160131 VO Historical Grammar of Greek (2024S)
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Language: English
Examination dates
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Friday
08.03.
09:45 - 11:15
Hörsaal 3 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
Friday
22.03.
09:45 - 11:15
Hörsaal 3 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
Friday
12.04.
09:45 - 11:15
Hörsaal 3 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
Friday
19.04.
09:45 - 11:15
Hörsaal 3 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
Friday
26.04.
09:45 - 11:15
Hörsaal 3 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
Friday
03.05.
09:45 - 11:15
Hörsaal 3 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
Friday
10.05.
09:45 - 11:15
Hörsaal 3 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
Friday
17.05.
09:45 - 11:15
Hörsaal 3 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
N
Friday
24.05.
09:45 - 11:15
Hörsaal 3 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
Friday
31.05.
09:45 - 11:15
Hörsaal 3 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
Friday
07.06.
09:45 - 11:15
Hörsaal 3 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
Friday
14.06.
09:45 - 11:15
Hörsaal 3 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
Friday
21.06.
09:45 - 11:15
Hörsaal 3 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
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Aims, contents and method of the course
The course offers an overview of the most important developments in Greek phonology and morphology from the reconstructed Proto-Indo-European and the so-called Proto-Greek to the Classical period. This will help us understand Linear B texts in Mycenaean and the Greek dialects of the first-millennium BCE. The historical knowledge of Greek will be supported by discussion of the history of writing, dialectal inscriptions, and the significance and intricacies of archaic poetic languages, especially Homeric. Students will acquire or deepen their critical knowledge of the history of ancient Greek by gaining insights into current debates in linguistics, dialectology, and on the Homeric Kunstsprache.
Assessment and permitted materials
Written exam (90min.) on the material of the course (slides, handouts & literature on Moodle), consisting of 10 short questions.For exam-preparation purposes, I will make available on Moodle (7-10 days in advance) a larger list of questions out of which the final 10 will be selected.The first available exam date will take place on site on 28.06.2024, in Hörsaal 3. Answers can be given in English or German.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Understanding of the literature and the topics discussed in the course, independent assessment of the problems & debates; understanding of the evidence/word forms discussed & relevance for the historical questions; positive mark in the final examination.Marking scale: 58-68% = 4, 69-80% = 3, 81-92% = 2, 93-100% = 1
Examination topics
The topics and linguistic data discussed in the course, as well as the handouts/slides and literature discussed. Handouts, slides and background literature will be posted on Moodle.
Reading list
Some reference material:Chs. 39–45 in J. Klein, B. Joseph, M. Fritz (eds.) Handbook of Comparative and Historical Indo-European Linguistics, Berlin: De Gruyter. [available online on u:search]
S. Colvin, A Historical Greek Reader, Oxford 2007. [available online on u:search]
H. Rix, Historische Grammatik des Griechischen, Laut- und Formenlehre, 2nd. ed. Darmstadt 1992.
M. Meier-Brügger, Griechische Sprachwissenschaft, 2 vols., Berlin: De Gruyter 1992. [available online on u:search]
R. Schmitt, Einführung in die griechischen Dialekte, Darmstadt 1977.
E. Bakker (ed.). A Companion to the Ancient Greek Language. Wiley-Blackwell 2010.Further literature and an introduction to the key reference materials will be given during the lectures.
S. Colvin, A Historical Greek Reader, Oxford 2007. [available online on u:search]
H. Rix, Historische Grammatik des Griechischen, Laut- und Formenlehre, 2nd. ed. Darmstadt 1992.
M. Meier-Brügger, Griechische Sprachwissenschaft, 2 vols., Berlin: De Gruyter 1992. [available online on u:search]
R. Schmitt, Einführung in die griechischen Dialekte, Darmstadt 1977.
E. Bakker (ed.). A Companion to the Ancient Greek Language. Wiley-Blackwell 2010.Further literature and an introduction to the key reference materials will be given during the lectures.
Association in the course directory
MA4-WM2.1-1
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