The course aims at providing the students with the coordinates of the process of Indo-Europeanization (the process of spread and proliferation of Indo-European languages and cultures) in prehistoric times. The course proposes a)-b) to reflect with historical awareness upon the dynamics of linguistic change and conservation and c) to present an overview of the theoretical and historical problems of the formation of the European linguistic framework, also in light of some typical situations of medieval and modern Europe, of different periods and geographical and historical-cultural context.
The reference to some case studies such as multilingualism in Sicily in medieval times will allow to introduce students into the research lab of the teacher and to show them a research in progress.
The course is divided into three modules:
Theory:
Useful tools for carrying out application exercises:
All’occorrenza: