Unit COMPARATIVE HISTORY OF CLASSICAL LANGUAGES
- Course
- Italian, classical studies and european history
- Study-unit Code
- A006253
- Curriculum
- Civiltà e cultura dell'antico
- Teacher
- Luca Cardinali
- Teachers
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- Luca Cardinali
- Hours
- 36 ore - Luca Cardinali
- CFU
- 6
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2026
- Offered
- 2026/27
- Learning activities
- Caratterizzante
- Area
- Discipline linguistiche, filologiche e metodologiche
- Sector
- LATI-01/A
- Type of study-unit
- Opzionale (Optional)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- Italian
- Contents
- Selected aspects of the normative syntax and historical morphology of Ancient Greek and Latin; the language and style of Thucydides and Sallust; and principles of Greek and Latin language teaching.
- Reference texts
- A. TRAINA - T. BERTOTTI, Sintassi normativa della lingua latina, Cappelli Editore, Bologna 1993;
A. TRAINA - G. BERNARDI PERINI, Propedeutica al latino universitario, Patron Editore, Bologna 1982;
L. R. PALMER, La lingua latina, ed. ital. a cura di M. Vitta, Einaudi, Torino 1977. Andrew L. Sihler, New comparative grammar of Greek and Latin; D. Pieraccioni, Morfologia storica della lingua greca
M. P. Pieri, La didattica del latino, Carocci Editore, Roma 2005.
Students with disabilities and/or Specific Learning Disorders (SLDs) who have completed the required registration through the SOL system and have been granted access to the University's support services may request the compensatory measures provided for by current legislation. These may include, for example, digital versions of textbooks and accessible teaching materials (such as presentation slides, handouts, and exercise sheets), which, where necessary, may be made available in advance of classes. Further information is available at: https://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa.
To request these accommodations, students are invited to contact the course instructor, who will put them in touch with the Department's Disability and SLD Coordinator (Prof. Alessandra Di Pilla: alessandra.dipilla@unipg.it). - Educational objectives
- This course is intended as the final examination in the area of Greek and Latin Studies that students are expected to take during their Master's degree programme.
The learning objectives of the course, which will be assessed in the final examination, are as follows:
a thorough knowledge of Latin syntax, with particular emphasis on its more complex structures;
a solid knowledge of Greek and Latin nominal and verbal morphology;
a sound ability to analyse a Latin text from syntactic, linguistic, and stylistic perspectives.
The course also aims to develop students' logical and analytical reasoning, their critical approach to the interpretation of Greek and Latin texts, and their capacity for independent judgement. - Prerequisites
- In order to understand the course content and successfully complete the course, students are expected to have an excellent knowledge of Greek and Latin morphology and normative syntax. This prerequisite applies equally to attending and non-attending students.
- Teaching methods
- The course consists exclusively of lectures, covering all the topics included in the examination syllabus.
- Other information
- Attendance is not compulsory but is strongly recommended.
Students with disabilities and/or Specific Learning Disorders (SLDs) are encouraged to contact the course instructor to discuss the most appropriate arrangements for attending the course.
For information about the support services provided by the University, students may consult the following webpage: https://lettere.unipg.it/home/disabilita-e-dsa and contact the Department's Disability and SLD Coordinator (Prof. Alessandra Di Pilla: alessandra.dipilla@unipg.it). - Learning verification modality
- Assessment consists of a final written examination, requiring the translation of a Latin passage of relatively high difficulty, together with a limited number of open-ended and multiple-choice questions.
The written examination is designed to assess students' proficiency primarily in the Latin language, their knowledge of its historical development, and their understanding of the historical morphology of Ancient Greek.
The written examination is followed by an oral examination, during which students discuss and further elaborate on the written test. Students with disabilities and/or Specific Learning Disorders (SLDs) may be provided with reasonable accommodations, exemption measures where appropriate, and inclusive technologies. These arrangements should be agreed with the course instructor well in advance of the examination.
For further information, students are invited to consult the webpage https://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa and to contact the Department's Disability and SLD Coordinator (Prof. Alessandra Di Pilla: alessandra.dipilla@unipg.it). - Extended program
- Normative syntax of the Latin language: independent and subordinate conditional clauses; oratio obliqua (indirect discourse). Historical morphology of Greek and Latin: Greek and Latin suffixation. The language and style of Thucydides and Sallust. Elements of Latin pedagogy: designing a teaching unit on Greek and Latin nominal and verbal morphology.
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