BA123 The Germanic languages from a historico-cultural perspective

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2012
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Václav Blažek, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Tomáš Hoskovec, 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 only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to understand and explain the system of linguistic relations between Germanic languages.
The course offers the survey of Germanic languages in their diachronic and synchronic perspective. Students are informed about the oldest history of Germanic ethnics. The grammatical structure of the both modern and ancient languages is mediated by personal presentation.
Syllabus
  • 1. Witness of antique authors about the ancienit Germans (Caesar, Pliny, Tacitus, Ptolemy). 2. Germans in the time of Movement of nations. Witness of Jordanes, Procopius etc. 3. Position of the Germanic branch within Indo-European and its characteristic features. 4. Sketch of the Germanic comparative phonology and morphology. 5. Various models of the genetic classification of the Germanic languages. 6. The oldest use of the script by Germans: helmet from Negau and early runic script. 7. Survey of the early literary Germanic languages (1st mill. AD): Gothic & Crimean Gothic. Northwest Germanic or Old Runic. Language of the later runes & Old Nordic, plus Old Gutnic. Old English. Old Frisian. Old Saxon. Old High German. 8. Survey of the modern Germanic languages: High German & Yiddish. Low German. Dutch-Flemish-Afrikaans. West/East/North Frisian. English & Scottish. Danish. Swedish. Norwegish. Faeroese. Icelandic.
Literature
  • SCHLETTE, Friedrich. Germáni mezi Thorsbergem a Ravennou : kulturní dějiny Germánů do konce stěhování národů. Vyd. 1. Praha: Orbis, 1977, 302 s. URL info
Teaching methods
Lectures, student presentations.
Assessment methods
The final exam or colloquium depends on quality of the written description of the grammatical structure of a chosen languge or comparison of two languages.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Samostatná četba a písemný referát.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Předmět je určen pouze studentům BALTISTIKY
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021.
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