PL_23 Languages of the Old and New Balkans

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2009
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
Timetable
Wed 11:40–13:15 C11
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. Students should get orientation in ethno- and glottogenetic processes of both the ancient and modern Balkan.
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.
Literature
  • Price, Glanvile a kol. 2002. Encyklopedie jazyků Evropy. Praha: Volvox Globator.
  • Šatava, Leoš. 1994. Národnostní menšiny v Evropě. Praha: Ivo Železný.
  • Ethnologue15 www.ethnologue.com
Teaching methods
The teacher introduces the most important information on population of the ancient Balkan Peninsula. After it the students present their own descriptions of modern Balkan languages and history of corresponding territories.
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 also listed under the following terms Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011.
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