OVERVIEW

Italian linguistics is the scientific study of the Italian language (mainly, but not only, contemporary), its dialects and the languages of ethnolinguistic minorities.

Italian linguistics deals with the structures of language, uses and functions of the language, with reference to the model of geographical, social, situational and communicative varieties.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The aim of the course is the scientific study of the Italian language, mainly but not only contemporary, in its geographical, social and situational varieties, with reference to the structures, functions and linguistic uses.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

- learning of the architecture of the varieties of contemporary Italian
- learning of the distinctive traits of each Italian variety
- development of the ability to analyze written and oral productions in Italian in a variational perspective

- adapting communication to the context, improving functional literacy

PREREQUISITES

None

TEACHING METHODS

Frontal lessons (36 hours).

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The varieties of Italian.
The course aims to illustrate the varieties of Italian considered according to the factors of synchronic variation (place, society, context, means of communication).

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

- A. A. SOBRERO, A. MIGLIETTA, Introduzione alla linguistica italiana, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2021 (nuova ediz.) [limitatamente alla parte seconda, L'italiano oggi, pp. 61-267].

- G. B. PELLEGRINI, Carta dei dialetti d'Italia, Pisa, Pacini, 1977 [immagine a colori].

For students who do not take the written exam in January 2023 but who will sit the oral exams from February 2023, the programme also includes reading the following volume:

- COVERI-BENUCCI-DIADORI, Le varietà dell'italiano. Manuale di sociolinguistica italiana, Siena, Bonacci, 2005 or later editions (the volume is out of print but is available on loan from the DIRAAS Department Library, via Balbi 6, I floor).

For non-attending students, the recommended bibliography is as follows:

- A. A. SOBRERO, A. MIGLIETTA, Introduzione alla linguistica italiana, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2021 (nuova ediz.) [limitatamente alla parte seconda, L'italiano oggi, pp. 61-267].

- G. B. PELLEGRINI, Carta dei dialetti d'Italia, Pisa, Pacini, 1977 [immagine a colori].

- COVERI-BENUCCI-DIADORI, Le varietà dell'italiano. Manuale di sociolinguistica italiana, Siena, Bonacci, 2005 o edizioni successive (the volume is out of print but is available for loan from the DIRAAS Department Library, via Balbi 6, 1st floor).

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

MANUELA MANFREDINI (President)

LORENZO COVERI

JACQUELINE VISCONTI

LESSONS

LESSONS START

Lessons take place in the first semester: Lessons start on 3 October 2022.

Monday, from 11 to 12 a.m.

Tuesday, from 3 to 4 p.m.

Thursday, from 3 to 4 p.m.

Class schedule

ITALIAN LINGUISTICS A

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Multiple choice test (January 2023). Oral examination (all the other exam appeals).

The first exam session is a test and takes place at the end of January 2023. All subsequent exam sessions, from February to December 2023, are oral and include a supplementary bibliography.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The test consists of a closed-ended questionnaire (multiple choice) and an open question on a course topic. The test is taken on Aulaweb (If it's possible).

Exam schedule

FURTHER INFORMATION

The course Italian Linguistics A is intended for students with surnames L to Z, enrolled in the 2nd year of the CdL in Modern Languages and Cultures (cl. L-11), 'Languages for Business' curriculum (n.o. 270).

EUROPEAN MOBILITY students can take the Italian Linguistics exam only if they have "Linguistica italiana" (Italian Linguistics, Linguistique italienne, Italienische Sprachwissenschaft) in their Learning Agreement and if they stay in Italy for two semesters: the course is annual.

Students with special educational needs, disabilities and SLDs are invited to contact the lecturer at the beginning of the course to agree on teaching and examination methods that, while respecting the teaching objectives, take into account individual learning methods and provide suitable compensatory tools.

AULAWEB: during the course, the professor will make available on the Aulaweb in-depth materials that can be downloaded by students and are useful for exam preparation; all information and notices concerning lectures will also be posted on the Aulaweb.