LAT4100 ¨C History of the Latin Language

Course content

The course treats the history of the Latin language from its Indo-European origin to the beginning of the Romance languages. The course focuses primarily on the internal history of the language, but external language history is touched upon as well. Lexicon, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics are treated. Aside from the study of Latin texts from various linguistic periods, students will also gain deeper insight into the specifics of historical linguistics as a research area.

Learning outcome

Having completed this course, you will be able to:

• account for essential changes from Indo-European to Latin and from Latin to the Romance languages.
• describe the most important features in the external history of Latin.
• read texts in Archaic Latin and in Post-Classical Latin.
• recognize typical features and stages in the development of the Latin language.
• account for the choice of linguistic forms in various genres of Latin literature.
• read, understand and evaluate critical readings in the area of historical linguistics.
• draft, explore and answer research questions related to the history of the Latin language.

Admission to the course

Students who are admitted to study programmes at UiO must each semester?register which courses and exams they wish to sign up for?in Studentweb.

To be admitted to this course, you must be enrolled in Classical Studies (master). Students enrolled in other Master's Degree Programmes can, on application, be admitted to the course if this is cleared by their own study programme.

If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures.

Formal prerequisite knowledge

Specialization (80 ECTS credits) in Latin at the Bachelor's level.

Overlapping courses

• 10 credits overlap with LAT2100 ¨C Latinsk spr?khistorie (discontinued).

Teaching

14 two-hour seminars.

We expect you to prepare for the seminars.

NB: If no more than two students sign up for the course, the teaching may be given as supervised reading.?

In order for you to be allowed to sit for the final examination,?the following compulsory tuition activity must be approved by the teacher:

• Mandatory quiz

Approved tuition activity is valid also for the next two semesters in which the course is offered.

Examination

Seminar paper of a total of 10-15 pages, 2300 characters each (without spaces; title page and reference list not included).

You submit your assignment in the digital examination system Inspera. You must familiarize yourself with Inspera before the submission deadline.?Read about how to submit your assignment in Inspera.

In order for you to qualify for the final examination, all compulsory tuition activities must be approved by the teacher.

Examination support material

You are required to familiarize yourself with the rules for sources and citations. It may be considered cheating or attempted cheating to use other people's material without informing about it.

Language of examination

You may submit your response in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English. If you would prefer to have the exam text in English, you may apply to the course administrators.

Grading scale

Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F?is a fail. Read more about?the grading system.

More about examinations at UiO

• Use of sources and citations
• How to use AI as a student
• Special exam arrangements due to individual needs
• Withdrawal from an exam
• Illness at exams / postponed exams
• Explanation of grades and appeals
• Resitting an exam
• Cheating/attempted cheating

You will find further guides and resources at the web page on examinations at UiO.