Admission requirements
Familiarity with Indo-European phonology is required, e.g. by completing the course Indo-European
Phonology or Indo-European Linguistics 1. In case of doubt, please contact the teacher.
Description
This course is a continuation of and builds on Indo-European Linguistics 1. 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
Knowledge of the morphological system of the Proto-Indo-European noun and pronoun, including the categories and paradigms
Knowledge of the developments of this system in the main daughter languages.
Insight into the methodology of the reconstruction of Proto-Indo-European morphology and its pitfalls.
Application of the principles of reconstruction.
Timetable
The timetables are available through My Timetable.
Mode of instruction
- Seminar
Assessment method
- Written examination with short open questions 70%, paper 30%
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
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