BA_13 Fenno-Ugric languages

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Petra Hebedová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Petra Hebedová, Ph.D.
Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 12:00–13:40 G12, except Mon 18. 11. to Sun 24. 11.
Prerequisites
The course is intended for students of Baltic Studies, however, it demands at least basic knowledge of linguistic terminology and/or of a Uralic language. The optimal level is at least 2 semesters of Estonian or Finnish.
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 describes the Uralic language family, sums up the research of it, explains the impact of social, political and cultural factors on the development of particular Uralic languages.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to describe the Uralic kinship and the history of the research, and understand the differences in position of languages according to political, cultural and social factors.
Syllabus
  • the language family term and special features of the Fenno-Ugric language family
  • historical evidences; character and content of the oldest sources
  • history of modern languages' rise
  • characteristic features of particular language systems
  • Finnic languages: development and current situation
  • standardization, language policy, revitalization
Literature
    recommended literature
  • ROPPONEN, Ville. Uralské okno : esej o menšinách Ruska. Translated by Petra Hebedová. Červený Kostelec: Pavel Mervart, 2018, 221 stran. ISBN 9788074653087. info
  • BLAŽEK, Václav and Michal KOVÁŘ. Z historie uralistiky II. (polovina 19. st. - současnost) (From the history of the Uralic studies (the half of the 19th century - present day)). Linguistica Brunensia. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, vol. 62, No 1, p. 155-179. ISSN 1803-7410. Digitální knihovna FF MU info
  • BLAŽEK, Václav and Michal KOVÁŘ. Z historie uralistiky – pionýrské období (9. stol. – 1850) (From the history of the Uralic studies - the pioneer period (9th cent. - 1850)). Linguistica Brunensia. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2013, roč. 61, č. 1-2, p. 273-292. ISSN 1803-7410. Digitální knihovna FF MU info
  • Planning a new standard language : Finnic minority languages meet the new millennium. Edited by Helena Sulkala - Harri Mantila. Helsinki: Finnish Literature Society, 2010, 210 stran. ISBN 9789522222275. info
  • The Finno-Ugric World. Edited by György Nanovfszky. Budapest: Teleki László Foundation, 2004, 548 s. ISBN 9637081011. info
  • The Uralic languages. Edited by Daniel Mario Abondolo. 1st pub. London: Routledge, 1998, xxiv, 619. ISBN 9780415412643. info
  • The Uralic languages : description, history and foreign influences. Edited by Denis Sinor. Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1988, xx, 841. ISBN 9004077413. info
    not specified
  • PRAŽÁK, Richard. Josef Dobrovský. Hungarista a ugrofinista (Josef Dobrovský. Hungarologist and Finno-Ugrist). Kovář, Michal (ed.). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2019, 122 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-9266-2. info
  • DONNER, Kai. Na Sibiři mezi Samojedy. Edited by Anežka Melounová. V Praze-Podlesí: Dauphin, 2018, 331 stran. ISBN 9788072729630. info
Teaching methods
lectures and homework - reading, essay
Assessment methods
Written test, an essay
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
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