Universität Wien

160156 VO Comparative grammar of the Germanic languages: nominal and verbal morphology (2010W)

Details

Language: German

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Tuesday 12.10. 14:00 - 16:00 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
Tuesday 19.10. 14:00 - 16:00 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
Tuesday 09.11. 14:00 - 16:00 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
Tuesday 16.11. 14:00 - 16:00 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
Tuesday 23.11. 14:00 - 16:00 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
Tuesday 30.11. 14:00 - 16:00 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
Tuesday 07.12. 14:00 - 16:00 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
Tuesday 14.12. 14:00 - 16:00 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
Tuesday 11.01. 14:00 - 16:00 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
Tuesday 18.01. 14:00 - 16:00 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
Tuesday 25.01. 14:00 - 16:00 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course deals with the nominal and verbal morphologies of the Germanic languages and their prehistory. After a brief introduction we will first deal with the nominal system of Germanic and then with the verbal system. Moreover, the oldest Germanic writing system, the Runic script, will be dealt with, and a brief overview of the techniques of ancient Germanic poetry will be given.

Assessment and permitted materials

Written examination

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The goal of the course is to promote the understanding of how Germanic developed from Proto-Indo-European

Examination topics

Lecturing, group work

Reading list

Bammesberger, Alfred. 1986. Der Aufbau des germanischen Verbalsystems. Heidelberg.
-. 1990. Die Morphologie des urgermanischen Nomens. Heidelberg.
Jasanoff, Jay. 1994. 'Germanic' in Langues indo-européennes, ed. Françoise Bader, 251-280. Paris.
König, Ekkehard / van der Auwera, Johan (eds.). 1994. The Germanic languages. London/New York.
Krahe, Hans. 1969. Germanische Sprachwissenschaft. I: Einleitung und Lautlehre, II: Formenlehre, III: Wortbildungslehre. 7. Auflage bearbeitet von Wolfgang Meid. Berlin/New York.
Neri, Sergio. 2003. I sostantivi in u del gotico. Morfologia e preistoria. Innsbruck.
Ramat, Paolo. 1981. Einführung in das Germanische. Tübingen.
Ringe, Don. 2006. A linguistic history of English. Volume I: from Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic. Oxford.

Association in the course directory

Codes Diplomstudium: 808, 809, 813

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