JSB101 Introduction to South Slavonic Languages Issues

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Pavel Krejčí, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Pavel Krejčí, Ph.D.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Pavel Krejčí, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 10:00–11:40 C11, except Mon 18. 11. to Sun 24. 11.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
Basic presentation of South Slavic languages, their phonetics and phonology, grammar, vocabulary and process of standardization. South Slavic area has gone through an interesting century in terms of development to 7 standardized languages. Lectures will present students with differences between these languages and will also focus on similarities and how historical events influenced their standardization.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course students will be able to demonstrate the knowledge of South Slavic languages, have a broader and more solid understanding of key aspects of linguistics and comparative study of Slavic languages, and will be familiar with South Slavic grammar. Students of the Croatian language will get acquainted with the Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, thanks to which they will be able to read Serbian texts, i.e. practically texts in the same language, only written in a different graphic system.
Syllabus
  • 1. South Slavic languages and their place in Slavic languages.
  • 2. Phonetic, phonological and lexical picture of South Slavic languages.
  • 3. Grammar picture of North-Western subgroup of South Slavic languages (Serbo-Croatian and Slovenian language) in contrast with the South-Eastern subgroup (Bulgarian and Macedonian language).
  • 4. Old Church Slavonic, South Slavic languages in the Middle Ages and in pre-standard era.
  • 5. Standardization processes in South Slavic area in 19th century.
  • 6. Standardization processes in South Slavic area in 20th century - the issue of the relationship between Bulgarian and Macedonian.
  • 7. Standardization processes in South Slavic area in 20th and 21st century - Serbo-Croatian standard language, Bosniak and Montenegrin language separatism, issue of Bosnian and Montenegrin language and their link to Serbian and Croatian.
Literature
    required literature
  • KREJČÍ, Pavel. Přehled vývoje jihoslovanských spisovných jazyků (od 9. do počátku 19. století) (Development of South Slavonic Standard Languages - Overview (since IX. till XIX. Century)). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, 114 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-6914-5. Digitální knihovna FF MU info
  • KREJČÍ, Pavel. Lingvonyma v ústavách postjugoslávských státních útvarů (Chorvatsko, Bosna a Hercegovina, Srbsko a Černá Hora) (Linguonyms in the Constitutions of post-Yugoslav Countries (Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro)). In Bogoczová, Irena; Nedomová, Zdeňka. Area Slavica 2 (Slovanské jazyky ve světle termínu). 1st ed. Ostrava: Ostravská univerzita, Filozofická fakulta, 2018, p. 23-39. ISBN 978-80-7599-008-2. info
  • KREJČÍ, Pavel. Lingvonyma v ústavách jugoslávského státu (1918–1992) a jeho svazových republik (Linguonyms in the Constitutions of the Yugoslav State (1918–1992) and its Federal Republics). In Bogoczová, Irena; Nedomová, Zdeňka. Area Slavica. Ostrava: Filozofická fakulta Ostravské univerzity, 2016, p. 37-51. ISBN 978-80-7464-829-8. info
  • VEČERKA, Radoslav. Jazyky v komparaci 2: Charakteristiky současných slovanských jazyků v historickém kontextu (Languages in comparison, Vol. 2 (Characteristics of Slavonic Languages in historical context.)). Praha: Euroslavica, 2009, 148 pp. ISBN 978-80-85494-87-7. info
    recommended literature
  • KREJČÍ, Pavel. Eleven Fragments from the World of Czech and South Slavonic Languages. Selected South Slavonic Studies 2. Online. 1., elektronické vyd. Brno: Masaryk University Press, 2019, 167 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-9469-7. Čítárna Munispace info
  • KREJČÍ, Pavel. Eight Fragments from the World of Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian and Montenegrin Languages. Selected South Slavonic Studies 1. Online. 1., elektronické vyd. Brno: Masaryk University, 2018, 152 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-8992-1. Čítárna Munispace info
  • GENZOR, Jozef. Jazyky světa : historie a současnost. 1. vydání. V Brně: Lingea, 2015, 672 stran. ISBN 9788075080615. info
  • PRICE, Glanville. Encyklopedie jazyků Evropy. Vyd. 1. Praha: Volvox Globator, 2002, xvi, 509. ISBN 8072074504. info
Teaching methods
Lectures of contrastive character.
Assessment methods
Oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Teacher's information
To successfully complete this course, students of the Croatian specialization must master the Serbian Cyrillic. This competence will be tested by reading a selected Serbian text written in Cyrillic. This reading will be part of the oral exam.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
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