History of Italian Language Ma

The course aims to prepare students at an advanced level on the linguistic history of Italian, investigating the changing relationship between center and periphery, between Tuscan and non-Tuscan Italy, over time, and highlighting particularly representative moments and authors. The subject will be developed both from a theoretical and methodological point of view, as well as from a practical point of view, through the reading and commentary of author's texts.

Knowledge: as for the expected learning outcomes in terms of knowledge, at the end of the course the student should know the historical and linguistic framework within which authors and texts examined are placed; should be able to use correctly tools and methods of historical linguistics; and should be able to reflect on the different theoretical standings of authors in terms of their origin and of their outcome.

Skills: with regard to skills acquisition, at the end of the course the student should be able to analyze any text in its linguistic and stylistic aspects, putting it in relation with the linguistic ideas of its author and with the cultural milieu within which it was produced and validated.