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Digital Latin Dialectology (DiLaDi): Tracing Linguistic Variation in the Light of Ancient and Early Medieval Sources

Descrizione del progetto

Il paesaggio linguistico, etnico e culturale dell’Europa medievale e moderna

Nel cuore dell’Europa, un affascinante rompicapo linguistico turba da tempo i ricercatori: il passaggio dal latino alle lingue romanze, un processo avvenuto durante il I millennio d.C. Questa metamorfosi, carica di significato storico, rappresenta tuttora una sfida cruciale per comprendere le radici delle lingue e delle culture europee moderne. In questo contesto, il progetto DiLaDi, finanziato dal CER, un’iniziativa interdisciplinare, utilizzerà l’innovativa banca dati informatizzata di matrice storico-linguistica delle iscrizioni latine di età imperiale. Un aspetto critico del progetto è costituito dall’inclusione di carte pergamenacee originali, fonti sinora poco esplorate. Un team di ricerca composto da 10 persone, affiancato da un’unità di raccolta dati dedicata, amplierà il database e diffonderà i risultati attraverso lo svolgimento di workshop, conferenze e pubblicazioni.

Obiettivo

DiLaDi is an interdisciplinary project that aims to perform a novel comprehensive study on the variation of the Latin Language over the 1st millennium A.D. considering the geographical and chronological perspectives as well as the transition from Latin to Romance by processing and analysing textual errors (deviations from the norm) of ancient and early medieval primary documents with the help of the Computerized Historical Linguistic Database of Latin Inscriptions of the Imperial Age (LLDB) that employs a revolutionary method of data analysis.
DiLaDi aims to give a breakthrough impetus to relevant research by involving a group of sources that have so far not been adequately considered in research: original parchment charters of private law from mostly the 7th-8th centuries, that are available in large numbers and are very rich in data reflecting linguistic changes, the involvement of which could open up further perspectives for the research of history and dialectology of late Latin based on working with a Database which has so far relied mainly on inscriptions.
The project plan will be implemented by a 10-person research group with the help of a large data collection team in international collaboration. Within the project framework, at least 50,000 new data forms will be added to the unique LLDB Database, while results will be disseminated through the organisation of 5 international workshops, the delivery of at least 50 lectures, and the publication of 50 studies and 1 monograph; at the same time, potential future collaborators will be educated in at least 5 university courses, while the scientific advancement of the participating researchers will be ensured by the submission of 3 PhD theses and 1 habilitation thesis. As a result, this research will allow for a better understanding of the processes that led to the development of Romance languages and determined the linguistic, ethnic, and even cultural features of medieval and modern Europe.

Meccanismo di finanziamento

HORIZON-ERC - HORIZON ERC Grants

Istituzione ospitante

UNIVERSITA CA' FOSCARI VENEZIA
Contribution nette de l'UE
€ 1 080 000,00
Indirizzo
DORSODURO 3246
30123 Venezia
Italia

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Regione
Nord-Est Veneto Venezia
Tipo di attività
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Collegamenti
Costo totale
€ 1 080 000,00

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