REMgrA07 History of the Modern Greek Language I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2012
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Dora Solti, Ph.D. (lecturer), Mgr. Nicole Votavová Sumelidisová, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Antonín Bartoněk, DrSc.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 20. 9. 15:00–18:15 2.01, Fri 21. 9. 9:10–12:25 2.01, Thu 4. 10. 15:00–18:15 2.01, Fri 5. 10. 9:10–12:25 2.01
Prerequisites (in Czech)
REBcZk B. A. State Exam || KRBcA04 Greek Grammar IV
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
The course provides a comprehensive overview of the development of Greek language from Hellenistic Koine up to 1976, when Dimotiki was established as the official language of Greece. Lectures are supplemented by text readings (papyruses, the New Testament, extracts from Byzantine chronicles, hagiographies and novels, from Cypriote and Cretan literature and early modern-period texts). At the end of the course, students will have an extensive knowledge of the development of Modern Greek language in historical and cultural-political context. They will be capable of reading, translating and analysing of dealt with Medieval and Early modern-period Greek texts from the linguistic point of view. They will have a deep understanding of key aspects of the development of the Greek language.
Syllabus
  • 1. Periodization of the development of Greek language. Ancient Greek dialects and their disappearance. 2. Hellenistic Koine: emergence, main tendencies of the development, sources. 3. Early Byzantine period: Main tendencies of the development of early Byzantine Koine.
Literature
  • CARAGOUNIS, Chrys C. The development of Greek and the New Testament : morphology, syntax, phonology, and textual transmission. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2004, xix, 732. ISBN 3161482905. info
  • HORROCKS, G. A History of the Language and its Speakers. London - New York, 1997. info
  • BABINIOTIS, G. Synoptiki istoria tis ellinikis glossas. Athina, 1985. info
  • BROWNING, R. Medieval and Modern Greek. London, 1964. info
  • TRIANDAFYLLIDIS, M. Neoelliniki grammatiki. Istoriki isagoji. Athina, 1938. info
  • JANNARIS, A. N. A Historical Greek Grammar. London, 1897. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, readings and texts interpretation.
Assessment methods
Active participation in the classes, essay, written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
General note: Předmět je povinný pro studenty novořeckého jazyka a literatury a jednooborové klasické řečtiny.
Information about innovation of course.
This course has been innovated under the project "Faculty of Arts as Centre of Excellence in Education: Complex Innovation of Study Programmes and Fields at FF MU with Regard to the Requirements of the Knowledge Economy“ – Reg. No. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0228, which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

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The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2002, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
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