- Docente: Michele Colombo
- Credits: 6
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
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Corso:
First cycle degree programme (L) in
History (cod. 0962)
Also valid for First cycle degree programme (L) in Humanities (cod. 6601)
First cycle degree programme (L) in Humanities (cod. 8850)
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from Feb 09, 2026 to Mar 18, 2026
Learning outcomes
On completion of this unit, students will be equipped to begin studying Italian in epochs prior to our own.
Course contents
First part ("module 1")
- Italian Historical Linguistics
Second part ("module 2")
- History of the Italian Language
Students attending just one part of the course should choose the second one.
Readings/Bibliography
First part ("module 1")
- Teaching material available on Virtuale.
- Giuseppe Patota, Nuovi lineamenti di grammatica storica dell’italiano. Con un'antologia di documenti antichi, Bologna, il Mulino, 2024 (or later reprints). ISBN 9788815387264
Students not attending classes may replace teaching material with Michele Loporcaro, Profilo linguistico dei dialetti italiani, Rome, Laterza, 2009 (or later reprints). ISBN 9788859300069
Second part ("module 2")
- Teaching material available on Virtuale.
- Claudio Marazzini, La lingua italiana. Storia, testi, strumenti, Bologna, il Mulino, 2015 (or later reprints; not to be confused with the book La lingua italiana. Profilo storico by the same author and publisher). ISBN 9788815252302
Students not attending classes may replace teaching material with Città italiane, storie di lingue e di culture, edited by Pietro Trifone, Rome, Carocci, 2014 (or later reprints). ISBN 9788843075225
Teaching methods
Classroom lectures.
Assessment methods
Oral examination. If many students show up the examination might go on during the following day or days.
Assessment criteria:
- knowledge of the terms and concepts of the subject
- ability to produce relevant examples
- ability to analyze texts based on the knowledge acquired
- argumentative skills
- clarity
Teaching tools
Students with SLDs or temporary or permanent disabilities
We suggest that you contact the relevant university office and your lecturer in good time to find together the most effective way of attending classes and preparing for exams.
Any request for special arrangements must be made at least 15 days before the date of the exam, by sending an email to the lecturer and copying (Cc) the email address disabilita@unibo.it (for disabled students) or dsa@unibo.it (for students with Specific Learning Difficulties).
Office hours
See the website of Michele Colombo