20702461 - HISTORY OF THE LATIN LANGUAGE L.M.

The course aims to cover the main aspects of the historical evolution of the Latin language, from pre-literary epigraphic evidence to post-classical production. Students will reflect on the peculiarities of the various registers of the Latin language in relation to texts of different types and periods. At the end of the course, they will be able to recognise the processes of language evolution and apply the main elements of historical grammar and metrics to the analysis of texts, in order to set an original critical discourse on a Latin text, contextualising it in the historical period and defining its register of use.
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Mutuazione: 20702461 STORIA DELLA LINGUA LATINA L.M. in Filologia, letterature e storia dell'antichità LM-15 Bramanti Andrea

Programma

The course is divided into two parts. The first part focuses on Latin grammar from a diachronic perspective: it begins with features traceable to the Indo-European language and then examines how these features are reflected in Latin phonetics and morphology. The second part of the course aims to identify the characteristics of the Latin language across various literary and documentary sources, in order to demonstrate the evolution of linguistic structures from the pre-literary origins to the early expressions of the rustica Romana lingua.

Testi Adottati

1) Francesco Berardi, Le vie del latino. Storia della lingua latina con elementi di grammatica storica. Seconda edizione riveduta e aggiornata. Congedo Editore, Lecce 2022.

2) Professor's handouts



Modalità Frequenza

Attendance of the course, either in person or remotely, is recommended.

Modalità Valutazione

Starting from the analysis of one of the passages examined during the lessons, the student will be required to demonstrate their ability to illustrate the main linguistic features of the stage of the Latin language attested in the selected text. Knowledge of historical grammar — specifically regarding sound changes and the morphological formation of parts of speech — will also be assessed.