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2020/2021

Historical Variation of the Catalan Language

Code: 100701 ECTS Credits: 6
Degree Type Year Semester
2500247 Catalan Language and Literature OT 4 0
The proposed teaching and assessment methodology that appear in the guide may be subject to changes as a result of the restrictions to face-to-face class attendance imposed by the health authorities.

Contact

Name:
Mar Massanell Messalles
Email:
Mar.Massanell@uab.cat

Use of Languages

Principal working language:
catalan (cat)
Some groups entirely in English:
No
Some groups entirely in Catalan:
Yes
Some groups entirely in Spanish:
No

Teachers

Daniel Casals Martorell

Prerequisites

None.

Objectives and Contextualisation

Expand the study of the phonetic, morphological, syntactic, lexical and semantic changes of the Catalan language.

Competences

  • Analyze, with the help of the concepts of linguistic theory and the contributions of applied linguistics where appropriate, major phonetic properties, phonological, morphological, syntactic, lexical and semantic of the Catalan language, its evolution throughout history and its current structure.
  • Developing critical thinking and reasoning and communicating them effectively both in your own and other languages.
  • Students must be capable of communicating information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialised and non-specialised audiences.
  • Students must develop the necessary learning skills in order to undertake further training with a high degree of autonomy.

Learning Outcomes

  1. Apply appropriate and thoughtfully prescriptive principles of oral and written standard Catalan.
  2. Dominate oral and written expression in Catalan.
  3. Identifying the context of the historical processes.
  4. Interpret texts linguistic properties of various stages of the history of the language.
  5. Properly apply the knowledge gained to data collection and management of documentary sources application to the study of Catalan language and literature.
  6. Prove that understands and interprets the foundations of the Catalan historical grammar.
  7. Recognize existing linguistic changes between texts from different eras.
  8. Relate the fundamentals of etymology and onomastics.
  9. Working independently in the synchronic and diachronic study of Catalan language and literature.

Content

1. Extended study of phonetic, morphological and syntactic changes. Notions about lexical and semantic changes.
										
											
										
											2. Description of some grammatical changes compared to other Romance languages.
										
											
										
											3. Commentary on historical and dialectal texts.

 

Methodology

The calendar will be available on the first day of class. Students will find all information on the Virtual Campus: the description of the activities, teaching materials, and any necessary information for the proper follow-up of the subject. In case of a change of teaching modality for health reasons, teachers will make readjustments in the schedule and methodologies.

Activities

Title Hours ECTS Learning Outcomes
Type: Directed      
Theory classes, text discussion seminars, correction of exercises 45.5 1.82 5, 1, 6, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9
Type: Supervised      
Preparation of exercises and tutored works 25 1 5, 1, 6, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9
Type: Autonomous      
Reading of bibliography, study 75 3 5, 1, 6, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9

Assessment

At the beginning of each evaluation activity, the professor will inform the students about review of grade procedure and date. The minimum grade to pass the course is 5.

If a student has been evaluated of less than 2/3 of the subject, he will receive the consideration of "non-assessable". To qualify for the second-chance test, two conditions must be met: (1) the student must have been evaluated of at least 2/3 of the subject and (2) he must have a continuous evaluation mark between 3.5 and 4.9. The maximum second-chance test rating is 5. The second-change text will consist of a global test on the contents of the subject.

In the event of a student committing any irregularity that may lead to a significant variation in the grade awarded to an assessment activity, the student will be given a zero for this activity, regardless of any disciplinary process that may take place. In the event of several irregularities in assessment activities of the same subject, the student will be given a zero as the final grade for this subject.

In the event that tests or exams cannot be taken onsite, they will be adapted to an online format made available through the UAB’s virtual tools (original weighting will be maintained). Homework, activities and class participation will be carried out through forums, wikis and/or discussion on Teams, etc. Lecturers will ensure that students are able to access these virtual tools, or will offer them feasible alternatives.

Assessment Activities

Title Weighting Hours ECTS Learning Outcomes
Active participation 20% 1.5 0.06 5, 1, 6, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9
Test 50% 1.5 0.06 5, 1, 6, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9
Work 30% 1.5 0.06 5, 1, 6, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9

Bibliography

Manuals of Catalan historical grammar

Badia i Margarit, Antoni Maria (1951, trad. 1981 [19943]). Gramàtica històrica catalana. València: Tres i Quatre (“Biblioteca d’Estudis i Investigacions”, 4).

