. – Russian Language 1 (Language and Phonology)
PROFESSOR ANNA BONOLA
- This course is intended also for the students of Russian Language 2 (Language,
Morphosyntax and Lexicon)
COURSE AIMS
The course will introduce the student to the Russian lexicon and the use of key
vocabulary in the Russian language.
COURSE CONTENT
After defining the different types of lexical meanings and the concepts of
denotation and connotation, the tutor will describe the structure of the Russian
lexicon and its open systemic nature, in addition to providing information on the
type of words that make up the Russian language.
The analysis of some culturally connoted words will demonstrate the profound
relationship between the language and culture of Russia: lexemes such as “Mir”,
“obščina”, “sobornost’”, “kolchoz”, “sovet”, “kommunalka”, etc. will enable the
student to understand the phenomena and situations that represent different
embodiments of the community ideal in Soviet-Russian history. Starting with the
lexical meaning and the productivity of the roots of these words, we will study the
specificity of their denotations and their importance in Russian history and
thinking.
READING LIST
The reading list below is solely for students of Russian Language 1 (Language and
Phonology)
A. BONOLA, Gli slavi attraverso l’Europa, in B. Cambiaghi-C. Milani-P. Pontani, Europa
plurilingue, Vita e Pensiero, Milan, 2005 (pp. 175-191). (Can be downloaded from the
BlackBoard course page of RUSSIAN LANGUAGE 1 (LANGUAGE AND PHONOLOGY)
(2012-2013) (Brescia)”)
L. KASATKIN – L. KRYSIN – V. ŽIVOV, Il russo, La nuova Italia, Firenze 1995 (only pp. 17-27; 65-81,
obtainable from the Reprographics Services Department as from 9 November)
The reading list below is for all students:
A. BONOLA, Storia e cultura attraverso il lessico. Il vocabolario come strumento di competenza
lessicale e culturale (can be downloaded from the BlackBoard course page of “RUSSIAN
LANGUAGE 1 (LANGUAGE AND PHONOLOGY) (2014-2015) (Brescia)”).
A. BONOLA, Parole dell’ideologia e parole della vita in Vita e destino di V. Grossman (can be
downloaded from the BlackBoard course page of “RUSSIAN LANGUAGE 1 (LANGUAGE
AND PHONOLOGY) (2014-2015) (Brescia)”).
D. LICHACEV, Note sul russo, at: www.esamizdat.it/lichacev_temi_trad_eS_2005_(III)_2-3.pdf. (can
be downloaded from the BlackBoard course page “RUSSIAN LANGUAGE 1 (LANGUAGE
AND PHONOLOGY) (2014-2015) (Brescia)”).
The course notes and any photocopies or additional reading list titles given in class.
TEACHING METHOD
Lectures.
ASSESSMENT METHOD
Final oral exam.
NOTES
The course is scheduled for the SECOND semester.
Given that the course is the same for both the 1st and 2nd year of the First-level Degree,
it will be held in alternate years: one year will deal with phonetics and phonology, while the
other will deal with morphosyntax and the lexicon. In this way, all the students can take both
the Russian Language 1 course and the Russian Language 2 course in the space of two
years. This year’s syllabus for everyone is Russian Language 2, as published here.
The student is invited to regularly consult Blackboard and the lecturer’s webpage for
course information and updates.
Further information can be found on the lecturer's webpage at
http://docenti.unicatt.it/web/searchByName.do?language=ENG, or on the Faculty notice
board.