UzNJII_24 Historical development of German language II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Zdeněk Masařík, DrSc. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Sylvie Stanovská, Dr. (lecturer)
Mgr. Vlastimil Brom, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Sylvie Stanovská, Dr.
Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Sylvie Stanovská, Dr.
Timetable of Seminar Groups
UzNJII_24/01: Mon 9:10–9:55 G24, V. Brom
UzNJII_24/02: Mon 12:30–13:15 G25, S. Stanovská
UzNJII_24/03: Mon 10:00–10:45 G24, S. Stanovská
UzNJII_24/04: Mon 10:50–11:35 G24, V. Brom
Prerequisites (in Czech)
UzNJII_22 Development of German I
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
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Course objectives
Based on the oldest language history discussed in the previous semester, the development since the Old High German period is thematized.
The main focus belongs to the phonological, morphological, syntactic and lexical changes between the Old-, Middle- and Early New High German, but also some questions of pragmatics and extra linguistic aspects are mentioned in relevant contexts.
Syllabus
  • Language development between Old High German and Middle High German (phonology, Morphology, Syntax, Lexicology ...)
  • Language development between Middle High German and Early New High German(phonology, Morphology, Syntax, Lexicology ...)
  • Establishing of New High German as a (relatively uniform) literary language
  • German as a pluricentric language
  • Periodisation of German
  • Relations of German to other languages
Literature
  • dtv Atlas Deutsche Sprache: 12. Aufl. 1998. ISBN: 3-423-03025-9
  • Minnesang: Mittelhochdtsch. Texte m. Übertr. u. Anm.. Hrsg. u. übertr. v. Brackert, Helmuth. Fischer Taschenbuch. Frankfurt 1993. ISBN: 3-596-26485-5
  • 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
  • BERGMANN, Rolf. Alt- und Mittelhochdeutsch. 4. vyd. Gottingen: Vandenhoeck+Ruprecht, 1993, 259 s. ISBN 3-525-20783-2. info
  • MASAŘÍK, Zdeněk. Historische Entwicklung des Deutschen. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1989, 165 s. ISBN 8021000457. info
  • Geschichte der deutschen Sprache : mit Texten und Übersetzungshilfen. Edited by Wilhelm Schmidt. 2. Aufl. Berlin: Volk und Wissen Volkseigener Verlag, 1970, 428 s. info
Assessment methods
lectures; text work in seminars; written final test, oral exam
Language of instruction
German
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2010.
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