KRMgrA01 Historical Development of Greek I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2008
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 11:40–13:15 pracovna
Prerequisites
KRBcA04 Greek Grammar IV
B.A. Final Exam in Ancient Greek Language and Literature.
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
Course objectives
Development of Greek in space and time: dialectical and stylistic division, diachronic development of the language examined in synchronic sections of specific periods. The origin of vowels and consonants in Ancient Greek and their development. The seminar is focused on the reconstruction of the phonological development of Ancient Greek.
Syllabus
  • 1.Development of Greek in space and time: dialectical, stylistic and diachronical differences; diachronic versus synchronic methodological approach.
  • 2. Phonetic inventory of Ancient Greek during the Antiquity - a survey.
  • 3-4. The vocalic system of Ancient Greek: the origin of Greek vowels and diphthongs and their further development.
  • 5-7. The main phonic tendencies provoking the origin of new vocalic realizations (monophthongization of diphthongs, contractions, compensatory lenghtenings).
  • 8-9. The consonantic system of Ancient Greek: the origin of Greek consonants and their further development (the plosives and the continuants separately).
  • 10.The main phonic tendencies provoking the origin of new consonantic realizations (e.g. spirantization of plosives).
  • 11-12. Parts of speech in Ancient Greek; analysis of the nominal categories (gender, number, case).
Literature
  • BARTONĚK, Antonín. Development of the consonantal system in ancient Greek dialects. Vydání 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1961, 215 stran. URL info
  • BARTONĚK, Antonín. Development of the long-vowel system in Ancient Greek dialects. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1966, 199 s. URL info
  • BARTONĚK, Antonín. Prehistorie a protohistorie řeckých dialektů. Vyd. 1. V Brně: Univerzita J.E. Purkyně, 1987, 182 s. URL info
  • BLASS, F. and F. DEBRUNNER. Grammatik des neutestamentlichen Griechisch. Göttingen, 1990. info
  • CHANTRAINE, P. Morphologie historique du grec. Paris, 1961. info
  • CHANTRAINE, P. Dictionnaire étymologique de la historique du grec. Paris, 1971. info
  • Colloquium Rauricum. 200 Jahre Homer-Forschung. Stuttgart-Leipzig, 1991. info
  • ERHART, Adolf. Úvod do indoevropské jazykovědy. Brno, 1981. info
  • FRISK, H. Griechisches etymologisches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg, 1960. info
  • HEUBECK, A. Schrift. Göttingen, 1979. info
  • HIERSCHE, R. Grundzüge der griechischen Sprachgeschichte. Berlin, 1969. info
  • DEBRUNNER, Albert. Geschichte der griechischen Sprache. Edited by Anton Scherer. 2. Aufl. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 1969. info
  • HOFFMANN, O. and Albert DEBRUNNER. Geschichte der griechischen Sprache. Edited by Anton Scherer. 4. Aufl. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 1969. info
  • HUMBERT, J. Histoire de la langue grecque. Paris, 1972. info
  • JEFFERY, L. H. and A. W. JOHNSTON. The Local Scripts of Archaic Greece. Oxford, 1990. info
  • KASTNER, W. Sprachgeschichtliche Erlaüterungen zur griechischen Grammatik. Frankfurt, 1988. info
  • KIECKERS, F. Historische griechische Grammatik. Berlin, 1925. info
  • LATACZ, J. Homer. München-Zürich, 1989. info
  • LEJEUNE, M. Phonétique historique du mycénien et du grec ancien. Paris, 1972. info
  • MEIER-BRÜGGER, M. Griechische Sprachwissenschaft. Berlin, 1992. info
  • MEILLET, A. Apercu d`une histoire de la langue grecque. Paris, 1965. info
  • PALMER, L. R. The Greek Language. London-Boston, 1980. info
  • PISANI, V. Manuale storico della lingua greca. Brescia, 1973. info
  • RIX, H. Historische Grammatik des Griechischen (Laut- und Formenlehre). Darmstadt, 1976. info
  • SCHWYZER, E. and A. DEBRUNNER. Griechische Grammatik. München, 1939. info
  • ZINSMEISTER, H. Griechische Laut- und Formenlehre. Heidelberg, 1990. info
Assessment methods
Colloquium. The topics of the discussion will be specified at the last session.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2001, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2016.
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