Universität Wien

090106 VU Modern Greek regional and social dialects (2023W)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 9 - Altertumswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 20 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 10.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 17.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 24.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 31.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 07.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 14.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 21.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 28.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 05.12. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 12.12. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 09.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 16.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 23.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 30.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal d. Inst. f. Byzantinistik u. Neogräzistik, Postgasse 9, 2.Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

In this course we will be dealing with regional as well as social dialects of Modern Greek that are (or were) spoken within today’s Greece, Cyprus and beyond. At the same time the course offers a. a gentle introduction into dialectology and sociolinguistics and b. an overview of the regions where the dialects are/were located and of the groups which speak them. Regional dialects include the Cretan and Cypriot varieties, the "archaic" Tsakonian (a descendant of the Ancient Greek Doric dialect), 'Grecanico' and 'Griko' spoken in Southern Italy, and the Minor Asian Cappadocian and Pontic dialects. Social dialectal varieties include the 'rembetiko' jargon, the Athenian slang or the queer ‘Kaliarda’.
During the course we will refer to the basic relevant literature, we will examine short texts and we will have a look on the state-of-the-art research as well as the existing attempts to safeguard and/or revitalize the endangered dialects. Additionally, we will have the opportunity to discuss with some scholars conducting research on Modern Greek dialectal varieties.

Assessment and permitted materials

Active participation: 30% (max. 3 absences)
Four assignments during the semester: 40%
Final (online; open-book) exam: 30%. Examination date: 30.01.2024

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The course presupposes familiarity with the Modern Greek alphabet and knowledge of the basics of the Modern Greek grammar. Those not fulfilling these prerequisites but willing to participate in this course should contact the instructor in advance.
The working languages of this course are English and German. The lectures will be held in English.

Examination topics

The lectures material which will be uploaded on Moodle as well as selected readings.

Reading list

Andriotis, Nikolaos P. 1974. Lexikon der Archaismen in neugriechischen Dialekten. (= Schriften der Balkankommission. 22). Wien: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften.
Dawkins, Richard M. 1916. Modern Greek in Asia Minor: A Study of the Dialects of Sílli, Cappadocia and Phárasa with Grammar, Texts, Translations and Glossary. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Dawkins, R. M. 1940. The Dialects of Modern Greek. Transactions of the Philological Society, 1-38.
Drettas, Georges. 1997. Aspects pontiques. Paris: Association de recherches pluridisciplinaires.
Hatzidakis, Georgios N. 1892. Einleitung in die neugriechische Grammatik. Bibliothek indogermanischer Grammatiken 5, Leipzig: von Breitkopf & Härtel.
Kontosopoulos, N. 2001. Dialects and idioms of Modern Greek [in Greek]. Athens: Grigoris.
Pernot, Hubert (1934). Introduction à l'étude du dialecte tsakonien. Paris: Les Belles Lettres.
Rohlfs, Gerhard. 1964. Lexicon graecanicum Italiae inferioris. 2., erw. u. völlig neubearb. Aufl. Niemeyer, Tübingen (1. Aufl. u.d.T.: Etymologisches Wörterbuch der unteritalienischen Gräzität).
Theodoropoulou, Irene. 2014. Sociolinguistics of Style and Social Class in Contemporary Athens. Amsterdam & Philadelphia, PA: John Benjamins.
Trudgill, P. 2003. Modern Greek dialects: A preliminary classification. Journal of Greek Linguistics 4:45-63.

Additional literature will be provided during the lectures.

Association in the course directory

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