Course Information

OJ204 Writing systems of the World

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 5 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
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

Wed 10:00–11:40 K23

Prerequisites

The course is prepared for everybody, who is interested in development of script. Together with structure of archaic scripts the elementary descriptions of some epigraphic languages are offered, namely Egyptian, Sumerian, Babylonian, Hittite.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 1/40, only registered: 0/40, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/40

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course provides a comprehensive survey of origin and development of script from pictograms to alphabet. The spreading os various scripts are mapped in space and time. The concrete examples of decipherment of illustrate the basic stratiegies in this field. The examples of texts in transcription demonstrate the internal structure of texts of various type. The students should get the competences in analysis of texts, determination of the internal structure of scripts and its correspondence with the used languages.

Syllabus

• 1. Mesopotamia: from pictograms to cuneiform and its spreading in the Near East. 2. Egypt: hieroglyphs - hieratic - demotic. 3. Syllabic scripts of East Mediterranean: Linear A+B, Cypriotic, Luwian hieroglyphs. 4. Proto-Elamite and Proto-Indic pictograms. 5. Origin and development of script in China, its spreading outside of China (Korea, Japan). 6. Transformation of Egyptian hieroglyfic "alphabet" in semitic consonantic alphabets. 7. Aramaic script as a source of Indic syllabic and Central Asiatic consonant and alphabetic scripts. 8. Phoenician script as a source of Mediterranean alphabets. 9. Variants of the Greek alpabet as a source the alphabets of Asia Minor, Italy, Gothic, Armenian, Georgian, Cyrillic, Coptic and Nubian scripts. 10. Italic alphabets as a source of Ogham and Runic scripts. 11. Origin of script in America.

Literature

• O další literatuře jsou studenti informováni ve výuce.
• URBANOVÁ, Daniela & BLAŽEK, Václav. Národy starověké Itálie, jejich jazyky a písma. Brno 2008.
• KRUPA, Viktor and Jozef GENZOR. Písma sveta. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1989, 358 s. ISBN 8021500115. info
• FRIEDRICH, Johannes. Istorija pis'ma. Moskva: Nauka, 1979, 463 s. info
• DOBLHOFER, Ernst. Od obrázkov k písmu : rozlúštěnie zabudnutých písiem a jazykov. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1972, 366 s. info
• DIRINGER, David. Alfavit. Moskva: Izdatel'stvo inostrannoj literatury, 1963, 655 s. info

Teaching methods

Teacher presents the tree-diagrams, comparative tables of various scripts and finally together with students try to interpret chosen texts.

Assessment methods

The succesful output depends on a succesful decipherment of the text written in a known language, but unknown script.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials

OJ204 Writing systems of the World

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 5 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
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

Wed 10:00–11:40 K23

Prerequisites

The course is prepared for everybody, who is interested in development of script. Together with structure of archaic scripts the elementary descriptions of some epigraphic languages are offered, namely Egyptian, Sumerian, Babylonian, Hittite.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/40

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course provides a comprehensive survey of origin and development of script from pictograms to alphabet. The spreading os various scripts are mapped in space and time. The concrete examples of decipherment of illustrate the basic stratiegies in this field. The examples of texts in transcription demonstrate the internal structure of texts of various type. The students should get the competences in analysis of texts, determination of the internal structure of scripts and its correspondence with the used languages.

Syllabus

• 1. Mesopotamia: from pictograms to cuneiform and its spreading in the Near East. 2. Egypt: hieroglyphs - hieratic - demotic. 3. Syllabic scripts of East Mediterranean: Linear A+B, Cypriotic, Luwian hieroglyphs. 4. Proto-Elamite and Proto-Indic pictograms. 5. Origin and development of script in China, its spreading outside of China (Korea, Japan). 6. Transformation of Egyptian hieroglyfic "alphabet" in semitic consonantic alphabets. 7. Aramaic script as a source of Indic syllabic and Central Asiatic consonant and alphabetic scripts. 8. Phoenician script as a source of Mediterranean alphabets. 9. Variants of the Greek alpabet as a source the alphabets of Asia Minor, Italy, Gothic, Armenian, Georgian, Cyrillic, Coptic and Nubian scripts. 10. Italic alphabets as a source of Ogham and Runic scripts. 11. Origin of script in America.

Literature

• O další literatuře jsou studenti informováni ve výuce.
• URBANOVÁ, Daniela & BLAŽEK, Václav. Národy starověké Itálie, jejich jazyky a písma. Brno 2008.
• KRUPA, Viktor and Jozef GENZOR. Písma sveta. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1989, 358 s. ISBN 8021500115. info
• FRIEDRICH, Johannes. Istorija pis'ma. Moskva: Nauka, 1979, 463 s. info
• DOBLHOFER, Ernst. Od obrázkov k písmu : rozlúštěnie zabudnutých písiem a jazykov. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1972, 366 s. info
• DIRINGER, David. Alfavit. Moskva: Izdatel'stvo inostrannoj literatury, 1963, 655 s. info

Teaching methods

Teacher presents the tree-diagrams, comparative tables of various scripts and finally together with students try to interpret chosen texts.

Assessment methods

The succesful output depends on a succesful decipherment of the text written in a known language, but unknown script.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials

OJ204 Writing systems of the World

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 5 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
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

Wed 10:00–11:40 L31

Prerequisites

The course is prepared for everybody, who is interested in development of script. Together with structure of archaic scripts the elementary descriptions of some epigraphic languages are offered, namely Egyptian, Sumerian, Babylonian, Hittite.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/40

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course provides a comprehensive survey of origin and development of script from pictograms to alphabet. The spreading os various scripts are mapped in space and time. The concrete examples of decipherment of illustrate the basic stratiegies in this field. The examples of texts in transcription demonstrate the internal structure of texts of various type. The students should get the competences in analysis of texts, determination of the internal structure of scripts and its correspondence with the used languages.

Syllabus

• 1. Mesopotamia: from pictograms to cuneiform and its spreading in the Near East. 2. Egypt: hieroglyphs - hieratic - demotic. 3. Syllabic scripts of East Mediterranean: Linear A+B, Cypriotic, Luwian hieroglyphs. 4. Proto-Elamite and Proto-Indic pictograms. 5. Origin and development of script in China, its spreading outside of China (Korea, Japan). 6. Transformation of Egyptian hieroglyfic "alphabet" in semitic consonantic alphabets. 7. Aramaic script as a source of Indic syllabic and Central Asiatic consonant and alphabetic scripts. 8. Phoenician script as a source of Mediterranean alphabets. 9. Variants of the Greek alpabet as a source the alphabets of Asia Minor, Italy, Gothic, Armenian, Georgian, Cyrillic, Coptic and Nubian scripts. 10. Italic alphabets as a source of Ogham and Runic scripts. 11. Origin of script in America.

Literature

• O další literatuře jsou studenti informováni ve výuce.
• URBANOVÁ, Daniela & BLAŽEK, Václav. Národy starověké Itálie, jejich jazyky a písma. Brno 2008.
• KRUPA, Viktor and Jozef GENZOR. Písma sveta. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1989, 358 s. ISBN 8021500115. info
• FRIEDRICH, Johannes. Istorija pis'ma. Moskva: Nauka, 1979, 463 s. info
• DOBLHOFER, Ernst. Od obrázkov k písmu : rozlúštěnie zabudnutých písiem a jazykov. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1972, 366 s. info
• DIRINGER, David. Alfavit. Moskva: Izdatel'stvo inostrannoj literatury, 1963, 655 s. info

Teaching methods

Teacher presents the tree-diagrams, comparative tables of various scripts and finally together with students try to interpret chosen texts.

Assessment methods

The succesful output depends on a succesful decipherment of the text written in a known language, but unknown script.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials

OJ204 Writing systems of the World

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 5 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
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

Wed 9:10–10:45 B2.22

Prerequisites

The course is prepared for everybody, who is interested in development of script. Together with structure of archaic scripts the elementary descriptions of some epigraphic languages are offered, namely Egyptian, Sumerian, Babylonian, Hittite.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/40

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course provides a comprehensive survey of origin and development of script from pictograms to alphabet. The spreading os various scripts are mapped in space and time. The concrete examples of decipherment of illustrate the basic stratiegies in this field. The examples of texts in transcription demonstrate the internal structure of texts of various type. The students should get the competences in analysis of texts, determination of the internal structure of scripts and its correspondence with the used languages.

Syllabus

• 1. Mesopotamia: from pictograms to cuneiform and its spreading in the Near East. 2. Egypt: hieroglyphs - hieratic - demotic. 3. Syllabic scripts of East Mediterranean: Linear A+B, Cypriotic, Luwian hieroglyphs. 4. Proto-Elamite and Proto-Indic pictograms. 5. Origin and development of script in China, its spreading outside of China (Korea, Japan). 6. Transformation of Egyptian hieroglyfic "alphabet" in semitic consonantic alphabets. 7. Aramaic script as a source of Indic syllabic and Central Asiatic consonant and alphabetic scripts. 8. Phoenician script as a source of Mediterranean alphabets. 9. Variants of the Greek alpabet as a source the alphabets of Asia Minor, Italy, Gothic, Armenian, Georgian, Cyrillic, Coptic and Nubian scripts. 10. Italic alphabets as a source of Ogham and Runic scripts. 11. Origin of script in America.

Literature

• O další literatuře jsou studenti informováni ve výuce.
• URBANOVÁ, Daniela & BLAŽEK, Václav. Národy starověké Itálie, jejich jazyky a písma. Brno 2008.
• KRUPA, Viktor and Jozef GENZOR. Písma sveta. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1989, 358 s. ISBN 8021500115. info
• FRIEDRICH, Johannes. Istorija pis'ma. Moskva: Nauka, 1979, 463 s. info
• DOBLHOFER, Ernst. Od obrázkov k písmu : rozlúštěnie zabudnutých písiem a jazykov. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1972, 366 s. info
• DIRINGER, David. Alfavit. Moskva: Izdatel'stvo inostrannoj literatury, 1963, 655 s. info

Teaching methods

Teacher presents the tree-diagrams, comparative tables of various scripts and finally together with students try to interpret chosen texts.

Assessment methods

The succesful output depends on a succesful decipherment of the text written in a known language, but unknown script.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials

OJ204 Writing systems of the World

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 4 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
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

Wed 14:10–15:45 J22

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/40

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course provides a comprehensive survey of origin and development of script from pictograms to alphabet. The spreading os various scripts are mapped in space and time. The concrete examples of decipherment of illustrate the basic stratiegies in this field. The examples of texts in transcription demonstrate the internal structure of texts of various type. The students should get the competences in analysis of texts, determination of the internal structure of scripts and its correspondence with the used languages.

Syllabus

• 1. Mesopotamia: from pictograms to cuneiform and its spreading in the Near East. 2. Egypt: hieroglyphs - hieratic - demotic. 3. Syllabic scripts of East Mediterranean: Linear A+B, Cypriotic, Luwian hieroglyphs. 4. Proto-Elamite and Proto-Indic pictograms. 5. Origin and development of script in China, its spreading outside of China (Korea, Japan). 6. Transformation of Egyptian hieroglyfic "alphabet" in semitic consonantic alphabets. 7. Aramaic script as a source of Indic syllabic and Central Asiatic consonant and alphabetic scripts. 8. Phoenician script as a source of Mediterranean alphabets. 9. Variants of the Greek alpabet as a source the alphabets of Asia Minor, Italy, Gothic, Armenian, Georgian, Cyrillic, Coptic and Nubian scripts. 10. Italic alphabets as a source of Ogham and Runic scripts. 11. Origin of script in America.

