PLB400 Old Church Slavonic

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Peter Žeňuch, DrSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Ivo Pospíšil, DrSc.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. PhDr. Peter Žeňuch, DrSc.
Timetable
Thu 10:00–11:35 B31
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The objective of the course is to introduce students into the grammatical system of the Old Slavonic language. Phonetic and morphological evolution processes during the pre-historical period up to the time of the Slavonic unity disintegration as well as development of the individual Slavonic languages will be explained.
Syllabus
  • In the series of lectures and workshops, student will get acquainted with Old Slavonic – the first Slavonic standard language. Some aspects of the origins of the Slavonic script and Old Slavonic literature will be explained. The origin of Old Slavonic, its differentiation and emergence of the individual Church Slavonic redactions will be elucidated. Special attention will be paid to the Old Slavonic phonetics and morhology. Church Slavonic will be also dealt with as the liturgical language used in the area of Slavia Byzantina taking into account its existence also in the cultural context of Slavia Latina.
Literature
  • Večerka, Radoslav. Staroslověnština v kontextu slovanských jazyků. Olomouc – Praha: 2006.
  • Stanislav, Ján: Starosloviensky jazyk 1. a 2. Bratislava: 1978 a 1987
  • Kurz, Jozef: Učebnice staroslověnského jazyka. Praha 1969
  • Štec, Mikuláš: Cirkevná slovančina. Prešov: 2005
  • Večerka, Radoslav. Základy slovanské filologie a staroslověnštiny. Brno: 2002.
  • Štec, Mikuláš: Staroslovienčina a cirkevná slovančina. Prešov: 1997
Assessment methods
It is obligatory for students to hand in a written work – translantion of either an Old Slavonic or Church Slavonic text. oral exam written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Spring 2006, Autumn 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Spring 2008, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016.
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