Admission requirements
Previous knowledge of Indo-European linguistics is recommended.
Description
The Anatolian language branch (to which, among others, Hittite, Palaic, Cuneiform-Luwian, Hieroglyphic Luwian, Lycian, Lydian and Carian belong) occupies a special place within the study of Indo-European, because it has retained many archaic characteristics.
In this course, we will extensively treat the linguistic analysis of Hittite and its affiliation to the other Anatolian languages (especially Cuneiform Luwian, Hieroglyphic Luwian and Lycian), as well as the significance of Anatolian for the reconstruction of Proto-Indo-European.
The first block will be devoted the learning Hittite. In the second block we will be looking at the reconstruction of Proto-Anatolian, and its connections with Proto-Indo-European.
Course objectives
1) Students are able to indenpendently read Hittite texts with the help of a dictionary and grammar.
2) Students have knowledge of the most important aspects of the linguistic prehistory of Hittite and the other Anatolian languages;
3) Students are able to independently interpret and contextualise scholarly literature on this topic.
Timetable
The timetables are available through My Timetable.
Mode of instruction
Seminars: 4 hours per week
Assessment method
A. Written examination in the mid-term week. This exam will consist of two parts: (1) an unseen Hittite text that students need to translate with the help of the information from the reader; (2) short open questions on the basis of excerpts of Hittite texts that have been read in class.
B. Research paper at the end of the semester
Weighing
The final mark for the course is established by determining the weighted average of the written examination and the paper. To pass the course, the weighted average of the partial grades must be 5.5 or higher.
Resit
The mid-term exam and the paper may be resit at the end of the semester.
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
Reader and other literature will be made available through Brightspace.
Registration
Enrolment through MyStudyMap is mandatory.
General information about course and exam enrolment is available on the website.
Contact
For substantive questions, contact the lecturer listed in the right information bar.
For questions about enrolment, admission, etc, contact the Education Administration Office: Reuvensplaats
Remarks
Not applicable.