FF:KRMgrA10 Greek Dialectology - Course Information

KRMgrA10 Greek Dialectology

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

prof. PhDr. Antonín Bartoněk, DrSc. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

prof. PhDr. Antonín Bartoněk, DrSc.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová

Timetable

Thu 13:20–14:55 A32 stara

Prerequisites

Primary orientation in a Greek text.

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

• Classical Philology (programme FF, M-FI)
• Classical Philology (programme FF, N-FI)
• Classical Greek Language and Literature (programme FF, M-FI)
• Classical Greek Language and Literature (programme FF, M-HS)
• Classical Greek Language and Literature (programme FF, N-FI) (2)
• Classical Greek Language and Literature (programme FF, N-HS)
• Modern Greek Language and Literature (programme FF, M-FI)
• Modern Greek Language and Literature (programme FF, M-HS)
• Modern Greek Language and Literature (programme FF, N-FI) (2)
• Modern Greek Language and Literature (programme FF, N-HS)

Course objectives

This is an introduction into the reading of the inscriptions written in various Greek dialects, including the Hellenistic Koine, and the Ancient Greek literary texts.

Syllabus

• 1. The history of the study of Greek dialects.
• 2. Pre-Mycwnaean Greek.
• 3. The early Aegean Scripts.
• 4. The System of the Linear B Script.
• 5. Mycenaean Greek,
• 6. Post-Mycenaean and Early Alphabetic Greek.
• 7. Classification of the Greek Dialects.
• 8. The Arcadian-Cypriot Dialects.
• 9. The Attic-Ionic Dialects.
• 10. The Aeolic Dialects.
• 11. The Doric (West Greek) Dialects.
• 12. The Hellenistic Koine. The Periodization of the Greek Dialects.

Literature

• DUHOUX, Y. Introduction aux dialectes grecs anciens. Louvain, 1983. info
• SCHMITT, R. Die griechischen Dialekte. Heidelberg, 1978. info
• BARTONĚK, Antonín. Classification of the West Greek dialects. 1969, 218, [42] info
• FRISK, H. Griechisches etymologisches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg, 1960. info
• BUCK, C. D. The Greek Dialects. Chicago-London, 1950. info
• THUMB, A. and E. KIECKERS. Handbuch der griechischen Dialekte. Heidelberg, 1932. info

Assessment methods

Type of tuition: seminars. Discussed phenomena are demonstrated on passages from ancient Greek texts (both inscriptional and literary). Course completion requirement: submission of a paper on the characteristic features of individual Greek dialectal groups.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 0.

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