Studying at the University of Verona

Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.

Study Plan

A.A. 2024/2025 A.A. 2023/2024 A.A. 2022/2023 A.A. 2021/2022 A.A. 2020/2021 A.A. 2019/2020 A.A. 2018/2019 A.A. 2017/2018 A.A. 2016/2017 A.A. 2015/2016

This information is intended exclusively for students already enrolled in this course.
If you are a new student interested in enrolling, you can find information about the course of study on the course page:

Laurea magistrale in Linguistics - Enrollment from 2025/2026

The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.

1° Year

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
9
B
L-LIN/02
9
B
L-LIN/01
6
B
L-LIN/01
One course to be chosen among the following
9
B
L-LIN/12
9
B
L-LIN/04
9
B
L-LIN/14
9
B
L-LIN/21
9
B
L-LIN/07
One course to be chosen among the following
6
B
INF/01
6
B
M-PSI/01
6
B
M-FIL/02
6
B
M-FIL/01
One course to be chosen among the following
6
C
L-FIL-LET/15
6
C
L-FIL-LET/12
6
C
L-FIL-LET/09
6
C
L-LIN/21
6
C
L-FIL-LET/13
6
C
L-FIL-LET/05
Further linguistic competences
6
F
-

2° Year  activated in the A.Y. 2016/2017

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
9
B
L-LIN/01
6
C
M-FIL/05
A course chosen by the student, other than the one taken in year 1
9
C
L-LIN/12
9
C
L-LIN/04
9
C
L-LIN/14
9
C
L-LIN/21
9
C
L-LIN/07
Prova finale
30
E
-
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
9
B
L-LIN/02
9
B
L-LIN/01
6
B
L-LIN/01
One course to be chosen among the following
9
B
L-LIN/12
9
B
L-LIN/04
9
B
L-LIN/14
9
B
L-LIN/21
9
B
L-LIN/07
One course to be chosen among the following
6
B
INF/01
6
B
M-PSI/01
6
B
M-FIL/02
6
B
M-FIL/01
One course to be chosen among the following
6
C
L-FIL-LET/15
6
C
L-FIL-LET/12
6
C
L-FIL-LET/09
6
C
L-LIN/21
6
C
L-FIL-LET/13
6
C
L-FIL-LET/05
Further linguistic competences
6
F
-
activated in the A.Y. 2016/2017
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
9
B
L-LIN/01
6
C
M-FIL/05
A course chosen by the student, other than the one taken in year 1
9
C
L-LIN/12
9
C
L-LIN/04
9
C
L-LIN/14
9
C
L-LIN/21
9
C
L-LIN/07
Prova finale
30
E
-
Modules Credits TAF SSD
Between the years: 1°- 2°
15
D
-

Legend | Type of training activity (TTA)

TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.

A Basic activities
B Characterizing activities
C Related or complementary activities
D Activities to be chosen by the student
E Final examination
F Other training activities
S Placements in companies, public or private institutions and professional associations
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Historical Linguistics  (2016/2017)

Teaching code

4S004060

Academic staff

Paola Cotticelli, Alfredo Rizza

Coordinator

Paola Cotticelli

Credits

9

Language

English en

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

L-LIN/01 - HISTORICAL AND GENERAL LINGUISTICS

Period

Sem. IIA, Sem. IIB

MoodleMoodle Seminars 0

Learning outcomes

History and typology of sound change and the basic concepts of phonology. Particular attention will be given to theoretical frameworks studying the phonetic change im XXI Century.

Program

1. part
Prof. Cotticelli (9 ore)
Introduction to the field of historical phonology. It starts with empirical observations on sound change in
natural languages conducted during the 19th c. and discusses the theoretical generalisations reached by the so-called ‘Neogrammarian’ school in historical linguistics.


2. part
Prof. Hill (27 ore)

After discussing the ‘Neogrammarians’ and their early opponents (such as the later
influential position taken by Hugo Schuchardt) the course will proceed with theoretical frameworks developed during the late 20th and early 21st c. In particular, such traditions as the Generative Historical Phonology, the Lexical Diffusion Theory, the Preference Theory, the Optimality Theory, the Evolutionary Phonology, the Language Contact Phonology as well as their minor outlets (such as the Prosodic Change
Hypothesis) will be in detail addressed.

3. part (18 ore)
It will discuss some aspects of the concept of syllable, and of autosegmental and prosodic phonology based on the syllable in a diachronic perspective.

Bibliography
1. Blevins, Juliette. 2004. Evolutionary Phonology. The Emergence of
Sound Patterns. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
2. Brian D., Joseph & Richard D. Janda (eds.). 2003. The Handbook of
Historical Linguistics. Oxford: Blackwell.
3. Hale, Mark & Charles Reiss. 2008. The Phonological Enterprise.
Oxford: Oxford University Press.
4. Hill, Nathan. 2014. Grammatically conditioned sound change.
Language and Linguistics Compass 8. 211–229.
5. Salmons, Joseph & Patrick Honeybone (eds.). 2015. The Oxford
Handbook of Historical Phonology. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
6. Schrijver, Peter. 2014. Language Contact and the Origins of the
Germanic Languages. New York – London: Routledge.
7. Vennemann, Theo & Terence Wilbur (eds.) 1972. Schuchardt, the
Neogrammarians, and the Transformational Theory of Phonological
Change. Frankfurt: Athenäum.
8. Vennemann, Theo. 1988. Preference Laws for Syllable Structure and
the Explanation of Sound Change. With Special Reference to German,
Germanic, Italian, and Latin. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter.
9. Yu, Alan C.L. (ed.). 2013. Origins of Sound Change. Approaches to
Phonologization. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
10. Sen, Ranjan, 2015. Syllable and segment in Latin, Oxford studies in diachronic and Historical linguistics 16. Oxford University Press.

For further information see the plattform elearning

Examination Methods

Oral exam at the end of the course and presentation of a paper during the course; for working students a written assignment on a topic chosen with the help of the lecturer.

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE