BA120 History of Baltic Languages

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 3 credit(s) (maximum: 12 credits). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Tomáš Hoskovec, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Tomáš Hoskovec, CSc.
Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Tomáš Hoskovec, CSc.
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 Baltic languages are presented as a branch of the Indo-European language family. Their systemic characterology and historical evidence are explained.
Syllabus
  • The Indo-Europen character: language base and historical-cultural knowledge. Baltic isoglosses. Historical-philological evidence of Lithuanian, Latvian and Prussian. "Elaboration de la langue lituanienne" "Elaboration de la langue letonne"
Literature
  • ZINKEVIČIUS, Zigmas. Lietuviu kalbos istorija. Vilnius: Mokslo ir enciklopediju leidykla, 1994, 394 s. ISBN 5-420-01285-5. info
  • ZINKEVIČIUS, Zigmas. Lietuvių kalbos istorija. Vilnius: Mokslo ir enciklopediju leidykla, 1992, 347 s. info
  • ERHART, Adolf. Baltu valodas. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1984, 199 s. URL info
  • STANG, Chr. S. Vergleichende Grammatik der Baltischen Sprachen. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget, 1966, viii, 483. info
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
written exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2006, Spring 2008, Autumn 2009, Spring 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2014, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020.
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