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Vulgar and Medieval Latin Linguistics [ LGLOR2503 ]


5.0 crédits ECTS  30.0 h   1q 

This biannual course is taught on years 2015-2016, 2017-2018, ....

Teacher(s) Isebaert Lambert ;
Language French
Place
of the course
Louvain-la-Neuve
Prerequisites

Thorough knowledge of classical Latin (level reached at the end of the Bachelor cycle).

Main themes

In-depth study of the language and texts of late Latin.

The course deals with the following themes:

1. The problem of "vulgar" Latin: definitions, sources,  and principal characteristics from a phonological, morphological, syntactical and lexical point of view.
2. Reading and commenting typical texts;
3. The evolution of the Latin of the late period, especially of the early medieval period: linguistic study of selected documents.

Aims

At the end of this course, the student will have acquired the principal characteristics of spoken Latin of the Imperial and early medieval periods. He will be capable of reading and interpreting typical texts of this period.

Evaluation methods

Oral exam.

Teaching methods

Lectures with exercises (preparation of texts).

Content

A systematic study of the principal linguistic modifications of Late Latin: phonology and prosodics, morphology, syntax, lexicology and semantics.

Study of literary texts ( e.g. Petronas, Itinerarium Egeriae, Gregory of Tours)  and documentary texts (e.g. Inscriptions from Pompeii, private letters , and legal documents.

Bibliography

- Väänänen, Introduction au latin vulgaire, 3e éd., Paris, 1981.
- Herman, Le latin vulgaire, Paris, 1975.
- Löfstedt, Late Latin, Oslo, 1959.
- Kramer, Vulgärlateinische Alltagsdokumente auf Papyri, Ostraka, Täfelchen und Inschriften, Berlin, 2007.

Other information

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Cycle et année
d'étude
> Certificat universitaire en langue, littérature et civilisation latines
> Master [120] in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Classics
> Master [120] in Ancient and Modern Languages and Literatures
> Master [120] in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General
> Master [60] in Ancient and Modern Languages and Literatures
Faculty or entity
in charge
> GLOR


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