Literature

• O další literatuře jsou studenti informováni ve výuce.
• KRUPA, Viktor and Jozef GENZOR. Písma sveta. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1989, 358 s. ISBN 8021500115. info
• FRIEDRICH, Johannes. Istorija pis'ma. Moskva: Nauka, 1979, 463 s. info
• DOBLHOFER, Ernst. Od obrázkov k písmu : rozlúštěnie zabudnutých písiem a jazykov. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1972, 366 s. info
• DIRINGER, David. Alfavit. Moskva: Izdatel'stvo inostrannoj literatury, 1963, 655 s. info
• LOUKOTKA, Čestmír. Vývoj písma. I. vydání. Praha: Orbis, 1946, 226 stran. URL info

Teaching methods

Teacher presents the tree-diagrams, comparative tables of various scripts and finally together with students try to interpret chosen texts.

Assessment methods

The succesful output depends on a succesful decipherment of the text written in a known language, but unknown script.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials

OJ204 Writing systems of the World

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 4 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
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

Wed 14:10–15:45 C31

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/40

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course provides a comprehensive survey of origin and development of script from pictograms to alphabet. The spreading os various scripts are mapped in space and time. The concrete examples of decipherment of illustrate the basic stratiegies in this field. The examples of texts in transcription demonstrate the internal structure of texts of various type. The students should get the competences in analysis of texts, determination of the internal structure of scripts and its correspondence with the used languages.

Syllabus

• 1. Mesopotamia: from pictograms to cuneiform and its spreading in the Near East. 2. Egypt: hieroglyphs - hieratic - demotic. 3. Syllabic scripts of East Mediterranean: Linear A+B, Cypriotic, Luwian hieroglyphs. 4. Proto-Elamite and Proto-Indic pictograms. 5. Origin and development of script in China, its spreading outside of China (Korea, Japan). 6. Transformation of Egyptian hieroglyfic "alphabet" in semitic consonantic alphabets. 7. Aramaic script as a source of Indic syllabic and Central Asiatic consonant and alphabetic scripts. 8. Phoenician script as a source of Mediterranean alphabets. 9. Variants of the Greek alpabet as a source the alphabets of Asia Minor, Italy, Gothic, Armenian, Georgian, Cyrillic, Coptic and Nubian scripts. 10. Italic alphabets as a source of Ogham and Runic scripts. 11. Origin of script in America.

Literature

• O další literatuře jsou studenti informováni ve výuce.
• KRUPA, Viktor and Jozef GENZOR. Písma sveta. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1989, 358 s. ISBN 8021500115. info
• FRIEDRICH, Johannes. Istorija pis'ma. Moskva: Nauka, 1979, 463 s. info
• DOBLHOFER, Ernst. Od obrázkov k písmu : rozlúštěnie zabudnutých písiem a jazykov. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1972, 366 s. info
• DIRINGER, David. Alfavit. Moskva: Izdatel'stvo inostrannoj literatury, 1963, 655 s. info
• LOUKOTKA, Čestmír. Vývoj písma. I. vydání. Praha: Orbis, 1946, 226 stran. URL info

Teaching methods

Teacher presents the tree-diagrams, comparative tables of various scripts and finally together with students try to interpret chosen texts.

Assessment methods

The succesful output depends on a succesful decipherment of the text written in a known language, but unknown script.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials

OJ204 Writing systems of the World

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 4 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
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

Wed 12:30–14:05 U34

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/40

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course provides a comprehensive survey of origin and development of script from pictograms to alphabet. The spreading os various scripts are mapped in space and time. The concrete examples of decipherment of illustrate the basic stratiegies in this field. The examples of texts in transcription demonstrate the internal structure of texts of various type. The students should get the competences in analysis of texts, determination of the internal structure of scripts and its correspondence with the used languages.

Syllabus

• 1. Mesopotamia: from pictograms to cuneiform and its spreading in the Near East. 2. Egypt: hieroglyphs - hieratic - demotic. 3. Syllabic scripts of East Mediterranean: Linear A+B, Cypriotic, Luwian hieroglyphs. 4. Proto-Elamite and Proto-Indic pictograms. 5. Origin and development of script in China, its spreading outside of China (Korea, Japan). 6. Transformation of Egyptian hieroglyfic "alphabet" in semitic consonantic alphabets. 7. Aramaic script as a source of Indic syllabic and Central Asiatic consonant and alphabetic scripts. 8. Phoenician script as a source of Mediterranean alphabets. 9. Variants of the Greek alpabet as a source the alphabets of Asia Minor, Italy, Gothic, Armenian, Georgian, Cyrillic, Coptic and Nubian scripts. 10. Italic alphabets as a source of Ogham and Runic scripts. 11. Origin of script in America.

Literature

• O další literatuře jsou studenti informováni ve výuce.
• KRUPA, Viktor and Jozef GENZOR. Písma sveta. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1989, 358 s. ISBN 8021500115. info
• FRIEDRICH, Johannes. Istorija pis'ma. Moskva: Nauka, 1979, 463 s. info
• DOBLHOFER, Ernst. Od obrázkov k písmu : rozlúštěnie zabudnutých písiem a jazykov. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1972, 366 s. info
• DIRINGER, David. Alfavit. Moskva: Izdatel'stvo inostrannoj literatury, 1963, 655 s. info
• LOUKOTKA, Čestmír. Vývoj písma. I. vydání. Praha: Orbis, 1946, 226 stran. URL info

Teaching methods

Teacher presents the tree-diagrams, comparative tables of various scripts and finally together with students try to interpret chosen texts.

Assessment methods

The succesful output depends on a succesful decipherment of the text written in a known language, but unknown script.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials

OJ204 Writing systems of the World

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 4 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
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

Wed 12:30–14:05 U25

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/40

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course provides a comprehensive survey of origin and development of script from pictograms to alphabet. The spreading os various scripts are mapped in space and time. The concrete examples of decipherment of illustrate the basic stratiegies in this field. The examples of texts in transcription demonstrate the internal structure of texts of various type. The students should get the competences in analysis of texts, determination of the internal structure of scripts and its correspondence with the used languages.

Syllabus

• 1. Mesopotamia: from pictograms to cuneiform and its spreading in the Near East. 2. Egypt: hieroglyphs - hieratic - demotic. 3. Syllabic scripts of East Mediterranean: Linear A+B, Cypriotic, Luwian hieroglyphs. 4. Proto-Elamite and Proto-Indic pictograms. 5. Origin and development of script in China, its spreading outside of China (Korea, Japan). 6. Transformation of Egyptian hieroglyfic "alphabet" in semitic consonantic alphabets. 7. Aramaic script as a source of Indic syllabic and Central Asiatic consonant and alphabetic scripts. 8. Phoenician script as a source of Mediterranean alphabets. 9. Variants of the Greek alpabet as a source the alphabets of Asia Minor, Italy, Gothic, Armenian, Georgian, Cyrillic, Coptic and Nubian scripts. 10. Italic alphabets as a source of Ogham and Runic scripts. 11. Origin of script in America.

Literature

• O další literatuře jsou studenti informováni ve výuce.
• KRUPA, Viktor and Jozef GENZOR. Písma sveta. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1989, 358 s. ISBN 8021500115. info
• FRIEDRICH, Johannes. Istorija pis'ma. Moskva: Nauka, 1979, 463 s. info
• DOBLHOFER, Ernst. Od obrázkov k písmu : rozlúštěnie zabudnutých písiem a jazykov. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1972, 366 s. info
• DIRINGER, David. Alfavit. Moskva: Izdatel'stvo inostrannoj literatury, 1963, 655 s. info
• LOUKOTKA, Čestmír. Vývoj písma. I. vydání. Praha: Orbis, 1946, 226 stran. URL info

Teaching methods

Teacher presents the tree-diagrams, comparative tables of various scripts and finally together with students try to interpret chosen texts.

Assessment methods

The succesful output depends on a succesful decipherment of the text written in a known language, but unknown script.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials

Information about innovation of course.

This course has been innovated under the project "Faculty of Arts as Centre of Excellence in Education: Complex Innovation of Study Programmes and Fields at FF MU with Regard to the Requirements of the Knowledge Economy“ – Reg. No. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0228, which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

OJ204 Writing systems of the World

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 4 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
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/40

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course provides a comprehensive survey of origin and development of script from pictograms to alphabet. The spreading os various scripts are mapped in space and time. The concrete examples of decipherment of illustrate the basic stratiegies in this field. The examples of texts in transcription demonstrate the internal structure of texts of various type. The students should get the competences in analysis of texts, determination of the internal structure of scripts and its correspondence with the used languages.

Syllabus

• 1. Mesopotamia: from pictograms to cuneiform and its spreading in the Near East. 2. Egypt: hieroglyphs - hieratic - demotic. 3. Syllabic scripts of East Mediterranean: Linear A+B, Cypriotic, Luwian hieroglyphs. 4. Proto-Elamite and Proto-Indic pictograms. 5. Origin and development of script in China, its spreading outside of China (Korea, Japan). 6. Transformation of Egyptian hieroglyfic "alphabet" in semitic consonantic alphabets. 7. Aramaic script as a source of Indic syllabic and Central Asiatic consonant and alphabetic scripts. 8. Phoenician script as a source of Mediterranean alphabets. 9. Variants of the Greek alpabet as a source the alphabets of Asia Minor, Italy, Gothic, Armenian, Georgian, Cyrillic, Coptic and Nubian scripts. 10. Italic alphabets as a source of Ogham and Runic scripts. 11. Origin of script in America.

Literature

• O další literatuře jsou studenti informováni ve výuce.
• KRUPA, Viktor and Jozef GENZOR. Písma sveta. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1989, 358 s. ISBN 8021500115. info
• FRIEDRICH, Johannes. Istorija pis'ma. Moskva: Nauka, 1979, 463 s. info
• DOBLHOFER, Ernst. Od obrázkov k písmu : rozlúštěnie zabudnutých písiem a jazykov. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1972, 366 s. info
• DIRINGER, David. Alfavit. Moskva: Izdatel'stvo inostrannoj literatury, 1963, 655 s. info
• LOUKOTKA, Čestmír. Vývoj písma. I. vydání. Praha: Orbis, 1946, 226 stran. URL info

Teaching methods

Teacher presents the tree-diagrams, comparative tables of various scripts and finally together with students try to interpret chosen texts.

Assessment methods

The succesful output depends on a succesful decipherment of the text written in a known language, but unknown script.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught: every week.

OJ204 Writing systems of the World

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 4 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
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

Wed 10:50–12:25 C34

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/40

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course provides a comprehensive survey of origin and development of script from pictograms to alphabet. The spreading os various scripts are mapped in space and time. The concrete examples of decipherment of illustrate the basic stratiegies in this field. The examples of texts in transcription demonstrate the internal structure of texts of various type. The students should get the competences in analysis of texts, determination of the internal structure of scripts and its correspondence with the used languages.

Syllabus

• 1. Mesopotamia: from pictograms to cuneiform and its spreading in the Near East. 2. Egypt: hieroglyphs - hieratic - demotic. 3. Syllabic scripts of East Mediterranean: Linear A+B, Cypriotic, Luwian hieroglyphs. 4. Proto-Elamite and Proto-Indic pictograms. 5. Origin and development of script in China, its spreading outside of China (Korea, Japan). 6. Transformation of Egyptian hieroglyfic "alphabet" in semitic consonantic alphabets. 7. Aramaic script as a source of Indic syllabic and Central Asiatic consonant and alphabetic scripts. 8. Phoenician script as a source of Mediterranean alphabets. 9. Variants of the Greek alpabet as a source the alphabets of Asia Minor, Italy, Gothic, Armenian, Georgian, Cyrillic, Coptic and Nubian scripts. 10. Italic alphabets as a source of Ogham and Runic scripts. 11. Origin of script in America.

