| CODE | ITL3013 | |||||||||
| TITLE | La Lingua dei Media in Italia | |||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | |||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | Not Applicable | |||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | |||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Italian | |||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The first part of the study-unit will be dedicated to a linguistic analysis of the language variety of the media, with emphasis on differences between the spoken / written variety, markedness, domains, speech acts and communicative models. The second part of the study-unit will then focus on different Italian media from a diachronic and synchronic perspective: Cinema, radio e televisione. The language used in Italian films, on the radio and on television is analysed. During this part of the study-unit a number of excerpts will be presented in order to illustrate the differences which characterise the language varieties of the media. The contribution of the language of television in the standardisation process of the Italian language will also be highlighted. La stampa. A brief historical and descriptive overview will be followed by a linguistic analysis of Italian newspapers and magazines. During the course, emphasis will be placed on the linguistic varieties presently used in Italian printed media, including the language of advertising. Internet, e-mails, chatrooms, sms. In the final part of the study-unit, attention will be focused on aspects of the Italian language which are found when modern means of communication are used. Emphasis will also be placed on those linguistic elements pertaining to the spoken variety which are often used when communicating informally in writing. Reading List: Textbooks: Bazzanella, C.(1994), Le facce del parlare, La Nuova Italia Bonomi, I., (2003) Masini A., Morgana S., La lingua italiana e i mass media, Carocci Caruana S. (2003) Mezzi di comunicazione e input linguistico. L’acquisizione dell’italiano L2 a Malta, Franco Angeli Recommended reading: Arcangeli, M. (2008) Il linguaggio pubblicitario, Carocci, 2008 Atzori, E. (2002) La parola alla radio. Il linguaggio dell’informazione radiofonica, Cesati Brunetta, G. (1991) Cent’anni di cinema italiano, Laterza Grasso, A. (1992), Storia della televisione italiana, Garzanti Serianni, L. Trifone P. (1994), Storia della lingua italiana, vol. II., Parlato e scritto, Einaudi Valli, B. (1999) Comunicazione e media, Carocci |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-requisite: At least an intermediate level in Italian or permission from lecturer holding the study-unit. | |||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | |||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Sandro Caruana |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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