UzNJII_22 Historical development of German language I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Zdeněk Masařík, DrSc. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Sylvie Stanovská, Dr. (lecturer)
Mgr. Vlastimil Brom, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Sylvie Stanovská, Dr.
Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Sylvie Stanovská, Dr.
Timetable of Seminar Groups
UzNJII_22/01: Mon 8:20–9:05 B31, V. Brom
UzNJII_22/02: Mon 8:20–9:05 A11 stara, S. Stanovská
UzNJII_22/03: Mon 9:10–9:55 A11 stara, S. Stanovská
UzNJII_22/04: Mon 9:10–9:55 B31, V. Brom
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
The course aims at presenting the most characteristic tendencies in the early development of German and its predessors. The most important changes in phonology and morphology as well as other aspects are themasised; the course covers the period from the Proto-Indo-European to Old-High-German.
Syllabus
  • languages in general, language development;
  • classification of languages
  • main characteristics of the historical language-phases:
  • Proto-Indo-European
  • Germanic Languages
  • Old-High-German
Literature
  • dtv Atlas Deutsche Sprache: 12. Aufl. 1998. ISBN: 3-423-03025-9
  • BERGMANN, Rolf. Alt- und Mittelhochdeutsch. 4. vyd. Gottingen: Vandenhoeck+Ruprecht, 1993, 259 s. ISBN 3-525-20783-2. info
  • Geschichte der deutschen Sprache : mit Texten und Übersetzungshilfen. Edited by Wilhelm Schmidt. 2. Aufl. Berlin: Volk und Wissen Volkseigener Verlag, 1970, 428 s. info
  • Althochdeutsche Literatur. Ausgewählte Texte mit Übertragungen. Fischer Verlag: Frankfurt am Main 1970
  • MASAŘÍK, Zdeněk. Historische Entwicklung des Deutschen. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1989, 165 s. ISBN 8021000457. info
  • MASAŘÍK, Zdeněk and Vlastimil BROM. Historische Entwicklung des Deutschen: Übersichtstabellen - Kommentare - Textproben (Historical Development of German - Tables - Comments - Texts). Brno: Masarykova univerzita v Brně, 2005, 129 pp. 1. Vyd. ISBN 80-210-3696-6. info
Assessment methods
lectures; reading and analysis of sample texts;
final written test
Language of instruction
German
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2009.
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