Literature

• O další literatuře jsou studenti informováni ve výuce.
• KRUPA, Viktor and Jozef GENZOR. Písma sveta. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1989, 358 s. ISBN 8021500115. info
• FRIEDRICH, Johannes. Istorija pis'ma. Moskva: Nauka, 1979, 463 s. info
• DOBLHOFER, Ernst. Od obrázkov k písmu : rozlúštěnie zabudnutých písiem a jazykov. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1972, 366 s. info
• DIRINGER, David. Alfavit. Moskva: Izdatel'stvo inostrannoj literatury, 1963, 655 s. info
• LOUKOTKA, Čestmír. Vývoj písma. I. vydání. Praha: Orbis, 1946, 226 stran. URL info

Teaching methods

Teacher presents the tree-diagrams, comparative tables of various scripts and finally together with students try to interpret chosen texts.

Assessment methods

The succesful output depends on a succesful decipherment of the text written in a known language, but unknown script.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials

OJ204 Writing systems of the World

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 4 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

Thu 7:30–9:05 zruseno D21

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 8 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course provides a comprehensive survey of origin and development of script from pictograms to alphabet. The spreading os various scripts are mapped in space and time. The concrete examples of decipherment of illustrate the basic stratiegies in this field. The examples of texts in transcription demonstrate the internal structure of texts of various type. The students should get the competences in analysis of texts, determination of the internal structure of scripts and its correspondence with the used languages.

Syllabus

• 1. Mesopotamia: from pictograms to cuneiform and its spreading in the Near East. 2. Egypt: hieroglyphs - hieratic - demotic. 3. Syllabic scripts of East Mediterranean: Linear A+B, Cypriotic, Luwian hieroglyphs. 4. Proto-Elamite and Proto-Indic pictograms. 5. Origin and development of script in China, its spreading outside of China (Korea, Japan). 6. Transformation of Egyptian hieroglyfic "alphabet" in semitic consonantic alphabets. 7. Aramaic script as a source of Indic syllabic and Central Asiatic consonant and alphabetic scripts. 8. Phoenician script as a source of Mediterranean alphabets. 9. Variants of the Greek alpabet as a source the alphabets of Asia Minor, Italy, Gothic, Armenian, Georgian, Cyrillic, Coptic and Nubian scripts. 10. Italic alphabets as a source of Ogham and Runic scripts. 11. Origin of script in America.

Literature

• O další literatuře jsou studenti informováni ve výuce.
• KRUPA, Viktor and Jozef GENZOR. Písma sveta. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1989, 358 s. ISBN 8021500115. info
• FRIEDRICH, Johannes. Istorija pis'ma. Moskva: Nauka, 1979, 463 s. info
• DOBLHOFER, Ernst. Od obrázkov k písmu : rozlúštěnie zabudnutých písiem a jazykov. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1972, 366 s. info
• DIRINGER, David. Alfavit. Moskva: Izdatel'stvo inostrannoj literatury, 1963, 655 s. info
• LOUKOTKA, Čestmír. Vývoj písma. I. vydání. Praha: Orbis, 1946, 226 stran. URL info

Teaching methods

Teacher presents the tree-diagrams, comparative tables of various scripts and finally together with students try to interpret chosen texts.

Assessment methods

The succesful output depends on a succesful decipherment of the text written in a known language, but unknown script.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials

OJ204 Writing systems of the World

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 4 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

Thu 8:20–9:55 zruseno D22

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 8 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course provides a comprehensive survey of origin and development of script from pictograms to alphabet. The spreading os various scripts are mapped in space and time. The concrete examples of decipherment of illustrate the basic stratiegies in this field. The examples of texts in transcription demonstrate the internal structure of texts of various type. The students should get the competences in analysis of texts, determination of the internal structure of scripts and its correspondence with the used languages.

Syllabus

• 1. Mesopotamia: from pictograms to cuneiform and its spreading in the Near East. 2. Egypt: hieroglyphs - hieratic - demotic. 3. Syllabic scripts of East Mediterranean: Linear A+B, Cypriotic, Luwian hieroglyphs. 4. Proto-Elamite and Proto-Indic pictograms. 5. Origin and development of script in China, its spreading outside of China (Korea, Japan). 6. Transformation of Egyptian hieroglyfic "alphabet" in semitic consonantic alphabets. 7. Aramaic script as a source of Indic syllabic and Central Asiatic consonant and alphabetic scripts. 8. Phoenician script as a source of Mediterranean alphabets. 9. Variants of the Greek alpabet as a source the alphabets of Asia Minor, Italy, Gothic, Armenian, Georgian, Cyrillic, Coptic and Nubian scripts. 10. Italic alphabets as a source of Ogham and Runic scripts. 11. Origin of script in America.

Literature

• O další literatuře jsou studenti informováni ve výuce.
• KRUPA, Viktor and Jozef GENZOR. Písma sveta. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1989, 358 s. ISBN 8021500115. info
• FRIEDRICH, Johannes. Istorija pis'ma. Moskva: Nauka, 1979, 463 s. info
• DOBLHOFER, Ernst. Od obrázkov k písmu : rozlúštěnie zabudnutých písiem a jazykov. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1972, 366 s. info
• DIRINGER, David. Alfavit. Moskva: Izdatel'stvo inostrannoj literatury, 1963, 655 s. info
• LOUKOTKA, Čestmír. Vývoj písma. I. vydání. Praha: Orbis, 1946, 226 stran. URL info

Teaching methods

Teacher presents the tree-diagrams, comparative tables of various scripts and finally together with students try to interpret chosen texts.

Assessment methods

The succesful output depends on a succesful decipherment of the text written in a known language, but unknown script.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials

OJ204 Writing systems of the World

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 4 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

Thu 8:20–9:55 zruseno C21

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 28 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/28, only registered: 0/28

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 8 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course provides a comprehensive survey of origin and development of script from pictograms to alphabet. The spreading os various scripts are mapped in space and time. The concrete examples of decipherment of illustrate the basic stratiegies in this field. The examples of texts in transcription demonstrate the internal structure of texts of various type. The students should get the competences in analysis of texts, determination of the internal structure of scripts and its correspondence with the used languages.

Syllabus

• 1. Mesopotamia: from pictograms to cuneiform and its spreading in the Near East. 2. Egypt: hieroglyphs - hieratic - demotic. 3. Syllabic scripts of East Mediterranean: Linear A+B, Cypriotic, Luwian hieroglyphs. 4. Proto-Elamite and Proto-Indic pictograms. 5. Origin and development of script in China, its spreading outside of China (Korea, Japan). 6. Transformation of Egyptian hieroglyfic "alphabet" in semitic consonantic alphabets. 7. Aramaic script as a source of Indic syllabic and Central Asiatic consonant and alphabetic scripts. 8. Phoenician script as a source of Mediterranean alphabets. 9. Variants of the Greek alpabet as a source the alphabets of Asia Minor, Italy, Gothic, Armenian, Georgian, Cyrillic, Coptic and Nubian scripts. 10. Italic alphabets as a source of Ogham and Runic scripts. 11. Origin of script in America.

Literature

• O další literatuře jsou studenti informováni ve výuce.
• KRUPA, Viktor and Jozef GENZOR. Písma sveta. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1989, 358 s. ISBN 8021500115. info
• FRIEDRICH, Johannes. Istorija pis'ma. Moskva: Nauka, 1979, 463 s. info
• DOBLHOFER, Ernst. Od obrázkov k písmu : rozlúštěnie zabudnutých písiem a jazykov. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1972, 366 s. info
• DIRINGER, David. Alfavit. Moskva: Izdatel'stvo inostrannoj literatury, 1963, 655 s. info
• LOUKOTKA, Čestmír. Vývoj písma. I. vydání. Praha: Orbis, 1946, 226 stran. URL info

Teaching methods

Teacher presents the tree-diagrams, comparative tables of various scripts and finally together with students try to interpret chosen texts.

Assessment methods

The succesful output depends on a succesful decipherment of the text written in a known language, but unknown script.

Language of instruction

Czech

OJ204 Writing systems of the World

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

Thu 8:20–9:55 C32

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

there are 8 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The purpose of the course is to present the structure of the Egyptian hieroglyphic script and to introduce in the Egyptian grammar.

Syllabus

• 1. History of deshipherment of the hieroglyphic script. 2. So called ‘hieroglyphic’ alphabet. 3. Biradical signs. 4. Triradical signs. 5. Gender and number of the substantives. 6. Pronouns. 7. Numerals. 8. Verbs. 9. Basic syntactic rules.

Literature

• O další literatuře jsou studenti informováni ve výuce.
• KRUPA, Viktor and Jozef GENZOR. Písma sveta. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1989, 358 s. ISBN 8021500115. info
• FRIEDRICH, Johannes. Istorija pis'ma. Moskva: Nauka, 1979, 463 s. info
• DOBLHOFER, Ernst. Od obrázkov k písmu : rozlúštěnie zabudnutých písiem a jazykov. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1972, 366 s. info
• DIRINGER, David. Alfavit. Moskva: Izdatel'stvo inostrannoj literatury, 1963, 655 s. info
• LOUKOTKA, Čestmír. Vývoj písma. I. vydání. Praha: Orbis, 1946, 226 stran. URL info

Assessment methods

Written solution of the exercises from the first 7 lessons of the Egyptian Grammar from A. Gardiner.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials

OJ204 Introduction to Old Egyptian

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

Thu 8:20–9:55 C31

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

there are 8 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives (in Czech)

Kurz seznamuje se systémy psaného jazyka jejich vývojem. Navazuje v tom na kurz Jazyky světa.

Syllabus

• Přehled písem podle míst vzniku: 1. Mezopotámie 2. Egypt 3. Levanta 4. Východní Středomoří 5. Malá Asie 6. Severní Středomoří 7. Indie 8. Čína 9. Amerika 10. Tichomoří

Literature

• O další literatuře jsou studenti informováni ve výuce.
• KRUPA, Viktor and Jozef GENZOR. Písma sveta. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1989, 358 s. ISBN 8021500115. info
• FRIEDRICH, Johannes. Istorija pis'ma. Moskva: Nauka, 1979, 463 s. info
• DOBLHOFER, Ernst. Od obrázkov k písmu : rozlúštěnie zabudnutých písiem a jazykov. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1972, 366 s. info
• DIRINGER, David. Alfavit. Moskva: Izdatel'stvo inostrannoj literatury, 1963, 655 s. info
• LOUKOTKA, Čestmír. Vývoj písma. I. vydání. Praha: Orbis, 1946, 226 stran. URL info

Assessment methods (in Czech)

V ýklad učitele je kombinován se samostatnými referáty studentů na základě literatury doporučené )a často i zapůjčené) přednášejícím. kolokvium probíhá formou rozpravy o tématech, a to jak přednesených, tak těch, která odezněla v referátech.

Language of instruction

Czech

OJ204 Introduction to Old Egyptian

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

Thu 8:20–9:55 C32

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

there are 8 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives (in Czech)

Kurz seznamuje se systémy psaného jazyka jejich vývojem. Navazuje v tom na kurz Jazyky světa.

