NJDS_001 German Language in the Middle Ages

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2019

The course is not taught in Autumn 2019

Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 15 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Sylvie Stanovská, Dr. (lecturer)
Mgr. Vlastimil Brom, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Sylvie Stanovská, Dr.
Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Vlastimil Brom, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – 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
In the course, the most topical aspects of the historical development of German language and its predessors from the Proto-Indo-European to Early New High German are thematised.
Learning outcomes
Upon completing the course, the students will be able to: distinguish the epochs of German including its predessors; characterise the typical language features of each period as well as the changes therof; understand the changing functions of German in the society during the Middle Ages as well as their reflection in the written sources; outline the development of German and its status in the Bohemian Lands in the past;
Syllabus
  • An overview of the earlier development of German in the context of Indo-European and Germanic languages
  • Basic features and changes in spelling, morphology, lexicon, and syntax; older German language epochs: Old High German, Middle High German, Early New High German;
  • German on the territory of Bohemian lands - characteristic features, important types of sources
  • Functions and areas of use in the context of other languages in the Bohemian lands
Literature
  • STANOVSKÁ, Sylvie. Historische Entwicklung des Deutschen mit ausgewählten literarischen Texten (Historic Development of German Language with Selected Literary Texts). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, 196 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-6898-8. Digitální knihovna FF MU info
  • KOVÁŘOVÁ, Alena. Blažek, Václav. Staré germánské jazyky. Historický a gramatický přehled. Brno: Masarykova univerzita. Recenze (Blažek, Václav. OlGermanic languages. Overview of history and grammar. Brno: Masaryk University. Recenze). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2013, 163 pp. Universitas 04/2013. ISBN 978-80-210-5837-8. info
  • SCHMIDT, Wilhelm. Geschichte der deutschen Sprache : ein Lehrbuch für das germanistische Studium. Edited by Helmut Langner - Elisabeth Berner - Norbert Richard Wolf. 11., veb. und erw. Aufl. Stuttgart: S. Hirzel, 2013, xxi, 490. ISBN 9783777622729. info
  • MASAŘÍK, Zdeněk and Vlastimil BROM. Historische Entwicklung des Deutschen: Übersichtstabellen - Kommentare - Textproben (Historical Development of German - Tables - Comments - Texts). Brno: Masarykova univerzita v Brně, 2005, 129 pp. 1. Vyd. ISBN 80-210-3696-6. info
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussion, homework, reading, presentations
Assessment methods
written essay (5-8 pages).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: blok.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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