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Indo-European Noun

Course
2024-2025

Admission requirements

Familiarity with Indo-European phonology is required, e.g. by completing the course Indo-European Phonology. In case of doubt, please contact the teacher.

Description

This course is a continuation of and builds on the course Indo-European Phonology. We will treat the structure of the Indo-European word and study the reconstruction of nominal endings and paradigms, with a focus on the relation between lexical accent and ablaut. Special topics are the categories gender and number in Indo-European, nominal composition, and derivation. We will conclude with a reconstruction of the pronominal system.

Course objectives

After completing this course, the student:

  • has knowledge of the system of nominal inflection in Proto-Indo-European, including the different categories and paradigm types, as well as the historical development of this system into the main daughter languages.

  • is able to apply the methodology of reconstructing of Proto-Indo-European morphology to concrete datasets and shows awareness of its pitfalls.

Timetable

The timetables are available through My Timetable.

Mode of instruction

Lecture/Seminar

Assessment method

Assessment

Written examination with short open questions 100%.

Resit

There is a resit option.

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 be organized.

Reading list

Mandatory reading:

  • R. Beekes. 2011. Comparative Indo-European linguistics: an introduction. Second edition, revised and corrected by M. de Vaan. Benjamins.

Advised further reading:

  • Clackson, James. 2007. Indo-European Linguistics: An Introduction. Cambridge University Press.

  • Lundquist, J. and Yates, A. 2017. “Indo-European Morphology”. In: J. Klein, B. Joseph, M. Fritz (eds.), Handbook of Comparative and Historical Indo-European Linguistics, Volume 3, pp. 2079-2195.

Registration

Enrolment through My Studymap is mandatory

Contact

For substantive questions, contact the lecturer listed in the right information bar

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For questions regarding enrollment please contact the Education Administration Office Reuvensplaats E-mail address Education Administration Office Reuvensplaats: osz-oa-reuvensplaats@hum.leidenuniv.nl

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Remarks

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