LET010N - DIALETTOLOGIA ITALIANA

courses
ID:
LET010N
Duration (hours):
63
CFU:
9
SSD:
LINGUISTICA ITALIANA
Located in:
CHIETI
Url:
HUMANITIES/LETTERE MODERNE Year: 3
Year:
2026
Course Catalogue:
https://unich.coursecatalogue.cineca.it/af/2026?co...

Overview

Date/time interval

Secondo Semestre (01/03/2027 - 31/05/2027)

Syllabus

Course Objectives

The teaching will contribute to the achievement of the learning objectives
of the Course of study in Literature, in particular along the following lines:
Knowledge and comprehension Knowledge of the main principles of
socio-linguistics (linguistic variety, dialect, variation, norm, bilingualism,
diglossia, linguistic code); Knowledge of the classification of the Italo
Romance linguistic area and of its varieties; Knowledge of the main
phonological, morphological and syntactic characteristics of the Italo
Romance dialects; Knowledge of the methodology of field research and
data gathering in dialectological studies. Capability of applying
knowledge and comprehension Capability of use correctly linguistic
terminology concerning the internal and external phenomena of the
Italo-Romance varieties; Capability of read a linguistic map and
recognize the main isoglosses; Capability of recognize the linguistic
features of the main Italo-Romance varieties; Capability of apply the
methodologies of dialectological research. Judgement ability Ability to
examine a dialectal text and reconstruct its linguistic origin.
Communicative abilities Ability to communicate the specific
characteristics of the Italo-Romance dialects, by making use of a
convenient scientific terminology. Learning abilities Ability to study
critically the reference texts.

Course Prerequisites

Knowledge of the fundamental notions of Italian linguistic history and
Italian historical grammar, acquired through the course of History of the
Italian Language.

Teaching Methods

42 hours (6 CFU) or 63 hours (9 CFU), subdivided into teacher up front
lessons, exercises and seminars.

Assessment Methods

Oral exam with marks out of 30, aimed at verifying the ability to expose
the arguments presented during the course with clarity and autonomy of
judgment. The grading scale goes from 1 to 30 with honours (cum laude):
1-17 fail, 18-21 sufficient, 22-24 fair, 25-27 good, 28-29 very good, 30-30
with honours (cum laude) excellent.

Students with disabilities, learning disorders, or other special educational needs can benefit from individualized treatment during exams, in accordance with regulations and the provisions of the University Service Charter (https://urlsand.esvalabs.com/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.unich.it%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2F2024-02%2Fcarta_dei_servizi_0.pdf&e=8eedb6e7&h=907eddc9&f=y&p=y&m=4hZld02wftzMl9d), subject to agreement with the course instructor. To request compensatory and dispensatory measures, you need to contact the CON_TE_STO Service following the procedure indicated in the Service Charter.
Students are encouraged to get in touch with the instructor during lessons, or in any case well in advance of the exam date, to learn about the exam format and the measures that are accepted.
For guidance and information about the different services offered by the University, you can contact the Department’s Reference Lecturer: Prof. Ilaria Zamuner (ilaria.zamuner@unich.it).

Texts

1) Carla Marcato, Dialetto, dialetti e italiano, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2007. 2)
Francesco Avolio, Lingue e dialetti d'Italia, Roma, Carocci, 2023 (or
previuos edition). Non attending students will replace Avolio's book with
Michele Loporcaro, Profilo linguistico dei dialetti italiani, Roma-Bari,
Laterza, 2009. 3) Only for 9 CFU students: Marco Di Giacomo, Italiano e
dialetto a scuola in Abruzzo tra Otto e Novecento, Firenze, Cesati, 2025.

Contents

After introducing some general notions of sociolinguistics and
geolinguistics (language, dialect, linguistic variety, repertoire, continuum,
linguistic area and isogloss), we will reflect on the vitality of dialect in
Italian society and review the methods, tools and techniques of
dialectological research. The second part of the course will present a
classification and an internal description of the main dialectal types in
Italy. The in-depth module will examine the presence of dialect in
teaching between the 19th and the 20th centuries, with particular
references to Abruzzo.

Course Language

Italian

More information

For any information you can contact the teacher at the email address:
marco.digiacomo93@gmail.com

Degrees

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People

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DI GIACOMO MARCO
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