OVERVIEW

The first part of the course aims to provide an in-depth knowledge of the
structure and main varieties of contemporary Italian, within a brief sketch of
its historical development. The second part focuses on the main tenets of text
linguistics, as well as on the development of planning, drafting and revising
techniques of non-literary text-types.
 

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

It concerns the scientific study of contemporary Italian in its geographical,
social and situational varieties, focusing on the structures, functions and
linguistic usage; it is integrated by an interactive workshop, aimed at
promoting techniques of text analysis and drafting of Italian for professional
purposes [part distance course].
 

TEACHING METHODS

Two contact hours plus a distance hour every week, in which students will
prepare a short presentation, to be given in the second part of the course. All
course material will be on AulaWeb. 

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

In the first part of the course the main features of contemporary Italian will
be considered in its phonetic and phonological, morphological, syntactic,
semantic and pragmatic aspects. Moreover, the main varieties forming a
sociolinguistic profile of Italian will be looked at - diatopic, diamesic,
diastratic and diaphasic, also in a diachronic perspective.
In the second part, starting from key concepts in text-linguistics, the main
features of the written text will be investigated in its diverse typologies, to
then focus on the phases of its production.

 

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

1 PART

L. LORENZETTI, L'italiano contemporaneo, Roma, Carocci, 2002.

S. Ballarè, I. Fiorentini, E. Miola (a cura di), Le varietà dell'italiano contemporaneo, Roma, Carocci, 2024.

2 PART
L. SERIANNI, Leggere, scrivere, argomentare, La Terza, 2013.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

JACQUELINE VISCONTI (President)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

First semester.

Class schedule

ITALIAN LINGUISTICS (WRITING WORKSHOP)

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

The assessment consists in a written test on the course contents and skills.
Questions will focus on each of the following fields: phonetics, morpho-syntax,
lexicon and varieties of the Italian language, as well as the production and
analysis of a short text.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

See above.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Students who have valid certification of physical or learning disabilities on file with the University and who wish to discuss possible accommodations or other circumstances regarding lectures, coursework and exams, should speak both with the instructor and with Prof. Sara Dickinson (sara.dickinson@unige.it), the Department's disability liaison.

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.