Syllabus

• Přehled písem podle míst vzniku: 1. Mezopotámie 2. Egypt 3. Levanta 4. Východní Středomoří 5. Malá Asie 6. Severní Středomoří 7. Indie 8. Čína 9. Amerika 10. Tichomoří

Literature

• O další literatuře jsou studenti informováni ve výuce.
• KRUPA, Viktor and Jozef GENZOR. Písma sveta. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1989, 358 s. ISBN 8021500115. info
• FRIEDRICH, Johannes. Istorija pis'ma. Moskva: Nauka, 1979, 463 s. info
• DOBLHOFER, Ernst. Od obrázkov k písmu : rozlúštěnie zabudnutých písiem a jazykov. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1972, 366 s. info
• DIRINGER, David. Alfavit. Moskva: Izdatel'stvo inostrannoj literatury, 1963, 655 s. info
• LOUKOTKA, Čestmír. Vývoj písma. I. vydání. Praha: Orbis, 1946, 226 stran. URL info

Assessment methods (in Czech)

V ýklad učitele je kombinován se samostatnými referáty studentů na základě literatury doporučené )a často i zapůjčené) přednášejícím. kolokvium probíhá formou rozpravy o tématech, a to jak přednesených, tak těch, která odezněla v referátech.

Language of instruction

Czech

OJ204 Writing systems of the World

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

Thu 8:20–9:55 12

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

there are 10 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives (in Czech)

Kurz seznamuje se systémy psaného jazyka jejich vývojem. Navazuje v tom na kurz Jazyky světa.

Syllabus

• Přehled písem podle míst vzniku: 1. Mezopotámie 2. Egypt 3. Levanta 4. Východní Středomoří 5. Malá Asie 6. Severní Středomoří 7. Indie 8. Čína 9. Amerika 10. Tichomoří

Literature

• O další literatuře jsou studenti informováni ve výuce.
• KRUPA, Viktor and Jozef GENZOR. Písma sveta. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1989, 358 s. ISBN 8021500115. info
• FRIEDRICH, Johannes. Istorija pis'ma. Moskva: Nauka, 1979, 463 s. info
• DOBLHOFER, Ernst. Od obrázkov k písmu : rozlúštěnie zabudnutých písiem a jazykov. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1972, 366 s. info
• DIRINGER, David. Alfavit. Moskva: Izdatel'stvo inostrannoj literatury, 1963, 655 s. info
• LOUKOTKA, Čestmír. Vývoj písma. I. vydání. Praha: Orbis, 1946, 226 stran. URL info

Assessment methods (in Czech)

V ýklad učitele je kombinován se samostatnými referáty studentů na základě literatury doporučené )a často i zapůjčené) přednášejícím. kolokvium probíhá formou rozpravy o tématech, a to jak přednesených, tak těch, která odezněla v referátech.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.

OJ204 Writing systems of the World

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

Thu 8:20–9:55 41

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

there are 10 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives (in Czech)

Kurz seznamuje se systémy psaného jazyka jejich vývojem. Navazuje v tom na kurz Jazyky světa.

Syllabus

• Přehled písem podle míst vzniku: 1. Mezopotámie 2. Egypt 3. Levanta 4. Východní Středomoří 5. Malá Asie 6. Severní Středomoří 7. Indie 8. Čína 9. Amerika 10. Tichomoří

Literature

• O další literatuře jsou studenti informováni ve výuce.
• KRUPA, Viktor and Jozef GENZOR. Písma sveta. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1989, 358 s. ISBN 8021500115. info
• FRIEDRICH, Johannes. Istorija pis'ma. Moskva: Nauka, 1979, 463 s. info
• DOBLHOFER, Ernst. Od obrázkov k písmu : rozlúštěnie zabudnutých písiem a jazykov. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1972, 366 s. info
• DIRINGER, David. Alfavit. Moskva: Izdatel'stvo inostrannoj literatury, 1963, 655 s. info
• LOUKOTKA, Čestmír. Vývoj písma. I. vydání. Praha: Orbis, 1946, 226 stran. URL info

Assessment methods (in Czech)

V ýklad učitele je kombinován se samostatnými referáty studentů na základě literatury doporučené )a často i zapůjčené) přednášejícím. kolokvium probíhá formou rozpravy o tématech, a to jak přednesených, tak těch, která odezněla v referátech.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.

OJ204 Writing systems of the World

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

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

there are 10 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives (in Czech)

Kurz seznamuje se systémy psaného jazyka jejich vývojem. Navazuje v tom na kurz Jazyky světa.

Syllabus

• Přehled písem podle míst vzniku: 1. Mezopotámie 2. Egypt 3. Levanta 4. Východní Středomoří 5. Malá Asie 6. Severní Středomoří 7. Indie 8. Čína 9. Amerika 10. Tichomoří

Literature

• O další literatuře jsou studenti informováni ve výuce.
• KRUPA, Viktor and Jozef GENZOR. Písma sveta. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1989, 358 s. ISBN 8021500115. info
• FRIEDRICH, Johannes. Istorija pis'ma. Moskva: Nauka, 1979, 463 s. info
• DOBLHOFER, Ernst. Od obrázkov k písmu : rozlúštěnie zabudnutých písiem a jazykov. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1972, 366 s. info
• DIRINGER, David. Alfavit. Moskva: Izdatel'stvo inostrannoj literatury, 1963, 655 s. info
• LOUKOTKA, Čestmír. Vývoj písma. I. vydání. Praha: Orbis, 1946, 226 stran. URL info

Assessment methods (in Czech)

V ýklad učitele je kombinován se samostatnými referáty studentů na základě literatury doporučené )a často i zapůjčené) přednášejícím. kolokvium probíhá formou rozpravy o tématech, a to jak přednesených, tak těch, která odezněla v referátech.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

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

OJ204 Writing systems of the World

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

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

there are 10 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The main purpose of the course is to demonstrate various systems of script, their development, representing so a continuation of the course LANGUAGES OF ALL OVER THE WORLD. All important scripts are analyzed from the point of view of teir internal structure and the external links, including the scripts so far undeciffered.

Syllabus

• A survey of scripts according to their primary origin: 1. Mesopotamia 2. Egypt 3. Levanta 4. Eastern Mediterraneum 5. Asie Minor 6. Northern Mediterraneum 7. India 8. China 9. America 10. Pacific region

Literature

• O další literatuře jsou studenti informováni ve výuce.
• KRUPA, Viktor and Jozef GENZOR. Písma sveta. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1989, 358 s. ISBN 8021500115. info
• FRIEDRICH, Johannes. Istorija pis'ma. Moskva: Nauka, 1979, 463 s. info
• DOBLHOFER, Ernst. Od obrázkov k písmu : rozlúštěnie zabudnutých písiem a jazykov. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1972, 366 s. info
• DIRINGER, David. Alfavit. Moskva: Izdatel'stvo inostrannoj literatury, 1963, 655 s. info
• LOUKOTKA, Čestmír. Vývoj písma. I. vydání. Praha: Orbis, 1946, 226 stran. URL info

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

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

OJ204 Writing systems of the World

The course is not taught in Autumn 2024

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching

Teacher(s)

prof. RNDr. Václav Blažek, CSc. (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

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

there are 8 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course provides a comprehensive survey of origin and development of script from pictograms to alphabet. The spreading os various scripts are mapped in space and time. The concrete examples of decipherment of illustrate the basic stratiegies in this field. The examples of texts in transcription demonstrate the internal structure of texts of various type. The students should get the competences in analysis of texts, determination of the internal structure of scripts and its correspondence with the used languages.

Syllabus

• 1. Mesopotamia: from pictograms to cuneiform and its spreading in the Near East. 2. Egypt: hieroglyphs - hieratic - demotic. 3. Syllabic scripts of East Mediterranean: Linear A+B, Cypriotic, Luwian hieroglyphs. 4. Proto-Elamite and Proto-Indic pictograms. 5. Origin and development of script in China, its spreading outside of China (Korea, Japan). 6. Transformation of Egyptian hieroglyfic "alphabet" in semitic consonantic alphabets. 7. Aramaic script as a source of Indic syllabic and Central Asiatic consonant and alphabetic scripts. 8. Phoenician script as a source of Mediterranean alphabets. 9. Variants of the Greek alpabet as a source the alphabets of Asia Minor, Italy, Gothic, Armenian, Georgian, Cyrillic, Coptic and Nubian scripts. 10. Italic alphabets as a source of Ogham and Runic scripts. 11. Origin of script in America.

Literature

• O další literatuře jsou studenti informováni ve výuce.
• KRUPA, Viktor and Jozef GENZOR. Písma sveta. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1989, 358 s. ISBN 8021500115. info
• FRIEDRICH, Johannes. Istorija pis'ma. Moskva: Nauka, 1979, 463 s. info
• DOBLHOFER, Ernst. Od obrázkov k písmu : rozlúštěnie zabudnutých písiem a jazykov. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1972, 366 s. info
• DIRINGER, David. Alfavit. Moskva: Izdatel'stvo inostrannoj literatury, 1963, 655 s. info
• LOUKOTKA, Čestmír. Vývoj písma. I. vydání. Praha: Orbis, 1946, 226 stran. URL info

Teaching methods

Teacher presents the tree-diagrams, comparative tables of various scripts and finally together with students try to interpret chosen texts.

Assessment methods

The succesful output depends on a succesful decipherment of the text written in a known language, but unknown script.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Course is no more offered.
The course is taught: every week.

OJ204 Writing systems of the World

The course is not taught in Spring 2025

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 5 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
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts

Prerequisites

The course is prepared for everybody, who is interested in development of script. Together with structure of archaic scripts the elementary descriptions of some epigraphic languages are offered, namely Egyptian, Sumerian, Babylonian, Hittite.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/40

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course provides a comprehensive survey of origin and development of script from pictograms to alphabet. The spreading os various scripts are mapped in space and time. The concrete examples of decipherment of illustrate the basic stratiegies in this field. The examples of texts in transcription demonstrate the internal structure of texts of various type. The students should get the competences in analysis of texts, determination of the internal structure of scripts and its correspondence with the used languages.

Syllabus

• 1. Mesopotamia: from pictograms to cuneiform and its spreading in the Near East. 2. Egypt: hieroglyphs - hieratic - demotic. 3. Syllabic scripts of East Mediterranean: Linear A+B, Cypriotic, Luwian hieroglyphs. 4. Proto-Elamite and Proto-Indic pictograms. 5. Origin and development of script in China, its spreading outside of China (Korea, Japan). 6. Transformation of Egyptian hieroglyfic "alphabet" in semitic consonantic alphabets. 7. Aramaic script as a source of Indic syllabic and Central Asiatic consonant and alphabetic scripts. 8. Phoenician script as a source of Mediterranean alphabets. 9. Variants of the Greek alpabet as a source the alphabets of Asia Minor, Italy, Gothic, Armenian, Georgian, Cyrillic, Coptic and Nubian scripts. 10. Italic alphabets as a source of Ogham and Runic scripts. 11. Origin of script in America.

Literature

• O další literatuře jsou studenti informováni ve výuce.
• URBANOVÁ, Daniela & BLAŽEK, Václav. Národy starověké Itálie, jejich jazyky a písma. Brno 2008.
• KRUPA, Viktor and Jozef GENZOR. Písma sveta. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1989, 358 s. ISBN 8021500115. info
• FRIEDRICH, Johannes. Istorija pis'ma. Moskva: Nauka, 1979, 463 s. info
• DOBLHOFER, Ernst. Od obrázkov k písmu : rozlúštěnie zabudnutých písiem a jazykov. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1972, 366 s. info
• DIRINGER, David. Alfavit. Moskva: Izdatel'stvo inostrannoj literatury, 1963, 655 s. info

Teaching methods

Teacher presents the tree-diagrams, comparative tables of various scripts and finally together with students try to interpret chosen texts.

