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Romance Linguistics : Etymology, History, Politics [ LROM1311 ]


3.0 crédits ECTS  30.0 h   1q 

Teacher(s) Dister Anne (compensates Hambye Philippe) ; Hambye Philippe ;
Language French
Place
of the course
Louvain-la-Neuve
Main themes

The course is divided in two parts :
1) Description of the emergence and development of various Romance languages, from latin to nowadays, in their sociolinguistic (ex. standardisation process, official and symbolic status, geographic distribution) and political (ex. linguistic unification and language policies) dimension.
2) On the basis of etymological case studies (discovery of etymological correspondences between Latin and Romance languages), formal and comparative description of the main phonological and lexical characteristics of Romance languages.

Aims

By the end of the course, the student will be able : 
- master general knowledge about the history and the sociolinguistic and political situation of various Romance languages;
- understand the typological and genetic relationships between Romance languages;
- put in place methodical analysis in comparative etymology of Romance languages;
- describe and analyses formal similarities and differences between major Romance languages.

Cycle et année
d'étude
> Bachelor in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General
> Bachelor in Ancient and Modern Languages and Literatures
> Preparatory Year for Master in Modern Languages and Literatures: General
> Bachelor in Information and Communication
> Bachelor in Philosophy
> Bachelor in Ancient languages and Literatures : Classics
> Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures: German, Dutch and English
> Bachelor in Psychology and Education: General
> Bachelor in Economics and Management
> Bachelor in Motor skills : General
> Bachelor in Human and Social Sciences
> Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures : General
> Bachelor in Sociology and Anthropology
> Bachelor in Political Sciences: General
> Bachelor in History of Art and Archaeology : General
> Bachelor in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Oriental Studies
> Bachelor in Mathematics
> Bachelor in History
> Bachelor in Biomedicine
> Bachelor in Pharmacy
> Bachelor in Religious Studies
> Preparatory year for Master in Linguistics
> Certificat universitaire en langue, littérature et civilisation latines
Faculty or entity
in charge
> ROM


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