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B019182 - (ITALIAN SOCIOLINGUISTICS
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Suggested readings
Learning Objectives
Prerequisites
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Type of Assessment
Course program
Academic Year 2018-19
Course year
Second year - Second Semester
Belonging Department
Humanities (DILEF)
Course Type
Single education field course
Scientific Area
L-FIL-LET/12 - ITALIAN LINGUISTICS
Credits
6
Teaching Hours
36
Teaching Term
26/02/2019 ⇒ 07/06/2019
Attendance required
Yes
Type of Evaluation
Final Grade
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Lectureship
Teaching Language
Italian
Course Content
The course analyzes, in the sociolinguistic perspective, the varieties of the language that constitute the linguistic thesaurus of contemporary Italy. Particular attention will be paid to the evolution, from the functional point of view, of the relationship between italian language and dialects of Italy.
Suggested readings (Search our library's catalogue)
Handbook:
M. D'Agostino, Sociolinguistica dell'Italia contemporanea, Bologna, il Mulino 2012.
In-depth articles:
G. Berruto, “Parlare dialetto in Italia alle soglie del Duemila”, in G.L. Beccaria, C. Marello (a cura di), La parola al testo. Scritti per Bice Mortara Garavelli, Alessandria, Edizioni dell’Orso 2012, pp. 33-49.
M.R. Baroni et alii, “Siciliani e Veneti a Padova. Uno studio sociolinguistico sperimentale”, in F. Albano Leoni (a cura di), I dialetti e le lingue di minoranza di fronte all’italiano, Roma , Bulzoni 1980, pp. 67-82.
References texts dealing with Italian dialectology:
F. Avolio, Lingue e dialetti d’Italia (Roma, Carocci 2009)
N. Binazzi, Dialetti e altri idiomi d’Italia [2013]
http://www.viv-it.org/content/dialetti-e-altri-idiomi-d-italia/
M. D'Agostino, Sociolinguistica dell'Italia contemporanea, Bologna, il Mulino 2012.
In-depth articles:
G. Berruto, “Parlare dialetto in Italia alle soglie del Duemila”, in G.L. Beccaria, C. Marello (a cura di), La parola al testo. Scritti per Bice Mortara Garavelli, Alessandria, Edizioni dell’Orso 2012, pp. 33-49.
M.R. Baroni et alii, “Siciliani e Veneti a Padova. Uno studio sociolinguistico sperimentale”, in F. Albano Leoni (a cura di), I dialetti e le lingue di minoranza di fronte all’italiano, Roma , Bulzoni 1980, pp. 67-82.
References texts dealing with Italian dialectology:
F. Avolio, Lingue e dialetti d’Italia (Roma, Carocci 2009)
N. Binazzi, Dialetti e altri idiomi d’Italia [2013]
http://www.viv-it.org/content/dialetti-e-altri-idiomi-d-italia/
Learning Objectives
Know how:
To gain knowledge and ability to understand the social value of linguistic variation, from the theoretical point of view and observing its applicative impacts.
To recognize and to describe the articulation of contemporary Italian repertory; to gain knowledge of the basic terminology of the subject.
Competence:
To evaluate and to apply autonomously the adequacy of the different varieties to the various communicative situations (communicative competence).
Attitude:
The course aims at stimulating the student to a conscious use of the University structure, and to promote a proper and fruitful relationship teacher-learner.
To gain knowledge and ability to understand the social value of linguistic variation, from the theoretical point of view and observing its applicative impacts.
To recognize and to describe the articulation of contemporary Italian repertory; to gain knowledge of the basic terminology of the subject.
Competence:
To evaluate and to apply autonomously the adequacy of the different varieties to the various communicative situations (communicative competence).
Attitude:
The course aims at stimulating the student to a conscious use of the University structure, and to promote a proper and fruitful relationship teacher-learner.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of basic concepts of linguistics, grammar and history of Italy (mainly after 1861) is required.
Teaching Methods
Power-point slides are shown and analyzed; the slides are available on "Moodle" platform of e-learning.
Further information
Students must enroll in the course using the "Moodle" e-learning platform.
Type of Assessment
The exam provides an intermediate written test on the subjects of the course. The duration of the written test is three hours. In the test students are called upon to analyze and to theoretically frame some contemporary testimonies of Italian and of dialects of Italy. The result of the mid-term exam is communicated to the Moodle platform.
The oral test consists, in the first part, of checking the written test. It follows the verification of the individual study activity, focused on the handbook and other bibliographic materials.
The oral part of the examination aims to test the ability of students to make use of the bibliography on the topics of the course, checking in particular the ability to process and to argue concepts and contents.
Oral examination can confirm or modify the result obtained in the written test.
For Erasmus students and for non-Italian native speakers, the exam will only be in oral form.
The oral test consists, in the first part, of checking the written test. It follows the verification of the individual study activity, focused on the handbook and other bibliographic materials.
The oral part of the examination aims to test the ability of students to make use of the bibliography on the topics of the course, checking in particular the ability to process and to argue concepts and contents.
Oral examination can confirm or modify the result obtained in the written test.
For Erasmus students and for non-Italian native speakers, the exam will only be in oral form.
Course program
The course has two distinct parts. In a general part, the fundamentals of the subject are discussed. The first part of the course deals with the concept of variation from the point of view of sociolinguistics, and its application to the repertoire of contemporary Italian. Reflection is carried out by reference to the key words: sociolinguistic variable; variant; variety of the language; architecture of the contemporary italian language.
In the second part of the course, the functions and relationships between the varieties of the repertoire are observed (in the Sociology of Language perspective), focusing on the recent evolution of the relationship between Italian and dialects of Italy. Reflection is conducted with reference to the key words diglossia, bilinguismo, dilalia.
The last part of the course is devoted to Italian dialectology, illustrating the main theoretical concepts of the subject and observing synthetically the linguistic characteristics of the main dialectal areas of Italy.
In the second part of the course, the functions and relationships between the varieties of the repertoire are observed (in the Sociology of Language perspective), focusing on the recent evolution of the relationship between Italian and dialects of Italy. Reflection is conducted with reference to the key words diglossia, bilinguismo, dilalia.
The last part of the course is devoted to Italian dialectology, illustrating the main theoretical concepts of the subject and observing synthetically the linguistic characteristics of the main dialectal areas of Italy.