Assessment methods

The succesful output depends on a succesful decipherment of the text written in a known language, but unknown script.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Course is no more offered.
The course is taught: every week.

OJ204 Writing systems of the World

The course is not taught in Spring 2024

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching

Teacher(s)

prof. RNDr. Václav Blažek, CSc. (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

Prerequisites

The course is prepared for everybody, who is interested in development of script. Together with structure of archaic scripts the elementary descriptions of some epigraphic languages are offered, namely Egyptian, Sumerian, Babylonian, Hittite.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/40

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course provides a comprehensive survey of origin and development of script from pictograms to alphabet. The spreading os various scripts are mapped in space and time. The concrete examples of decipherment of illustrate the basic stratiegies in this field. The examples of texts in transcription demonstrate the internal structure of texts of various type. The students should get the competences in analysis of texts, determination of the internal structure of scripts and its correspondence with the used languages.

Syllabus

• 1. Mesopotamia: from pictograms to cuneiform and its spreading in the Near East. 2. Egypt: hieroglyphs - hieratic - demotic. 3. Syllabic scripts of East Mediterranean: Linear A+B, Cypriotic, Luwian hieroglyphs. 4. Proto-Elamite and Proto-Indic pictograms. 5. Origin and development of script in China, its spreading outside of China (Korea, Japan). 6. Transformation of Egyptian hieroglyfic "alphabet" in semitic consonantic alphabets. 7. Aramaic script as a source of Indic syllabic and Central Asiatic consonant and alphabetic scripts. 8. Phoenician script as a source of Mediterranean alphabets. 9. Variants of the Greek alpabet as a source the alphabets of Asia Minor, Italy, Gothic, Armenian, Georgian, Cyrillic, Coptic and Nubian scripts. 10. Italic alphabets as a source of Ogham and Runic scripts. 11. Origin of script in America.

Literature

• O další literatuře jsou studenti informováni ve výuce.
• URBANOVÁ, Daniela & BLAŽEK, Václav. Národy starověké Itálie, jejich jazyky a písma. Brno 2008.
• KRUPA, Viktor and Jozef GENZOR. Písma sveta. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1989, 358 s. ISBN 8021500115. info
• FRIEDRICH, Johannes. Istorija pis'ma. Moskva: Nauka, 1979, 463 s. info
• DOBLHOFER, Ernst. Od obrázkov k písmu : rozlúštěnie zabudnutých písiem a jazykov. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1972, 366 s. info
• DIRINGER, David. Alfavit. Moskva: Izdatel'stvo inostrannoj literatury, 1963, 655 s. info

Teaching methods

Teacher presents the tree-diagrams, comparative tables of various scripts and finally together with students try to interpret chosen texts.

Assessment methods

The succesful output depends on a succesful decipherment of the text written in a known language, but unknown script.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Course is no more offered.
The course is taught: every week.

OJ204 Writing systems of the World

The course is not taught in Autumn 2023

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 4 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
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts

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

there are 8 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course provides a comprehensive survey of origin and development of script from pictograms to alphabet. The spreading os various scripts are mapped in space and time. The concrete examples of decipherment of illustrate the basic stratiegies in this field. The examples of texts in transcription demonstrate the internal structure of texts of various type. The students should get the competences in analysis of texts, determination of the internal structure of scripts and its correspondence with the used languages.

Syllabus

• 1. Mesopotamia: from pictograms to cuneiform and its spreading in the Near East. 2. Egypt: hieroglyphs - hieratic - demotic. 3. Syllabic scripts of East Mediterranean: Linear A+B, Cypriotic, Luwian hieroglyphs. 4. Proto-Elamite and Proto-Indic pictograms. 5. Origin and development of script in China, its spreading outside of China (Korea, Japan). 6. Transformation of Egyptian hieroglyfic "alphabet" in semitic consonantic alphabets. 7. Aramaic script as a source of Indic syllabic and Central Asiatic consonant and alphabetic scripts. 8. Phoenician script as a source of Mediterranean alphabets. 9. Variants of the Greek alpabet as a source the alphabets of Asia Minor, Italy, Gothic, Armenian, Georgian, Cyrillic, Coptic and Nubian scripts. 10. Italic alphabets as a source of Ogham and Runic scripts. 11. Origin of script in America.

Literature

• O další literatuře jsou studenti informováni ve výuce.
• KRUPA, Viktor and Jozef GENZOR. Písma sveta. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1989, 358 s. ISBN 8021500115. info
• FRIEDRICH, Johannes. Istorija pis'ma. Moskva: Nauka, 1979, 463 s. info
• DOBLHOFER, Ernst. Od obrázkov k písmu : rozlúštěnie zabudnutých písiem a jazykov. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1972, 366 s. info
• DIRINGER, David. Alfavit. Moskva: Izdatel'stvo inostrannoj literatury, 1963, 655 s. info
• LOUKOTKA, Čestmír. Vývoj písma. I. vydání. Praha: Orbis, 1946, 226 stran. URL info

Teaching methods

Teacher presents the tree-diagrams, comparative tables of various scripts and finally together with students try to interpret chosen texts.

Assessment methods

The succesful output depends on a succesful decipherment of the text written in a known language, but unknown script.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Course is no more offered.
The course is taught: every week.

OJ204 Writing systems of the World

The course is not taught in Spring 2023

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 5 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
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts

Prerequisites

The course is prepared for everybody, who is interested in development of script. Together with structure of archaic scripts the elementary descriptions of some epigraphic languages are offered, namely Egyptian, Sumerian, Babylonian, Hittite.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/40

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course provides a comprehensive survey of origin and development of script from pictograms to alphabet. The spreading os various scripts are mapped in space and time. The concrete examples of decipherment of illustrate the basic stratiegies in this field. The examples of texts in transcription demonstrate the internal structure of texts of various type. The students should get the competences in analysis of texts, determination of the internal structure of scripts and its correspondence with the used languages.

Syllabus

• 1. Mesopotamia: from pictograms to cuneiform and its spreading in the Near East. 2. Egypt: hieroglyphs - hieratic - demotic. 3. Syllabic scripts of East Mediterranean: Linear A+B, Cypriotic, Luwian hieroglyphs. 4. Proto-Elamite and Proto-Indic pictograms. 5. Origin and development of script in China, its spreading outside of China (Korea, Japan). 6. Transformation of Egyptian hieroglyfic "alphabet" in semitic consonantic alphabets. 7. Aramaic script as a source of Indic syllabic and Central Asiatic consonant and alphabetic scripts. 8. Phoenician script as a source of Mediterranean alphabets. 9. Variants of the Greek alpabet as a source the alphabets of Asia Minor, Italy, Gothic, Armenian, Georgian, Cyrillic, Coptic and Nubian scripts. 10. Italic alphabets as a source of Ogham and Runic scripts. 11. Origin of script in America.

Literature

• O další literatuře jsou studenti informováni ve výuce.
• URBANOVÁ, Daniela & BLAŽEK, Václav. Národy starověké Itálie, jejich jazyky a písma. Brno 2008.
• KRUPA, Viktor and Jozef GENZOR. Písma sveta. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1989, 358 s. ISBN 8021500115. info
• FRIEDRICH, Johannes. Istorija pis'ma. Moskva: Nauka, 1979, 463 s. info
• DOBLHOFER, Ernst. Od obrázkov k písmu : rozlúštěnie zabudnutých písiem a jazykov. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1972, 366 s. info
• DIRINGER, David. Alfavit. Moskva: Izdatel'stvo inostrannoj literatury, 1963, 655 s. info

Teaching methods

Teacher presents the tree-diagrams, comparative tables of various scripts and finally together with students try to interpret chosen texts.

Assessment methods

The succesful output depends on a succesful decipherment of the text written in a known language, but unknown script.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course is taught: every week.

OJ204 Writing systems of the World

The course is not taught in Autumn 2022

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 4 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
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts

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

there are 8 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course provides a comprehensive survey of origin and development of script from pictograms to alphabet. The spreading os various scripts are mapped in space and time. The concrete examples of decipherment of illustrate the basic stratiegies in this field. The examples of texts in transcription demonstrate the internal structure of texts of various type. The students should get the competences in analysis of texts, determination of the internal structure of scripts and its correspondence with the used languages.

Syllabus

• 1. Mesopotamia: from pictograms to cuneiform and its spreading in the Near East. 2. Egypt: hieroglyphs - hieratic - demotic. 3. Syllabic scripts of East Mediterranean: Linear A+B, Cypriotic, Luwian hieroglyphs. 4. Proto-Elamite and Proto-Indic pictograms. 5. Origin and development of script in China, its spreading outside of China (Korea, Japan). 6. Transformation of Egyptian hieroglyfic "alphabet" in semitic consonantic alphabets. 7. Aramaic script as a source of Indic syllabic and Central Asiatic consonant and alphabetic scripts. 8. Phoenician script as a source of Mediterranean alphabets. 9. Variants of the Greek alpabet as a source the alphabets of Asia Minor, Italy, Gothic, Armenian, Georgian, Cyrillic, Coptic and Nubian scripts. 10. Italic alphabets as a source of Ogham and Runic scripts. 11. Origin of script in America.

Literature

• O další literatuře jsou studenti informováni ve výuce.
• KRUPA, Viktor and Jozef GENZOR. Písma sveta. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1989, 358 s. ISBN 8021500115. info
• FRIEDRICH, Johannes. Istorija pis'ma. Moskva: Nauka, 1979, 463 s. info
• DOBLHOFER, Ernst. Od obrázkov k písmu : rozlúštěnie zabudnutých písiem a jazykov. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1972, 366 s. info
• DIRINGER, David. Alfavit. Moskva: Izdatel'stvo inostrannoj literatury, 1963, 655 s. info
• LOUKOTKA, Čestmír. Vývoj písma. I. vydání. Praha: Orbis, 1946, 226 stran. URL info

Teaching methods

Teacher presents the tree-diagrams, comparative tables of various scripts and finally together with students try to interpret chosen texts.

Assessment methods

The succesful output depends on a succesful decipherment of the text written in a known language, but unknown script.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course is taught: every week.

OJ204 Writing systems of the World

The course is not taught in Spring 2022

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 5 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
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts

Prerequisites

The course is prepared for everybody, who is interested in development of script. Together with structure of archaic scripts the elementary descriptions of some epigraphic languages are offered, namely Egyptian, Sumerian, Babylonian, Hittite.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/40

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course provides a comprehensive survey of origin and development of script from pictograms to alphabet. The spreading os various scripts are mapped in space and time. The concrete examples of decipherment of illustrate the basic stratiegies in this field. The examples of texts in transcription demonstrate the internal structure of texts of various type. The students should get the competences in analysis of texts, determination of the internal structure of scripts and its correspondence with the used languages.

Syllabus

• 1. Mesopotamia: from pictograms to cuneiform and its spreading in the Near East. 2. Egypt: hieroglyphs - hieratic - demotic. 3. Syllabic scripts of East Mediterranean: Linear A+B, Cypriotic, Luwian hieroglyphs. 4. Proto-Elamite and Proto-Indic pictograms. 5. Origin and development of script in China, its spreading outside of China (Korea, Japan). 6. Transformation of Egyptian hieroglyfic "alphabet" in semitic consonantic alphabets. 7. Aramaic script as a source of Indic syllabic and Central Asiatic consonant and alphabetic scripts. 8. Phoenician script as a source of Mediterranean alphabets. 9. Variants of the Greek alpabet as a source the alphabets of Asia Minor, Italy, Gothic, Armenian, Georgian, Cyrillic, Coptic and Nubian scripts. 10. Italic alphabets as a source of Ogham and Runic scripts. 11. Origin of script in America.

