Latin III
0
2024-2025
01012984
Classical Languages
Portuguese
Face-to-face
SEMESTRIAL
6.0
Compulsory
1st Cycle Studies
Recommended Prerequisites
Latin I and II
Teaching Methods
The teaching methodology is based on reading, grammatical, linguistic, stylistic and metrical comment, and translation of latin authors.
The theoretical contents of the curricular unit will be presented through lectures based on practical cases. Students are encouraged to apply the competences acquired through practical working sessions, including the analysis of case studies and exercises.
Learning Outcomes
Students should become acquainted with the main grammatical structures of Latin morphology and syntax, and also with the simple rules of Latin historical phonetics.
Work Placement(s)
NoSyllabus
1. Reading, comment and translation of texts from some of the following authors:
1.1. Catullus
1.2. Cicero
1.3. Caesar
1.4. Sallust
2. Grammar
2.1. Phonetics and phonology
Latin vocalism. Vowel and donsonant changes. Assimilation, dissimilation, rhotacism.
2.2. Morphology
Consolidation of nouns', adjectives', verbs', pronouns' and numerals' regular inflection; historical morphology of noun endings; the formation of the perfectum; the inflection of irregular verbs such as uelle, ferre, ire, fieri.
3. Syntax, stylistics and semantics
Consolidation of the study of general concord and systematization of the syntax of cases (nominative, accusative, genitive, dative and ablative); of infinitive clauses, in the nci and in the aci; of relative, concessive, consecutive, and final clauses; of the active periphrastic.
Assessment Methods
Assessment
Research work: 10.0%
Resolution Problems: 10.0%
Mini Tests: 30.0%
Frequency: 50.0%
Bibliography
De Vaan, Michiel (2018). Etymological dictionary of Latin and the other Italic languages. Leiden: Brill
Ernout, A. (1989). Morphologie historique du latin (3ª ed.). Paris: Klincksieck
Ernout, A. et Thomas, F. (1989, 2e éd.). Syntaxe latine. Paris: Klincksieck
Ferreira, António Gomes (2008). Dicionário de latim-português. Porto
Freire, P.e António (1992), Gramática Latina, Braga
Glare, P. G. W. (1997). Oxford Latin Dictionary. Oxford
Lourenço, F. (2019). Nova Gramática do Latim. Lisboa
Martin, F. (1976). Les Mots Latins. Paris
Menge, H. (2009). Lehrbuch der lateinischen Syntax und Semantik, Darmstadt
Monteil, P. (1973), Éléments de phonétique et de morphologie du latin, Paris
Niedermann, M. (1997). Précis de phonétique historique du latin. Paris
Palmer, R. L. (1961), The Latin Language, London
Pinkster, Harm (1990), Latin Syntax and Semantics. London - New York
Saraiva, F. R. Santos (1993), Dicionário Latino-Português. Rio de Janeiro-Belo Horizonte