ferdinand de Saussure: from the linguistic comparison to the theoretical reflections on languages and language.
Suggested readings (Search our library's catalogue)
1) E. Magni, Linguistica storica, Bologna, Patron, 2014.
2) F. de Saussure, Corso di Linguistica generale, traduzione e commento di Tullio De Mauro, ed. Laterza, pp. 83-168.
2) F. de Saussure, Corso di Linguistica generale, traduzione e commento di Tullio De Mauro, ed. Laterza, pp. 83-168.
Learning Objectives
Knowledge of the basic elements of Historical Linguistics and of the Ferdinand de Saussure's theories on language.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of Italian and, if possible, of at least one classical language (Latin or Greek).
Teaching Methods
Class Lessons
Further information
Students of D.M. 509 must agree upon the program with the teachers at the beginning of the course.
Type of Assessment
Oral examinations
Course program
Principles and methods of Historical Linguistics; origin and development of the comparative method. The classification of the languages. The Indo-European linguistic family; phonetic, morphological, syntactic and lexical features of the Indo-European languages. The development of Ferdinand de Saussure's theoretical reflections on languages and language.