Literature

• O další literatuře jsou studenti informováni ve výuce.
• URBANOVÁ, Daniela & BLAŽEK, Václav. Národy starověké Itálie, jejich jazyky a písma. Brno 2008.
• KRUPA, Viktor and Jozef GENZOR. Písma sveta. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1989, 358 s. ISBN 8021500115. info
• FRIEDRICH, Johannes. Istorija pis'ma. Moskva: Nauka, 1979, 463 s. info
• DOBLHOFER, Ernst. Od obrázkov k písmu : rozlúštěnie zabudnutých písiem a jazykov. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1972, 366 s. info
• DIRINGER, David. Alfavit. Moskva: Izdatel'stvo inostrannoj literatury, 1963, 655 s. info

Teaching methods

Teacher presents the tree-diagrams, comparative tables of various scripts and finally together with students try to interpret chosen texts.

Assessment methods

The succesful output depends on a succesful decipherment of the text written in a known language, but unknown script.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course is taught: every week.

OJ204 Writing systems of the World

The course is not taught in Autumn 2021

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 4 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
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts

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

there are 8 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course provides a comprehensive survey of origin and development of script from pictograms to alphabet. The spreading os various scripts are mapped in space and time. The concrete examples of decipherment of illustrate the basic stratiegies in this field. The examples of texts in transcription demonstrate the internal structure of texts of various type. The students should get the competences in analysis of texts, determination of the internal structure of scripts and its correspondence with the used languages.

Syllabus

• 1. Mesopotamia: from pictograms to cuneiform and its spreading in the Near East. 2. Egypt: hieroglyphs - hieratic - demotic. 3. Syllabic scripts of East Mediterranean: Linear A+B, Cypriotic, Luwian hieroglyphs. 4. Proto-Elamite and Proto-Indic pictograms. 5. Origin and development of script in China, its spreading outside of China (Korea, Japan). 6. Transformation of Egyptian hieroglyfic "alphabet" in semitic consonantic alphabets. 7. Aramaic script as a source of Indic syllabic and Central Asiatic consonant and alphabetic scripts. 8. Phoenician script as a source of Mediterranean alphabets. 9. Variants of the Greek alpabet as a source the alphabets of Asia Minor, Italy, Gothic, Armenian, Georgian, Cyrillic, Coptic and Nubian scripts. 10. Italic alphabets as a source of Ogham and Runic scripts. 11. Origin of script in America.

Literature

• O další literatuře jsou studenti informováni ve výuce.
• KRUPA, Viktor and Jozef GENZOR. Písma sveta. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1989, 358 s. ISBN 8021500115. info
• FRIEDRICH, Johannes. Istorija pis'ma. Moskva: Nauka, 1979, 463 s. info
• DOBLHOFER, Ernst. Od obrázkov k písmu : rozlúštěnie zabudnutých písiem a jazykov. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1972, 366 s. info
• DIRINGER, David. Alfavit. Moskva: Izdatel'stvo inostrannoj literatury, 1963, 655 s. info
• LOUKOTKA, Čestmír. Vývoj písma. I. vydání. Praha: Orbis, 1946, 226 stran. URL info

Teaching methods

Teacher presents the tree-diagrams, comparative tables of various scripts and finally together with students try to interpret chosen texts.

Assessment methods

The succesful output depends on a succesful decipherment of the text written in a known language, but unknown script.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course is taught: every week.

OJ204 Writing systems of the World

The course is not taught in Autumn 2020

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 4 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
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts

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

there are 8 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course provides a comprehensive survey of origin and development of script from pictograms to alphabet. The spreading os various scripts are mapped in space and time. The concrete examples of decipherment of illustrate the basic stratiegies in this field. The examples of texts in transcription demonstrate the internal structure of texts of various type. The students should get the competences in analysis of texts, determination of the internal structure of scripts and its correspondence with the used languages.

Syllabus

• 1. Mesopotamia: from pictograms to cuneiform and its spreading in the Near East. 2. Egypt: hieroglyphs - hieratic - demotic. 3. Syllabic scripts of East Mediterranean: Linear A+B, Cypriotic, Luwian hieroglyphs. 4. Proto-Elamite and Proto-Indic pictograms. 5. Origin and development of script in China, its spreading outside of China (Korea, Japan). 6. Transformation of Egyptian hieroglyfic "alphabet" in semitic consonantic alphabets. 7. Aramaic script as a source of Indic syllabic and Central Asiatic consonant and alphabetic scripts. 8. Phoenician script as a source of Mediterranean alphabets. 9. Variants of the Greek alpabet as a source the alphabets of Asia Minor, Italy, Gothic, Armenian, Georgian, Cyrillic, Coptic and Nubian scripts. 10. Italic alphabets as a source of Ogham and Runic scripts. 11. Origin of script in America.

Literature

• O další literatuře jsou studenti informováni ve výuce.
• KRUPA, Viktor and Jozef GENZOR. Písma sveta. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1989, 358 s. ISBN 8021500115. info
• FRIEDRICH, Johannes. Istorija pis'ma. Moskva: Nauka, 1979, 463 s. info
• DOBLHOFER, Ernst. Od obrázkov k písmu : rozlúštěnie zabudnutých písiem a jazykov. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1972, 366 s. info
• DIRINGER, David. Alfavit. Moskva: Izdatel'stvo inostrannoj literatury, 1963, 655 s. info
• LOUKOTKA, Čestmír. Vývoj písma. I. vydání. Praha: Orbis, 1946, 226 stran. URL info

Teaching methods

Teacher presents the tree-diagrams, comparative tables of various scripts and finally together with students try to interpret chosen texts.

Assessment methods

The succesful output depends on a succesful decipherment of the text written in a known language, but unknown script.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course is taught: every week.

OJ204 Writing systems of the World

The course is not taught in Autumn 2019

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 4 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
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts

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

there are 8 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course provides a comprehensive survey of origin and development of script from pictograms to alphabet. The spreading os various scripts are mapped in space and time. The concrete examples of decipherment of illustrate the basic stratiegies in this field. The examples of texts in transcription demonstrate the internal structure of texts of various type. The students should get the competences in analysis of texts, determination of the internal structure of scripts and its correspondence with the used languages.

Syllabus

• 1. Mesopotamia: from pictograms to cuneiform and its spreading in the Near East. 2. Egypt: hieroglyphs - hieratic - demotic. 3. Syllabic scripts of East Mediterranean: Linear A+B, Cypriotic, Luwian hieroglyphs. 4. Proto-Elamite and Proto-Indic pictograms. 5. Origin and development of script in China, its spreading outside of China (Korea, Japan). 6. Transformation of Egyptian hieroglyfic "alphabet" in semitic consonantic alphabets. 7. Aramaic script as a source of Indic syllabic and Central Asiatic consonant and alphabetic scripts. 8. Phoenician script as a source of Mediterranean alphabets. 9. Variants of the Greek alpabet as a source the alphabets of Asia Minor, Italy, Gothic, Armenian, Georgian, Cyrillic, Coptic and Nubian scripts. 10. Italic alphabets as a source of Ogham and Runic scripts. 11. Origin of script in America.

Literature

• O další literatuře jsou studenti informováni ve výuce.
• KRUPA, Viktor and Jozef GENZOR. Písma sveta. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1989, 358 s. ISBN 8021500115. info
• FRIEDRICH, Johannes. Istorija pis'ma. Moskva: Nauka, 1979, 463 s. info
• DOBLHOFER, Ernst. Od obrázkov k písmu : rozlúštěnie zabudnutých písiem a jazykov. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1972, 366 s. info
• DIRINGER, David. Alfavit. Moskva: Izdatel'stvo inostrannoj literatury, 1963, 655 s. info
• LOUKOTKA, Čestmír. Vývoj písma. I. vydání. Praha: Orbis, 1946, 226 stran. URL info

Teaching methods

Teacher presents the tree-diagrams, comparative tables of various scripts and finally together with students try to interpret chosen texts.

Assessment methods

The succesful output depends on a succesful decipherment of the text written in a known language, but unknown script.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course is taught: every week.

OJ204 Writing systems of the World

The course is not taught in Autumn 2018

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 4 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
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts

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

there are 8 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course provides a comprehensive survey of origin and development of script from pictograms to alphabet. The spreading os various scripts are mapped in space and time. The concrete examples of decipherment of illustrate the basic stratiegies in this field. The examples of texts in transcription demonstrate the internal structure of texts of various type. The students should get the competences in analysis of texts, determination of the internal structure of scripts and its correspondence with the used languages.

Syllabus

• 1. Mesopotamia: from pictograms to cuneiform and its spreading in the Near East. 2. Egypt: hieroglyphs - hieratic - demotic. 3. Syllabic scripts of East Mediterranean: Linear A+B, Cypriotic, Luwian hieroglyphs. 4. Proto-Elamite and Proto-Indic pictograms. 5. Origin and development of script in China, its spreading outside of China (Korea, Japan). 6. Transformation of Egyptian hieroglyfic "alphabet" in semitic consonantic alphabets. 7. Aramaic script as a source of Indic syllabic and Central Asiatic consonant and alphabetic scripts. 8. Phoenician script as a source of Mediterranean alphabets. 9. Variants of the Greek alpabet as a source the alphabets of Asia Minor, Italy, Gothic, Armenian, Georgian, Cyrillic, Coptic and Nubian scripts. 10. Italic alphabets as a source of Ogham and Runic scripts. 11. Origin of script in America.

Literature

• O další literatuře jsou studenti informováni ve výuce.
• KRUPA, Viktor and Jozef GENZOR. Písma sveta. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1989, 358 s. ISBN 8021500115. info
• FRIEDRICH, Johannes. Istorija pis'ma. Moskva: Nauka, 1979, 463 s. info
• DOBLHOFER, Ernst. Od obrázkov k písmu : rozlúštěnie zabudnutých písiem a jazykov. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1972, 366 s. info
• DIRINGER, David. Alfavit. Moskva: Izdatel'stvo inostrannoj literatury, 1963, 655 s. info
• LOUKOTKA, Čestmír. Vývoj písma. I. vydání. Praha: Orbis, 1946, 226 stran. URL info

Teaching methods

Teacher presents the tree-diagrams, comparative tables of various scripts and finally together with students try to interpret chosen texts.

Assessment methods

The succesful output depends on a succesful decipherment of the text written in a known language, but unknown script.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course is taught: every week.

OJ204 Writing systems of the World

The course is not taught in Autumn 2017

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 4 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
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts

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

there are 8 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course provides a comprehensive survey of origin and development of script from pictograms to alphabet. The spreading os various scripts are mapped in space and time. The concrete examples of decipherment of illustrate the basic stratiegies in this field. The examples of texts in transcription demonstrate the internal structure of texts of various type. The students should get the competences in analysis of texts, determination of the internal structure of scripts and its correspondence with the used languages.

