PJB401 Historical Grammar and Dialectology

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Roman Madecki, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Roman Madecki, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Roman Madecki, Ph.D.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Roman Madecki, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 11:40–14:05 B2.44
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Evolution of Polish from the 10th century to the end of the 19th century. Information about relations among Slavonic languages, important historical changes in the phonetics and morphology of Polish, the history of Polish orthographic norms and Polish dialects. Practical analysis of Old Polish texts. At the end of the course students should be able to understand and explain main historical changes in Polish language, to apply theoretical knowledge in practice, i.e. to analyse Old Polish and dialectological texts.
Syllabus
  • I. Polish language in the context of Slavonic languages
  • II. Historical phonetics (the most important changes of non-written period, Old and Middle Polish)
  • III. Historical morphology (the most important changes of non-written period, Old and Middle Polish)
  • IV. Development of syntactic structures - introduction
  • V. Development of vocabulary - introduction
  • VI. Dialectology - characteristics of Polish dialects
  • VII. Analysis of Old Polish and dialectical texts
Literature
  • KLEMENSIEWICZ, Zenon. Historia języka polskiego. Warszawa: Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe, 1974. info
  • Gramatyka historyczna języka polskiego. Edited by Stanisław Rospond. Wyd. 1. Warszawa: Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe, 1971, 391 s. info
  • Kuraszkiewicz, Władysław. Gramatyka historyczna języka polskiego. Podstawowe widomości z wyborem tekstóe staropolskich do ćwiczeń. Warszawa 1972.
  • Walczak, Bogdan. Zarys dziejów języka polskiego. Wrocław 1999.
  • URBAŃCZYK, Stanisław. Prace z dziejów języka polskiego. Wrocław: Zakład Narodowy Imienia Ossolińskich, 1979. ISBN 8304001454. info
  • Wybór tekstów staropolskich : czasy najdawniejsze do roku 1543. Edited by Stefan Vrtel-Wierczyński. Warszawa: Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe, 1963. info
  • URBAŃCZYK, Stanisław. Zarys dialektologii polskiej. Wyd. 3. Warszawa: Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe, 1968. info
  • DEJNA, Karol. Dialekty polskie. Wrocław: Zakład Narodowy Imienia Ossolińskich, 1973. info
Teaching methods
Lectures (practically exemplified theoretical information), practical exercises (analysis of Old Polish and dialectical texts), reading of recommended literature, homeworks.
Assessment methods
Active participation, oral exam (it tests theoretical knowledge and ability to apply it in practice, oral analysis of a part of a transliterated Old Polish text is required).
Language of instruction
Polish
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
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