KR014 Classical Greek II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: z (credit). Other types of completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Veronika Hrůšová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
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)
KR013 Classical Greek I
Znalost gramatiky probírané v Klas. řečtině I (o-kmeny, a-kmeny, prézens a imperfektum, akuzativ s infinitivem, genitiv absolutní, podmínkové věty)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
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Course objectives
Continuation of normative grammar of the Attic dialect of Ancient Greek. The main aims of the course are to deepen the knowledge of Ancient Greek grammar with other morphological (names and verbs) and syntactic categories in order to move on to more complex texts. Students are encouraged to use electronic tools to work with Greek texts (dictionaries, databases).
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to:
reproduce nominal and verbal paradigms studied within the course (vide syllabus of the course); explain grammatical rules studied within the course; translate easy Greek texts using a dictionary; explain the functions of selected syntactic structures; recognizes aorist verbal stemms and finds the basic verbal form in the dictionary;
distinguish the opposition of the aspect in present and aorist;
will understand the formation of futur and can translate it into Czech;
will be familiar with the system of pronouns;
will be familiar with noun III. declination;
will know the formation and declension of adjectives;
will know the most frequent irregular verbs;
with the dictionary and grammar tables translate more complex Greek texts;
will understand the morphological and syntactic structures and will be able to adequately translate them into Czech.
Syllabus
  • 1.-3. Strong aorist active and middle voice. The role of aorist.
  • 4. Conditional clauses real and unreal perfective.
  • 5.-6. Weak aorist active and middle voice.
  • 7. Future tense active and mediopassive.
  • 8.-9. Personal, relative, demonstrative and possesive pronouns.
  • 10. Comparison of adjectives.
  • 11.-12. Consonant stems: explosive and liquid sounds.
  • 13. Declension of Greek proper names in Czech.
Literature
    required literature
  • NIEDERLE, Jindřich, Václav NIEDERLE and Ladislav VARCL. Mluvnice jazyka řeckého. Ve Vyšehradu 1. vyd. Praha: Vyšehrad, 1998, 288 s. ISBN 8070212837. info
  • LIDDELL, H. G. and R. SCOTT. A Greek-English Dictionary. Oxford, 1951. info
  • SMYTH, Herbert Weir. Greek Grammar. Harvard University Press, 2002. ISBN 0-674-36250-0. info
    recommended literature
  • LEPAŘ, František. Nehomérovský slovník řeckočeský. V Mladé Boleslavi: Karel Vačlena, 1892, 1181 s. info
  • SCHWYZER, E. and A. DEBRUNNER. Griechische Grammatik. München, 1939. info
  • VLACHOS, V. P. Ta rimata omala ke anomala tis archeas ellinikis. Gutenber Athina, 1990. 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
  • HEILMANN, W. and K. ROESKE. Lexis. Einführung in die griechische Sprache. Frankfurt am Main, 1972. info
    not specified
  • BORNEMANN, E. and E. RISCH. Griechische Grammatik. Frankfurt, 1978. info
Teaching methods
Planned learning activities and teaching methods consist of lectures, practice (grammar exercises), reading of simple Greek texts, drill.
Assessment methods
Students’ active attendance is necessary. Credits are obtained by passing a written test. The test consists of a short coherent Greek text translation (therefore it is necessary for the student to be familiar with the grammar of the first semester), a translation of sentences from Greek into Czech, an identification and translation of verbal forms and the declension of nouns and adjectives. Pass mark is 70%. Students can use grammar tables and dictionaries during the test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
https://elf.phil.muni.cz/elf3/course/view.php?id=799
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
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