Syllabus

• 1. Mesopotamia: from pictograms to cuneiform and its spreading in the Near East. 2. Egypt: hieroglyphs - hieratic - demotic. 3. Syllabic scripts of East Mediterranean: Linear A+B, Cypriotic, Luwian hieroglyphs. 4. Proto-Elamite and Proto-Indic pictograms. 5. Origin and development of script in China, its spreading outside of China (Korea, Japan). 6. Transformation of Egyptian hieroglyfic "alphabet" in semitic consonantic alphabets. 7. Aramaic script as a source of Indic syllabic and Central Asiatic consonant and alphabetic scripts. 8. Phoenician script as a source of Mediterranean alphabets. 9. Variants of the Greek alpabet as a source the alphabets of Asia Minor, Italy, Gothic, Armenian, Georgian, Cyrillic, Coptic and Nubian scripts. 10. Italic alphabets as a source of Ogham and Runic scripts. 11. Origin of script in America.

Literature

• O další literatuře jsou studenti informováni ve výuce.
• KRUPA, Viktor and Jozef GENZOR. Písma sveta. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1989, 358 s. ISBN 8021500115. info
• FRIEDRICH, Johannes. Istorija pis'ma. Moskva: Nauka, 1979, 463 s. info
• DOBLHOFER, Ernst. Od obrázkov k písmu : rozlúštěnie zabudnutých písiem a jazykov. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1972, 366 s. info
• DIRINGER, David. Alfavit. Moskva: Izdatel'stvo inostrannoj literatury, 1963, 655 s. info
• LOUKOTKA, Čestmír. Vývoj písma. I. vydání. Praha: Orbis, 1946, 226 stran. URL info

Teaching methods

Teacher presents the tree-diagrams, comparative tables of various scripts and finally together with students try to interpret chosen texts.

Assessment methods

The succesful output depends on a succesful decipherment of the text written in a known language, but unknown script.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course is taught: every week.

OJ204 Writing systems of the World

The course is not taught in Autumn 2016

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 4 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
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts

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

there are 8 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course provides a comprehensive survey of origin and development of script from pictograms to alphabet. The spreading os various scripts are mapped in space and time. The concrete examples of decipherment of illustrate the basic stratiegies in this field. The examples of texts in transcription demonstrate the internal structure of texts of various type. The students should get the competences in analysis of texts, determination of the internal structure of scripts and its correspondence with the used languages.

Syllabus

• 1. Mesopotamia: from pictograms to cuneiform and its spreading in the Near East. 2. Egypt: hieroglyphs - hieratic - demotic. 3. Syllabic scripts of East Mediterranean: Linear A+B, Cypriotic, Luwian hieroglyphs. 4. Proto-Elamite and Proto-Indic pictograms. 5. Origin and development of script in China, its spreading outside of China (Korea, Japan). 6. Transformation of Egyptian hieroglyfic "alphabet" in semitic consonantic alphabets. 7. Aramaic script as a source of Indic syllabic and Central Asiatic consonant and alphabetic scripts. 8. Phoenician script as a source of Mediterranean alphabets. 9. Variants of the Greek alpabet as a source the alphabets of Asia Minor, Italy, Gothic, Armenian, Georgian, Cyrillic, Coptic and Nubian scripts. 10. Italic alphabets as a source of Ogham and Runic scripts. 11. Origin of script in America.

Literature

• O další literatuře jsou studenti informováni ve výuce.
• KRUPA, Viktor and Jozef GENZOR. Písma sveta. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1989, 358 s. ISBN 8021500115. info
• FRIEDRICH, Johannes. Istorija pis'ma. Moskva: Nauka, 1979, 463 s. info
• DOBLHOFER, Ernst. Od obrázkov k písmu : rozlúštěnie zabudnutých písiem a jazykov. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1972, 366 s. info
• DIRINGER, David. Alfavit. Moskva: Izdatel'stvo inostrannoj literatury, 1963, 655 s. info
• LOUKOTKA, Čestmír. Vývoj písma. I. vydání. Praha: Orbis, 1946, 226 stran. URL info

Teaching methods

Teacher presents the tree-diagrams, comparative tables of various scripts and finally together with students try to interpret chosen texts.

Assessment methods

The succesful output depends on a succesful decipherment of the text written in a known language, but unknown script.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course is taught: every week.

OJ204 Writing systems of the World

The course is not taught in Autumn 2015

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 4 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
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts

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

there are 8 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course provides a comprehensive survey of origin and development of script from pictograms to alphabet. The spreading os various scripts are mapped in space and time. The concrete examples of decipherment of illustrate the basic stratiegies in this field. The examples of texts in transcription demonstrate the internal structure of texts of various type. The students should get the competences in analysis of texts, determination of the internal structure of scripts and its correspondence with the used languages.

Syllabus

• 1. Mesopotamia: from pictograms to cuneiform and its spreading in the Near East. 2. Egypt: hieroglyphs - hieratic - demotic. 3. Syllabic scripts of East Mediterranean: Linear A+B, Cypriotic, Luwian hieroglyphs. 4. Proto-Elamite and Proto-Indic pictograms. 5. Origin and development of script in China, its spreading outside of China (Korea, Japan). 6. Transformation of Egyptian hieroglyfic "alphabet" in semitic consonantic alphabets. 7. Aramaic script as a source of Indic syllabic and Central Asiatic consonant and alphabetic scripts. 8. Phoenician script as a source of Mediterranean alphabets. 9. Variants of the Greek alpabet as a source the alphabets of Asia Minor, Italy, Gothic, Armenian, Georgian, Cyrillic, Coptic and Nubian scripts. 10. Italic alphabets as a source of Ogham and Runic scripts. 11. Origin of script in America.

Literature

• O další literatuře jsou studenti informováni ve výuce.
• KRUPA, Viktor and Jozef GENZOR. Písma sveta. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1989, 358 s. ISBN 8021500115. info
• FRIEDRICH, Johannes. Istorija pis'ma. Moskva: Nauka, 1979, 463 s. info
• DOBLHOFER, Ernst. Od obrázkov k písmu : rozlúštěnie zabudnutých písiem a jazykov. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1972, 366 s. info
• DIRINGER, David. Alfavit. Moskva: Izdatel'stvo inostrannoj literatury, 1963, 655 s. info
• LOUKOTKA, Čestmír. Vývoj písma. I. vydání. Praha: Orbis, 1946, 226 stran. URL info

Teaching methods

Teacher presents the tree-diagrams, comparative tables of various scripts and finally together with students try to interpret chosen texts.

Assessment methods

The succesful output depends on a succesful decipherment of the text written in a known language, but unknown script.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course is taught: every week.

OJ204 Writing systems of the World

The course is not taught in Autumn 2014

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 4 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
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts

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

there are 8 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course provides a comprehensive survey of origin and development of script from pictograms to alphabet. The spreading os various scripts are mapped in space and time. The concrete examples of decipherment of illustrate the basic stratiegies in this field. The examples of texts in transcription demonstrate the internal structure of texts of various type. The students should get the competences in analysis of texts, determination of the internal structure of scripts and its correspondence with the used languages.

Syllabus

• 1. Mesopotamia: from pictograms to cuneiform and its spreading in the Near East. 2. Egypt: hieroglyphs - hieratic - demotic. 3. Syllabic scripts of East Mediterranean: Linear A+B, Cypriotic, Luwian hieroglyphs. 4. Proto-Elamite and Proto-Indic pictograms. 5. Origin and development of script in China, its spreading outside of China (Korea, Japan). 6. Transformation of Egyptian hieroglyfic "alphabet" in semitic consonantic alphabets. 7. Aramaic script as a source of Indic syllabic and Central Asiatic consonant and alphabetic scripts. 8. Phoenician script as a source of Mediterranean alphabets. 9. Variants of the Greek alpabet as a source the alphabets of Asia Minor, Italy, Gothic, Armenian, Georgian, Cyrillic, Coptic and Nubian scripts. 10. Italic alphabets as a source of Ogham and Runic scripts. 11. Origin of script in America.

Literature

• O další literatuře jsou studenti informováni ve výuce.
• KRUPA, Viktor and Jozef GENZOR. Písma sveta. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1989, 358 s. ISBN 8021500115. info
• FRIEDRICH, Johannes. Istorija pis'ma. Moskva: Nauka, 1979, 463 s. info
• DOBLHOFER, Ernst. Od obrázkov k písmu : rozlúštěnie zabudnutých písiem a jazykov. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1972, 366 s. info
• DIRINGER, David. Alfavit. Moskva: Izdatel'stvo inostrannoj literatury, 1963, 655 s. info
• LOUKOTKA, Čestmír. Vývoj písma. I. vydání. Praha: Orbis, 1946, 226 stran. URL info

Teaching methods

Teacher presents the tree-diagrams, comparative tables of various scripts and finally together with students try to interpret chosen texts.

Assessment methods

The succesful output depends on a succesful decipherment of the text written in a known language, but unknown script.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course is taught: every week.

OJ204 Writing systems of the World

The course is not taught in Autumn 2013

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 4 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
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts

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

there are 8 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course provides a comprehensive survey of origin and development of script from pictograms to alphabet. The spreading os various scripts are mapped in space and time. The concrete examples of decipherment of illustrate the basic stratiegies in this field. The examples of texts in transcription demonstrate the internal structure of texts of various type. The students should get the competences in analysis of texts, determination of the internal structure of scripts and its correspondence with the used languages.

Syllabus

• 1. Mesopotamia: from pictograms to cuneiform and its spreading in the Near East. 2. Egypt: hieroglyphs - hieratic - demotic. 3. Syllabic scripts of East Mediterranean: Linear A+B, Cypriotic, Luwian hieroglyphs. 4. Proto-Elamite and Proto-Indic pictograms. 5. Origin and development of script in China, its spreading outside of China (Korea, Japan). 6. Transformation of Egyptian hieroglyfic "alphabet" in semitic consonantic alphabets. 7. Aramaic script as a source of Indic syllabic and Central Asiatic consonant and alphabetic scripts. 8. Phoenician script as a source of Mediterranean alphabets. 9. Variants of the Greek alpabet as a source the alphabets of Asia Minor, Italy, Gothic, Armenian, Georgian, Cyrillic, Coptic and Nubian scripts. 10. Italic alphabets as a source of Ogham and Runic scripts. 11. Origin of script in America.

Literature

• O další literatuře jsou studenti informováni ve výuce.
• KRUPA, Viktor and Jozef GENZOR. Písma sveta. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1989, 358 s. ISBN 8021500115. info
• FRIEDRICH, Johannes. Istorija pis'ma. Moskva: Nauka, 1979, 463 s. info
• DOBLHOFER, Ernst. Od obrázkov k písmu : rozlúštěnie zabudnutých písiem a jazykov. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1972, 366 s. info
• DIRINGER, David. Alfavit. Moskva: Izdatel'stvo inostrannoj literatury, 1963, 655 s. info
• LOUKOTKA, Čestmír. Vývoj písma. I. vydání. Praha: Orbis, 1946, 226 stran. URL info

Teaching methods

Teacher presents the tree-diagrams, comparative tables of various scripts and finally together with students try to interpret chosen texts.

Assessment methods

The succesful output depends on a succesful decipherment of the text written in a known language, but unknown script.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course is taught: every week.

OJ204 Writing systems of the World

The course is not taught in Autumn 2012

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 4 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
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts

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

there are 8 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course provides a comprehensive survey of origin and development of script from pictograms to alphabet. The spreading os various scripts are mapped in space and time. The concrete examples of decipherment of illustrate the basic stratiegies in this field. The examples of texts in transcription demonstrate the internal structure of texts of various type. The students should get the competences in analysis of texts, determination of the internal structure of scripts and its correspondence with the used languages.

