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颁辞苍迟别苍迟:听The module will trace the history of the Latin language from its Indo-European origins to the Renaissance. It will cover the early linguistic history of the Italian peninsular; the emergence and eventual domination of the dialect of Latium; the history of the literary language in the classical period and evidence for the spoken varieties (this will include an introduction to the historical phonology and morphology Latin); the history of Latin in the post-classical period; mediaeval Latin; Dante and the language question in Italy. The syllabus will include a selection of inscriptions and literary texts from all periods.
厂办颈濒濒蝉:听At the end of the module students should听be able to give an account of the central linguistic issues in the history of the Latin language as well as understand how Classical Latin stands in relation to archaic and post-classical Latin, including the Romance languages.
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
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This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.
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