Università Roma Tre

The Course “Philology 2 B” falls within the domain of the Basic learning activities labelled “Philology, General and Applied Linguistics” of the Degree Course in Languages and Cultural-Linguistic Mediation, specifically the activities aiming at providing adequate tools for the analysis of texts in the light of their transmission and cultural context.
Building on the results achieved in the course “Philology 1”, the course aims to examine in greater depth specific aspects of the First foreign language being studied, including a diachronic study of the most relevant typological traits with reference to the relevant language family, such as e.g. phonetic, phonological, morphological and syntactic developments; the evolution of the lexicon of the language; processes of semantic shift. The course furthermore aims to further develop the literary and textual critical skills with reference to the earliest texts of the relevant cultural area.
Expected Learning Outcomes: The student will acquire further understanding and knowledge of the diachronic development of his First foreign language and will enhance his skills in the field of textual criticism.