Latin : langue et philologie, y compris éléments de phonétique des langues classiques

Translation exercises from Latin into French and from French into Latin. Analyses of syntactic, semantic and pragmatic topics. Case studies in linguistic history and in lexical morphology.

Reaching an overall control of the Latin language, especially in its diachronic dimension. Using philological methods. Getting accustomed with translating from Latin into French.

To reach overall control of the basic knowledge and to learn the research methods of the discipline. To compare different synchronic stages of the language. To compare different linguistic systems.

Required and corequired courses

The course includes regular exercices (prepared at home by students), in particular translations from Latin into French and from French into Latin.

Contribution to the teaching profile

Control of Latin language and literature. Development of a method of linguistic analysis of the texts.

References, bibliography, and recommended reading

Useful handbooks: Ernout (Alfred) and Thomas (François), 1953², Syntaxe latine, Paris ; Burkard (Thorsten) and Schauer (Markus), 2012⁵, Lehrbuch der lateinischen Syntax und Semantik, Darmstadt.

Contacts

Bureau AZ.5.117 Email: emmanuel.dupraz@ulb.ac.be

Campus

Solbosch

Method(s) of evaluation

• Other

Other

Latin: Written exam at the end of each quadrimester, written exam for the exercises at the end of the first quadrimeter.Phonetics: Oral exam about forms analysed during the lessons.

Mark calculation method (including weighting of intermediary marks)

Latin accounts for three quarters of the final note; phonetics, for the last quarter. In case of failure either in Latin or in phonetics, the students are required to retake the corresponding exam(s).

Language(s) of evaluation

• french