LgV20 Middle Asian, Siberian and East Asian Languages

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Václav Blažek, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Matyáš Foltýn (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Václav Blažek, CSc.
Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 12:00–13:40 K24
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 course informs about the historical and present Turkic languages. The primarily linguistics-oriented lectures will also offer information about geography, ethnogenesis and cultural history. The main objective of the course is to get to understand the Turkic language family and distribution of separate languages.
Syllabus
  • 1. Altaic languages 2. basic features and specifics of Turkic languages 3. introduction of particular branches and languages (3.1 Western Turkic languages, 3.1.1 Oghuz languages, 3.1.2 Kipchak languages, 3.1.3 Karluk languages, 3.1.4 Oghur languages, 3.2 Eastern Turkic languages, 3.2.1 Siberian languages, 3.2.2 Khalaj)
Literature
  • Jazyki Azii i Afriki III: Paleoaziatskije jazyki [jukagirský, čukčo-kamčatské, eskimo-aleutské, nivchský] Moskva 1979.
  • Jazyki mira: Paleoaziatskije jazyki [čukčo-kamčatské, eskymo-aleutské, ainu, nivchský, jukagirský, jenisejské, burušaskí]. Moskva 1997.
  • Jazyki mira: Tjurkskije jazyki. Moskva 1997.
  • Jazyki narodov SSSR 5 [mongolé, tunguzské, paleoasijské]. Moskva - Leningrad 1968.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Assessment methods
Short description of a chosen topic, eventually an additional colloquium.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2021, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2023, recent)
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