FF:OJ204 Writing systems of the World

OJ204 Writing systems of the World

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2008

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

prof. RNDr. Václav Blažek, CSc. (lecturer)

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Timetable

Thu 8:20–9:55 C32

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 purpose of the course is to present the structure of the Egyptian hieroglyphic script and to introduce in the Egyptian grammar.

Syllabus

1. History of deshipherment of the hieroglyphic script. 2. So called ‘hieroglyphic’ alphabet. 3. Biradical signs. 4. Triradical signs. 5. Gender and number of the substantives. 6. Pronouns. 7. Numerals. 8. Verbs. 9. Basic syntactic rules.

Literature

O další literatuře jsou studenti informováni ve výuce.
KRUPA, Viktor and Jozef GENZOR. Písma sveta. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1989, 358 s. ISBN 8021500115. info
FRIEDRICH, Johannes. Istorija pis'ma. Moskva: Nauka, 1979, 463 s. info
DOBLHOFER, Ernst. Od obrázkov k písmu : rozlúštěnie zabudnutých písiem a jazykov. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1972, 366 s. info
DIRINGER, David. Alfavit. Moskva: Izdatel'stvo inostrannoj literatury, 1963, 655 s. info
LOUKOTKA, Čestmír. Vývoj písma. I. vydání. Praha: Orbis, 1946, 226 stran. URL info

Assessment methods

Written solution of the exercises from the first 7 lessons of the Egyptian Grammar from A. Gardiner.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials