OVERVIEW

By contrast with other courses in the same scientific-disciplinary field, the History of the Greek language course studies the development of Greek, that is in a diachronic phase. For the History of the Greek language course there is no hiatus between the spoken Greek of ancient times and that of today: speaking of a “dead” Greek and a “living” Neo-Greek is erroneous. To take this course, students must know the Greek alphabet and take the option of ancient Greek or Neo-Greek. 

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course aims to give students fundamental knowledge of the History of the Greek language and considers the entire chronological arc from ancient Greek to modern Greek. The course is taught in two modules: History of ancient Greek and History of Neo-Greek languages to be chosen by students. Please note that History of Greek textbooks normally cover the period from ancient times to today. 

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Programme for students taking the course for 6 cfu

Evolution of Modern Greek.

Programme for students taking the course for 9 cfu

Evolution of Modern Greek.
Historical features of classical Greek.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

LEONARDO PAGANELLI (President)

GUIDO GIOVANNI BORGHI

ENRICA ANNA MARIA SALVANESCHI

LESSONS

Class schedule

HISTORY OF GREEK LANGUAGE

EXAMS

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Written tests during an oral exam: these aim to ascertain students’ knowledge of the Greek alphabet and pronunciation. Students’ ability to formulate working hypotheses and knowledge of linguistic terminology will also be taken into account. 

Exam schedule