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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Remarks
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