FF:PL_23 Languages of the Old and New B - Course Information

PL_23 Languages of the Old and New Balkans

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

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Course objectives

The purpose of the course is to present the complex ethno- & glottogenetic situation of the Balkan peninsula, reconstructed on the basis of both archaeological data, literary sources, historical linguistics, and synchronical description of languages.

Syllabus

• 1. Geographical and historical definition of the Balkan Peninsula. 2. Reconstruction of the language map of the Balkan based on witness of ancient sources. 3. Survey of Palaeo-Balkanian relic languages: Macedonian, Paionic, Epirotic, Pelasgic, Thracian, Getic & Dacian, Mysian, Dardanic, Illyrian, plus Phrygian and Messapic outside. 4. Survey of the modern nations of the Balkan, their languages and interference: Dalmatians / Vegliotes, Daco-Romanians & Moldovans, Istroromanians, Arumanians, Meglenoromanians; Slovenians, Croatians, Bosnians, Serbians, Macedonians; Bulgarians. Further: Gypsies, Germans, Hungarians, Turks, Gagauzes.

Assessment methods

The output consists in a written description of the grammatical structure of a chosen language and history of the territory, where this language is spoken.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: every week.

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