PL_23 Languages of the Old and New Balkans

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)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Václav Blažek, CSc.
Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
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 purpose of the course is to present the complex ethno- & glottogenetic situation of the Balkan peninsula, reconstructed on the basis of both archaeological data, literary sources, historical linguistics, and synchronical description of languages.
Syllabus
  • 1. Geographical and historical definition of the Balkan Peninsula. 2. Reconstruction of the language map of the Balkan based on witness of ancient sources. 3. Survey of Palaeo-Balkanian relic languages: Macedonian, Paionic, Epirotic, Pelasgic, Thracian, Getic & Dacian, Mysian, Dardanic, Illyrian, plus Phrygian and Messapic outside. 4. Survey of the modern nations of the Balkan, their languages and interference: Dalmatians / Vegliotes, Daco-Romanians & Moldovans, Istroromanians, Arumanians, Meglenoromanians; Slovenians, Croatians, Bosnians, Serbians, Macedonians; Bulgarians. Further: Gypsies, Germans, Hungarians, Turks, Gagauzes.
Assessment methods
The output consists in a written description of the grammatical structure of a chosen language and history of the territory, where this language is spoken.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2007, Autumn 2008, Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011.
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