- Docente: Michele Colombo
- Credits: 6
- SSD: L-FIL-LET/12
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
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Corso:
Second cycle degree programme (LM) in
Philology, Literature and Classical Tradition (cod. 6690)
Also valid for Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Data, Methods and Theoretical Models For Linguistics (cod. 5946)
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from Nov 11, 2025 to Dec 18, 2025
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student: - knows the methodological bases of the linguistic history and dialectology; - knows the historical development of the Italian language; - possesses the use of the principals useful tools to the evaluation of a literary text; - knows how to approach to the literary document connecting it to the context in which has been produced and to the ways of its transmission and reception, in an interdisciplinary perspective.
Course contents
History of the Italian grammars from their origins to the present day. Classroom lessons will focus on the period from the 15th to the 17th century.
Readings/Bibliography
- Teaching material available on Virtuale.
- Simone Fornara, Breve storia della grammatica italiana. Nuova edizione, Rome, Carocci, 2019 (or later reprints). ISBN 9788843096541
- Storia dell’italiano scritto, IV. Grammatiche, edited by Giuseppe Antonelli, Matteo Motolese e Lorenzo Tomasin, Rome, Carocci, 2018. ISBN 9788843089970
Students not attending classes should meet the lecturer during office hours to agree on the course literature.
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