LgV07 Languages of India

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Václav Blažek, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Ondřej Pivoda, Ph.D. (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 J.126
Prerequisites
no aquisitions
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
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Course objectives
The main objective of the course are to introduce students to the languages of India (Indo-Aryan, Dravidian and isolated languages) and its geographical, lingvistical, cultural and historical background, including the sketch of structures of grammatic and phonemic systems with typological remarks.
Learning outcomes
Students acquaint with grammatical structure of old Indo-Iranian languages and their continuation in modern languages.
Syllabus
  • - geographical and political borders of India - "Greater India" - religion and Indian selfconsiousness - non indo-european and indo-european languages of India - old cultural languages of India (sanskrit and prakrits) - "invasion" languages of India (Persic and Arabic) - towards modern languages (based on Hindi model) - sociolinquistical relations of Indian languages
Literature
  • Windfuhr, Gernot, ed., The Iranian languages. London - New York : Routledge, 2009
  • ERHART, Adolf. Struktura indoíránských jazyků. Brno: UJEP 1980.
  • ZBAVITEL, Dušan and Jaroslav VACEK. Průvodce dějinami staroindické literatura. Vyd. 1. Třebíč: Arca JiMfa, 1996, 537 s. ISBN 80-85766-34-5. info
  • MASICA, Colin P. The Indo-Aryan languages. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991, xvi, 539. ISBN 0521234204. info
  • BURROW, Thomas. Sanskrit language. Translated by N. Larina. Moskva: Progress, 1976, 409 s. info
Teaching methods
The teacher introduces the ethnic and cultural history and present of the area. The students presents their descriptions of the chosen important languages, including their literary context.
Assessment methods
Output is based on a description of a chosen language of the region, in the context of historical, geographical and political conditions.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
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