Admission requirements
Students who have not followed the course Language and culture of the Indo-Europeans are advised to purchase and study the reader of that course.
Description
An introduction to the Lithuanian language and its history. Lithuanian, a Baltic language, is the only living language that plays a significant role in the reconstruction of Proto-Indo-European. It has many archaic charateristics, especially in its phonology, nominal morphology and syntax. The first half of the course provides a brief introduction to the synchronic phonology and morphology of Lithuanian, which will be illustrated by weekly exercises. During the second half of the course the emphasis is on the history of Lithuanian. We will study its written history and the major phonological changes.
Course objectives
Knowledge of and insight in the structure of the Lithuanian language and its history;
Elementary Lithuanian reading skills;
Embedding Lithuanian within a wider Indo-European framework.
Timetable
The timetables are available through My Timetable.
Mode of instruction
Lecture and seminar
Assessment method
Written examinations with open questions, half-term (40%) and final examination (60%). If the weighted average is insufficient, there is a resit for both examinations at the end of the course.
Inspection and feedback
How and when an exam review will take place will be disclosed together with the publication of the exam results at the latest. If a student requests a review within 30 days after publication of the exam results, an exam review will have to be organized.
Reading list
Will be distributed through Brightspace.
Registration
Enrolment through My Studymap is mandatory.
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Registration Contractonderwijs
Contact
For substantive questions, contact the lecturer listed in the right information bar
For questions related to the content of the course, please contact the lecturer, you can find their contact information by clicking on their name in the sidebar.
For questions regarding enrollment please contact the Education Administration Office Reuvensplaats E-mail address Education Administration Office Reuvensplaats: osz-oa-reuvensplaats@hum.leidenuniv.nl
For questions regarding your studyprogress contact the Coordinator of Studies
Remarks
This course is open to students from the BA Linguistics only.