FF:KR002 Greek Grammar II - Course Information

KR002 Greek Grammar II

Extent and Intensity

2/4/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Petra Poláková (lecturer)
Mgr. Jana Steklá, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Jana Steklá, Ph.D.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts

Prerequisites (in Czech)

KR001 Greek Grammar I

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

• Classical Greek Language and Literature (programme FF, B-FI) (2)
• Classical Greek Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)

Course objectives

Continuation of normative grammar of the Attic dialect of Ancient Greek. The aim of the course is the to broaden and deepen the knowledge of grammar so that the student would be able to read the original texts (with help of a dictionary). In addition to morphological phenomena, the student become acquainted with the basic syntax.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course students should be able to: reproduce grammatical rules and paradigms studied within the course (vide syllabus of the course); apply grammatical rules in translating sentences into Greek and into Czech; describe the grammatical structure of a clause and distinguish morphological and syntactic devices used in the sentence; use synonymous expressive means to express selected grammatical phenomena; record selected vocabulary (with emphasis on verbs).

Syllabus

• 1. Revision. Plosive consonant stemes.
• 2. Declension: liquid consonant stems.
• 3. Irregular comparison of adjectives and adverbs; declension of comparatives, numerals and pronouns.
• 4. Relative pronouns; passive sigmatic aorist and passive future of verbs with vocalic and consonant explosive stems; consecutive clauses.
• 5. Declension of nt-stems; declension of participles (pres.+fut. act.; aor. act.+pass.).
• 6. Verbs with contracted e-stems, rules for vowel contraction in Ancient Greek.
• 7. Declension: s-stems.
• 8. Verbs with contracted a-stems; subjunctive in main clauses.
• 9. Verbs with contracted o-stems; subjunctive in subordinate clauses, final clauses.
• 10. Declension of vocalic stems.
• 11. Declension of diphthongal stems.
• 12. Revision.

Literature

required literature
• HEILMANN, W. and K. ROESKE. Lexis. Einführung in die griechische Sprache. Frankfurt am Main, 1972. info
• NIEDERLE, Jindřich, Václav NIEDERLE and Ladislav VARCL. Mluvnice jazyka řeckého. Ve Vyšehradu 1. vyd. Praha: Vyšehrad, 1998, 288 s. ISBN 8070212837. info
• LEPAŘ, František. Nehomérovský slovník řeckočeský. V Mladé Boleslavi: Karel Vačlena, 1892, 1181 s. info

recommended literature
• LIDDELL, H. G. and R. SCOTT. A Greek-English Dictionary. Oxford, 1951. info
• MUCHNOVÁ, Dagmar. Syntax klasické řečtiny. 1. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 2004, 183 s. ISBN 8024607603. info

not specified
• MENGE, H. Repetitorium der griechischen Syntax. Wolfenbüttel, 1914. info
• BORNEMANN, E. and E. RISCH. Griechische Grammatik. Frankfurt, 1978. info
• SCHWYZER, E. and A. DEBRUNNER. Griechische Grammatik. München, 1939. info
• SCHULZ, Jaroslav Gustav. Attické tvary slovesné : podle nápisů a rukopisů (Přív.) : Řecko-český slovník ; Attické tvary slovesné : podle nápisů a rukopisů. [S.l.]: [s.n.], 1988, 135 s. info
• VLACHOS, V. P. Ta rimata omala ke anomala tis archeas ellinikis. Gutenber Athina, 1990. info

Teaching methods

Planned learning activities and teaching methods consist of lectures, reading Greek, excercises and drills during the lessons, homeworks. Students have an e-course with study materials and a sufficient number of tests to practice grammar.

Assessment methods

Credits are given at the end of the semester after the passing of the final written test (for scoring 70 %) which consists of translating a text from Greek to Czech, translating simple sentences from Czech to Greek, identifying and translating verb and noun forms.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• KR003 Greek Grammar III

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• RLS002 Greek Grammar II
  (RLS001 || KR001) && KR002  
• RLS003 Greek Grammar III
  (RLS002 || KR002) && !KR003  
• RLS007 Reading Xenophon
  (RLS002 || KR002) && !KR007  
• RLS010 Reading Ancient Greek Texts
  (RLS002 || KR002) && KR010  
• RLS041 New Testament Geek
  !RLS001 && !RLS002 && !RLS003 && !RLS004 && !KR001 && !KR002 && !KR003 && !KR004 && !KR013 && !KR014 && !KR015 && !KR016&& !NOWANY(RLS001, KR013, KR015, REBc13)  
• RLS042 New Testament Greek II
  RLS041 && !RLS001 && !RLS002 && !RLS003 && !RLS004 && !KR001 && !KR002 && !KR003 && !KR004 && !KR013 && !KR014 && !KR015 && !KR016  

Teacher's information

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