CODE 65697 ACADEMIC YEAR 2021/2022 CREDITS 6 cfu anno 2 SCIENZE DELL'ANTICHITÀ: ARCH., FILOL.E LETT., STORIA 9023 (LM-15) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR L-LIN/01 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 1° Semester TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW The course of Historical Linguistics analyzes the concept of Proto-Indo-European and linguistic reconstruction. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES The course aims at acquainting the student with reconstruction and critical analysis of textes written in ancient Indo-European Languages (with highlights on Greek, Latin and Vedic). AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES The student will be able to reconstruct roots, morphemes, suffixes and phrases in Proto-Indo-European. PREREQUISITES A good knowledge of Greek and Latin. The textes will be read in the original languages. TEACHING METHODS Textes are read and discussed in the class. Students are incouraged to partecipated, translate and comment them. The class will be face-to-face plus streaming transmission on TEAMS channel "Glottologia Antichisti". SYLLABUS/CONTENT Indo-European Ainigmata and Riddles. The student will be able to read the texts which are explained at lesson and to reconstruct the PIE roots and words. RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Bibliography for 6 cfu: two tetxts out of four M. Durante, Sulla preistoria della tradizione poetica greca (Vol. II), Roma: Edizioni dell'Ateneo 1976. E. Campanile, La ricostruzione della cultura indoeuropea, Pisa: Giardini 1990. Romano Lazzeroni, La cultura indoeuropea, Bari: Laterza 1998. Salvatore Monda (a cura di), Anigma e griphos. Gli antichi e l'oscurità della parola, Pisa: ETS 2012. PLUS: Texts which will be read at class. For students in Archaeology Francisco Villar, Gli indoeuropei e le origini dell'Europa, Bologna: il Mulino 1997. or Bruce Lincoln, Myth, Cosmos and Society, Cambridge (Mss.): HUP 1986 and Romano Lazzeroni, La cultura indoeuropea, Bari: Laterza 1998. A selection of texts. . TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD ROSA RONZITTI Ricevimento: Tuesday, 10-11. Istituto di Glottologia, Balbi 4, third floor. Exam Board ROSA RONZITTI (President) GUIDO GIOVANNI BORGHI CLAUDIA CAFFI (Substitute) GIULIO IMBERCIADORI (Substitute) LESSONS LESSONS START 28 September 2021. Attendance is highly recommended. Online code qk9pn59 Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION The exam will be oral. The student is requested to know text, translation and glottological comments which has been explained in the classes and to show a good knoledge of the books by Campanile and Durante. ASSESSMENT METHODS The exam will be scored 15/30 (class work) plus 15/30 (individual work). Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 03/02/2022 15:00 GENOVA Orale 12/05/2022 15:00 GENOVA Orale 09/06/2022 15:00 GENOVA Orale 30/06/2022 15:00 GENOVA Orale 13/07/2022 15:00 GENOVA Orale 08/09/2022 15:00 GENOVA Orale FURTHER INFORMATION Students are requested to meet the teacher at leas once before the exam.
