Programme Greek Linguistics A:

I Semester

FRONTAL LESSON HOURS: 30

Historical morphology of the Greek language

The nominal system - The verbal system

The course consists in illustrating the morphological, mainly flexional, features of the ancient Greek name and verb and their historical development.

The course previews surely the analis of the substantive and of the indicative mood of the verbal themes. If there is time, the course shall provide also the analysis of other categories (adjectives, other verbal moods, etc.). The learned notions will be applied by the morphological analysis of forms in the text indicated at the practice lessons.

PRACTICE LESSON HOURS: 18

Exercitations of morphological analysis of ancient Greek on the VI Book of the Odyssey.

 

Teaching methods

Lectures, analysis of texts

Methods and criteria for verification of learning outcomes

An initial assessment of learning outcomes takes place during the course, when students are asked to apply concepts already illustrated to explain newly introduced phenomena.

The exam is oral and consists of an interview in which the teacher, through a series of questions, will ascertain the theoretical knowledge and the theoretical-practical methodologies presented in class. In particular, students will be invited to read metrically and translate a passage from the fifth book and one from the sixth book of the Odyssey. The knowledge of elements of historical morphology of the Greek language will be verified on the text of this last passage. The verification shall be limited to the topics that have been dealt with in the lessons.

The important general criteria for evaluation are: security in translation and metric reading; the order, the terminological appropriateness and the logical consequentiality in the exposition of the notions of historical morphology. Furthermore, language properties and clarity of presentation are evaluated, in accordance with the Dublin descriptors: 1. Knowledge and understanding; 2. Ability to apply knowledge and understanding; 3. Making judgments; 4. Learning skills; 5: Communication skills. The final grade will be related for 70% to the level of knowledge and 30% to the expressive ability and autonomous judgment demonstrated by the student. The exam will be assessed according to the following criteria: Not suitable: important deficiencies and / or inaccuracies in the knowledge and understanding of the topics; limited capacity for analysis and synthesis, frequent generalizations and limited critical and judgment skills, the arguments are presented in an inconsistent way and with inappropriate language, 18-20: just sufficient knowledge and understanding of the topics with possible generalizations and imperfections; sufficient capacity for analysis, synthesis and autonomy of judgment, the topics are frequently presented in an inconsistent way and with inappropriate and non-technical language, 21-23: Routine knowledge and understanding of topics; ability to correct analysis and synthesis with sufficiently coherent logical argument and appropriate / technical language 24-26: Fair knowledge and understanding of the topics; good analysis and synthesis skills with rigorously expressed arguments but with a language that is not always appropriate / technical. 27-29: Complete knowledge and understanding of the topics; remarkable abilities of analysis and synthesis. Good autonomy of judgment. Topics exposed rigorously and with appropriate / technical language 30-30L: Excellent level of knowledge and in-depth understanding of the topics. Excellent skills of analysis, synthesis and autonomy of judgment. Arguments expressed in an original way and with appropriate technical language.

Bibliography:

Texts for the examination: Records of the lessons. Reference text: P. Chantraine, Morphologie historique du grec, Editions Klincksieck, II ed., Paris 1961 (many reprints): only for the topics illustrated during the lessons.

For Homer: Omero, Odissea, vol. II (Libri V-VIII), Introduction, text and commentary by J. B. Hainsworth, translation by G. Aurelio Privitera, Fondazione Lorenzo Valla, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, s. l. 1982 (many reprints)

Course attendance: compulsory for at least 2/3 of the hours