Spring 2009
ITL 383K • STUDIES IN ITALIAN LANGUAGE
| Unique | Days | Time | Location | Instructor |
| 36465 |
TTh |
2:00 PM-3:30 PM |
BEN 1.106 |
RUSSI |
Course Description
The primary goal of this course is to offer an introductory survey of the main phonetic/phonological, morphological and syntactic traits of modern Standard Italian. In addition, the course will discuss sociolinguistic issues such as the status of dialects, Standard language vs. sub-standard, foreign influence, and attitudes toward linguistic borrowing. Although the approach will be essentially synchronic, a diachronic perspective will be adopted for the analysis of some morphosyntactic phenomena that involve the pronominal and the verbal systems. This course will be taught in English.
Grading Policy
Class discussion: 10 % Assignments: 10% Two in-class exams: 20 % each One research paper: 30% One oral presentation: 10%
Texts
A course packet will be used.