Batlle, Mar, Joan Martí i Castell, Josep Moran i Joan Anton Rabella (2016). Gramàtica històrica de la llengua catalana. Barcelona: Publicacions de l’Abadia de Montserrat (“Biblioteca Abat Oliba”, 299).

Duarte i Montserrat, Carles i Àlex Alsina i Keith (1984). Gramàtica històrica del català, vol. 1 (I. Origen i formació, II. Fonologia). Barcelona: Curial (“Manuals”, 7).

Duarte i Montserrat, Carles i Àlex Alsina i Keith (1986a). Gramàtica històrica del català, vol. 2 (III. Morfologia flexiva). Barcelona: Curial (“Manuals”, 10).

Duarte i Montserrat, Carles i Àlex Alsina i Keith (1986b). Gramàtica històrica del català, vol. 3 (IV. Morfologia lèxica). Barcelona: Curial (“Manuals”, 11).

Fouché, Pierre (1924a). Phonétique historique du roussillonnais. Tolosa: Privat. [Reimpresa a Ginebra el 1980 per Slatkine Reprints].

Fouché, Pierre (1924b). Morphologie historique du roussillonnais. Tolosa: Privat. [Reimpresa a Ginebra el 1980 per Slatkine Reprints].

Griera, Antoni (1931). Gramàtica històrica del català antic. Barcelona: Institució Patxot.

Martí i Castell, Joan (1990). Gramàtica històrica. Problemes i mètodes. València: Universitat de València (“Biblioteca Lingüística Catalana”, 9).

Moll, Francesc de Borja (1952, trad. 1991, ed. corregida i anotada 2006). Gramàtica històrica catalana. València: Universitat de València (“Biblioteca Lingüística Catalana”, 31).

Recasens, Daniel (2017). Fonètica històrica del català. Barcelona: Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Manuals of Catalan language history

Ferrando, Antoni i Miquel Nicolás (1993 [19972]). Panorama d’història de la llengua. València: Tàndem.

Nadal, Josep Maria i Modest Prats (1982 [19965]). Història de la llengua catalana, vol. I. Dels inicis al segle XV. Barcelona: Edicions 62.

Nadal, Josep Maria i Modest Prats (1996). Història de la llengua catalana, vol. II. El segle XV. Barcelona: Edicions 62.

Manuals of Catalan dialectology

Colomina i Castanyer, Jordi (1999). Dialectologia catalana. Introducció i guia bibliogràfica. Alacant: Universitat d’Alacant.

Veny, Joan (1978 [199812]). Els parlars catalans (Síntesi de dialectologia). Palma de Mallorca: Moll (“Tomir”, 38).

Veny, Joan i Mar Massanell (2015). Dialectologia catalana. Aproximació pràctica als parlars catalans. Barcelona / Alacant / València: Universitat de Barcelona / Universitat d’Alacant / Universitat de València.

Dictionaries of Catalan historical and dialectal language

Alcover, Antoni Maria i Francesc de Borja Moll (1926-68, 1975-19772 [1993]). Diccionari català-valencià-balear [= DCVB], 10 vol. Palma de Mallorca: Moll.

Coromines, Joan (1980-2001 [1995-2001]). Diccionari etimològic i complementari de la llengua catalana [= DECat], 10 vol. Barcelona: Curial / La Caixa.

Other reference works

Coromines, Joan (1976 [19894]). Lleures i converses d’un filòleg. Barcelona: Club Editor.

Martines, Josep i Manuel Pérez Saldanya (coord.) (2005). “Monogràfic sobre sintaxi històrica”, Caplletra. Revista Internacional de Filologia, 38 (Primavera, 2005), p. 93-301.

Moran i Ocerinjauregui, Josep i Joan Anton Rabella i Ribas (2001). Primers textos de la llengua catalana. Barcelona: Proa (“Clàssics Catalans”, 1).

Pérez Saldanya, Manuel (1998 [20022]). Del llatí al català. Morfosintaxi verbal històrica. València: Universitat de València.

Rasico, Philip D. (1982). Estudis sobre la fonologia del català preliterari. Barcelona: Curial; Publicacions de l’Abadia de Montserrat.