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| years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1° 2° 3° | FAI Activities | F |
Edoardo Bianchi
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Series of conferences Don Nicola Mazza University College | F |
Alessandra Zangrandi
(Coordinator)
|
| 1° 2° 3° | Business English for everybody | F |
Serena Dal Maso
(Coordinator)
|
| 1° 2° 3° | Russian for everybody | F |
Serena Dal Maso
(Coordinator)
|
| 1° 2° 3° | Intercomprehension laboratory between the Romance languages | F |
Alessandra Zangrandi
(Coordinator)
|
| 1° 2° 3° | Laboratory to introduce the study of Ancient Greek | F |
Dino Piovan
(Coordinator)
|
| 1° 2° 3° | Books and writings of the Greek world | F |
Paolo Scattolin
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Music in History | F |
Vincenzo Borghetti
(Coordinator)
|
| 1° 2° 3° | Discovery and re-discovery of a city: Verona in the heart of the Roman Empire | F |
Riccardo Bertolazzi
(Coordinator)
|
Native-American glottology (2022/2023)
Teaching code
4S010434
Academic staff
Coordinator
Credits
3
Also offered in courses:
- Native-American glottology of the course Master’s degree in Tradition and Interpretation of Literary Texts
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
NN - -
Period
1 B dal Nov 14, 2022 al Dec 22, 2022.
Learning objectives
Know some aspects of the linguistic phenomenology of the Amerindian languages and in particular of the Aztec language (Nahuatl)
Prerequisites and basic notions
No particular prior knowledge is required, although a knowledge of the fundamentals of general and comparative linguistics can be useful
Program
Polo Zanotto.
Tuesday 10.10-11.50 room 1.1.
Friday 15.40-17.20 room Auletta Daneloni (3rd floor).
I. The native languages of America: overview (A. Rizza) (a) History of the investigation on the languages of pre-Columbian America (b) Languages and communication (pidgin, lingua franca) (c) Linguistic geography and grammatical typology (d ) Origin and reconstruction: families, groups, methods and proposals II. Focus: the Uto-Aztec family and the Nahuatl (V. Pisaniello) (a) Geo-history of the family (b) Sources and reconstruction (c) Nahuatl: sources, general characters and types of testimony (d) Reading of commented texts (e) Genealogical reports III. Additional seminars to be defined
Didactic methods
Seminar lessons.
I semester B (Nov 14 - Dec 23 2022) - 20 hours.
Polo Zanotto.
Tuesday 10.10-11.50 room 1.1.
Friday 15.40-17.20 room Auletta Daneloni (3rd floor).
Learning assessment procedures
Interview on notions with guided reading of texts. In addition, a brief, relevant and independent bibliographic search is required on one or more of the topics introduced. It is possible for those who wish to add the presentation of a written thesis or a report of no more than 10 minutes during the exam.
Evaluation criteria
The interview verifies how the student has acquired the basic notions of Native American glottology introduced in the lessons, how he is able to orient himself in reading passages (with the help of teachers), how he is able to compare the specific categories of American Indian languages with those of the Indo-European languages. The student will have to pay attention to language properties and technical terminology.
Criteria for the composition of the final grade
Eligibility
Exam language
Italiano
