Romance Linguistics
[ROM1311]
[30h] 3 credits
This course is taught in the 1st semester.
Teacher(s): Gretel De Cuyper
Language: French
Level: First
Aims
1. To enable the students to acquire a well-structured image of the main genetic and typological relations unifying but also diversifying the roman languages.
Main themes
The teaching staff in charge of the course description defines the main themes to be dealt with to reach the objectives aimed. It is not a table of contents. (Maximum 15 lines)
2. Comparision between the main roman idioms and this from a phonetic and lexico-semantic point of view.
Content and teaching methods
3. General introduction : reflection on the methodologies of comparing languages and on the relations between language and culture. Comparision of the roman idioms : emphasis will be put on the phonetic and lexical aspects, that played a deciding role in the fragmentation of the Roman area and in general, on the perception of the significant geolinguistic phenomena.
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)
Knowledge of latin, phonetics and of the general structure of the Roman area.
Written exam.
Set of documents : bibliography, evolution diagrams, maps.