Syllabus

• 1. Mesopotamia: from pictograms to cuneiform and its spreading in the Near East. 2. Egypt: hieroglyphs - hieratic - demotic. 3. Syllabic scripts of East Mediterranean: Linear A+B, Cypriotic, Luwian hieroglyphs. 4. Proto-Elamite and Proto-Indic pictograms. 5. Origin and development of script in China, its spreading outside of China (Korea, Japan). 6. Transformation of Egyptian hieroglyfic "alphabet" in semitic consonantic alphabets. 7. Aramaic script as a source of Indic syllabic and Central Asiatic consonant and alphabetic scripts. 8. Phoenician script as a source of Mediterranean alphabets. 9. Variants of the Greek alpabet as a source the alphabets of Asia Minor, Italy, Gothic, Armenian, Georgian, Cyrillic, Coptic and Nubian scripts. 10. Italic alphabets as a source of Ogham and Runic scripts. 11. Origin of script in America.

Literature

• O další literatuře jsou studenti informováni ve výuce.
• KRUPA, Viktor and Jozef GENZOR. Písma sveta. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1989, 358 s. ISBN 8021500115. info
• FRIEDRICH, Johannes. Istorija pis'ma. Moskva: Nauka, 1979, 463 s. info
• DOBLHOFER, Ernst. Od obrázkov k písmu : rozlúštěnie zabudnutých písiem a jazykov. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1972, 366 s. info
• DIRINGER, David. Alfavit. Moskva: Izdatel'stvo inostrannoj literatury, 1963, 655 s. info
• LOUKOTKA, Čestmír. Vývoj písma. I. vydání. Praha: Orbis, 1946, 226 stran. URL info

Teaching methods

Teacher presents the tree-diagrams, comparative tables of various scripts and finally together with students try to interpret chosen texts.

Assessment methods

The succesful output depends on a succesful decipherment of the text written in a known language, but unknown script.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course is taught: every week.

OJ204 Writing systems of the World

The course is not taught in Autumn 2011

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 4 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

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

there are 8 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course provides a comprehensive survey of origin and development of script from pictograms to alphabet. The spreading os various scripts are mapped in space and time. The concrete examples of decipherment of illustrate the basic stratiegies in this field. The examples of texts in transcription demonstrate the internal structure of texts of various type. The students should get the competences in analysis of texts, determination of the internal structure of scripts and its correspondence with the used languages.

Syllabus

• 1. Mesopotamia: from pictograms to cuneiform and its spreading in the Near East. 2. Egypt: hieroglyphs - hieratic - demotic. 3. Syllabic scripts of East Mediterranean: Linear A+B, Cypriotic, Luwian hieroglyphs. 4. Proto-Elamite and Proto-Indic pictograms. 5. Origin and development of script in China, its spreading outside of China (Korea, Japan). 6. Transformation of Egyptian hieroglyfic "alphabet" in semitic consonantic alphabets. 7. Aramaic script as a source of Indic syllabic and Central Asiatic consonant and alphabetic scripts. 8. Phoenician script as a source of Mediterranean alphabets. 9. Variants of the Greek alpabet as a source the alphabets of Asia Minor, Italy, Gothic, Armenian, Georgian, Cyrillic, Coptic and Nubian scripts. 10. Italic alphabets as a source of Ogham and Runic scripts. 11. Origin of script in America.

Literature

• O další literatuře jsou studenti informováni ve výuce.
• KRUPA, Viktor and Jozef GENZOR. Písma sveta. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1989, 358 s. ISBN 8021500115. info
• FRIEDRICH, Johannes. Istorija pis'ma. Moskva: Nauka, 1979, 463 s. info
• DOBLHOFER, Ernst. Od obrázkov k písmu : rozlúštěnie zabudnutých písiem a jazykov. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1972, 366 s. info
• DIRINGER, David. Alfavit. Moskva: Izdatel'stvo inostrannoj literatury, 1963, 655 s. info
• LOUKOTKA, Čestmír. Vývoj písma. I. vydání. Praha: Orbis, 1946, 226 stran. URL info

Teaching methods

Teacher presents the tree-diagrams, comparative tables of various scripts and finally together with students try to interpret chosen texts.

Assessment methods

The succesful output depends on a succesful decipherment of the text written in a known language, but unknown script.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course is taught: every week.

OJ204 Writing systems of the World

The course is not taught in Autumn 2010

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 4 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

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

there are 8 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course provides a comprehensive survey of origin and development of script from pictograms to alphabet. The spreading os various scripts are mapped in space and time. The concrete examples of decipherment of illustrate the basic stratiegies in this field. The examples of texts in transcription demonstrate the internal structure of texts of various type. The students should get the competences in analysis of texts, determination of the internal structure of scripts and its correspondence with the used languages.

Syllabus

• 1. Mesopotamia: from pictograms to cuneiform and its spreading in the Near East. 2. Egypt: hieroglyphs - hieratic - demotic. 3. Syllabic scripts of East Mediterranean: Linear A+B, Cypriotic, Luwian hieroglyphs. 4. Proto-Elamite and Proto-Indic pictograms. 5. Origin and development of script in China, its spreading outside of China (Korea, Japan). 6. Transformation of Egyptian hieroglyfic "alphabet" in semitic consonantic alphabets. 7. Aramaic script as a source of Indic syllabic and Central Asiatic consonant and alphabetic scripts. 8. Phoenician script as a source of Mediterranean alphabets. 9. Variants of the Greek alpabet as a source the alphabets of Asia Minor, Italy, Gothic, Armenian, Georgian, Cyrillic, Coptic and Nubian scripts. 10. Italic alphabets as a source of Ogham and Runic scripts. 11. Origin of script in America.

Literature

• O další literatuře jsou studenti informováni ve výuce.
• KRUPA, Viktor and Jozef GENZOR. Písma sveta. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1989, 358 s. ISBN 8021500115. info
• FRIEDRICH, Johannes. Istorija pis'ma. Moskva: Nauka, 1979, 463 s. info
• DOBLHOFER, Ernst. Od obrázkov k písmu : rozlúštěnie zabudnutých písiem a jazykov. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1972, 366 s. info
• DIRINGER, David. Alfavit. Moskva: Izdatel'stvo inostrannoj literatury, 1963, 655 s. info
• LOUKOTKA, Čestmír. Vývoj písma. I. vydání. Praha: Orbis, 1946, 226 stran. URL info

Teaching methods

Teacher presents the tree-diagrams, comparative tables of various scripts and finally together with students try to interpret chosen texts.

Assessment methods

The succesful output depends on a succesful decipherment of the text written in a known language, but unknown script.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course is taught: every week.

OJ204 Writing systems of the World

The course is not taught in Autumn 2009

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 4 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

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

there are 8 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The course provides a comprehensive survey of origin and development of script from pictograms to alphabet. The spreading os various scripts are mapped in space and time. The concrete examples of decipherment of illustrate the basic stratiegies in this field. The examples of texts in transcription demonstrate the internal structure of texts of various type. The students should get the competences in analysis of texts, determination of the internal structure of scripts and its correspondence with the used languages.

Syllabus

• 1. Mesopotamia: from pictograms to cuneiform and its spreading in the Near East. 2. Egypt: hieroglyphs - hieratic - demotic. 3. Syllabic scripts of East Mediterranean: Linear A+B, Cypriotic, Luwian hieroglyphs. 4. Proto-Elamite and Proto-Indic pictograms. 5. Origin and development of script in China, its spreading outside of China (Korea, Japan). 6. Transformation of Egyptian hieroglyfic "alphabet" in semitic consonantic alphabets. 7. Aramaic script as a source of Indic syllabic and Central Asiatic consonant and alphabetic scripts. 8. Phoenician script as a source of Mediterranean alphabets. 9. Variants of the Greek alpabet as a source the alphabets of Asia Minor, Italy, Gothic, Armenian, Georgian, Cyrillic, Coptic and Nubian scripts. 10. Italic alphabets as a source of Ogham and Runic scripts. 11. Origin of script in America.

Literature

• O další literatuře jsou studenti informováni ve výuce.
• KRUPA, Viktor and Jozef GENZOR. Písma sveta. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1989, 358 s. ISBN 8021500115. info
• FRIEDRICH, Johannes. Istorija pis'ma. Moskva: Nauka, 1979, 463 s. info
• DOBLHOFER, Ernst. Od obrázkov k písmu : rozlúštěnie zabudnutých písiem a jazykov. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1972, 366 s. info
• DIRINGER, David. Alfavit. Moskva: Izdatel'stvo inostrannoj literatury, 1963, 655 s. info
• LOUKOTKA, Čestmír. Vývoj písma. I. vydání. Praha: Orbis, 1946, 226 stran. URL info

Teaching methods

Teacher presents the tree-diagrams, comparative tables of various scripts and finally together with students try to interpret chosen texts.

Assessment methods

The succesful output depends on a succesful decipherment of the text written in a known language, but unknown script.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course is taught: every week.

OJ204 Writing systems of the World

The course is not taught in Autumn 2008

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 4 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

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

there are 8 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The purpose of the course is to present the structure of the Egyptian hieroglyphic script and to introduce in the Egyptian grammar. Students should be acquainted with elements of Egyptian grammar and principles of the hieroglyphic script.

Syllabus

• 1. History of decipherment of the hieroglyphic script. 2. So called ‘hieroglyphic’ alphabet. 3. Biradical signs. 4. Triradical signs. 5. Gender and number of the substantives. 6. Pronouns. 7. Numerals. 8. Verbs. 9. Basic syntactic rules.

Literature

• O další literatuře jsou studenti informováni ve výuce.
• KRUPA, Viktor and Jozef GENZOR. Písma sveta. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1989, 358 s. ISBN 8021500115. info
• FRIEDRICH, Johannes. Istorija pis'ma. Moskva: Nauka, 1979, 463 s. info
• DOBLHOFER, Ernst. Od obrázkov k písmu : rozlúštěnie zabudnutých písiem a jazykov. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1972, 366 s. info
• LOUKOTKA, Čestmír. Vývoj písma. I. vydání. Praha: Orbis, 1946, 226 stran. URL info

Assessment methods

Written solution of the exercises from the first 7 lessons of the Egyptian Grammar from A. Gardiner.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course is taught: every week.

OJ204 Writing systems of the World

The course is not taught in Spring 2003

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

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

there are 10 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives (in Czech)

Kurz seznamuje se systémy psaného jazyka jejich vývojem. Navazuje v tom na kurz Jazyky světa.

Syllabus

• Přehled písem podle míst vzniku: 1. Mezopotámie 2. Egypt 3. Levanta 4. Východní Středomoří 5. Malá Asie 6. Severní Středomoří 7. Indie 8. Čína 9. Amerika 10. Tichomoří

Literature

• O další literatuře jsou studenti informováni ve výuce.
• KRUPA, Viktor and Jozef GENZOR. Písma sveta. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1989, 358 s. ISBN 8021500115. info
• FRIEDRICH, Johannes. Istorija pis'ma. Moskva: Nauka, 1979, 463 s. info
• DOBLHOFER, Ernst. Od obrázkov k písmu : rozlúštěnie zabudnutých písiem a jazykov. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1972, 366 s. info
• DIRINGER, David. Alfavit. Moskva: Izdatel'stvo inostrannoj literatury, 1963, 655 s. info
• LOUKOTKA, Čestmír. Vývoj písma. I. vydání. Praha: Orbis, 1946, 226 stran. URL info

Assessment methods (in Czech)

V ýklad učitele je kombinován se samostatnými referáty studentů na základě literatury doporučené )a často i zapůjčené) přednášejícím. kolokvium probíhá formou rozpravy o tématech, a to jak přednesených, tak těch, která odezněla v referátech.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

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

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