Admission requirements
Background knowledge of Indo-European linguistics.
Exchange students are allowed to follow this class if they have sufficient knowledge of Indo-European linguistics.
Description
This course provides an introduction into Vedic Sanskrit, the language of the Vedas, especially that of the Rigveda, which is the oldest of them. Next to a survey of the synchronic phonology and morphology, we will be dealing with the major facets of Sanskrit historical grammar.
Course objectives
Insight into the linguistic structure of Vedic Sanskrit
Knowledge of major historical developments of Sanskrit
Timetable
The timetable is available on the website of the Linguistics bachelor
Mode of instruction
Lecture / Seminar
Course Load
Total course load 5 EC x 28 hours= 140 hours
Lectures: 26 hours
Assignment(s): 52 hours
Preparation exam: 60 hours
Exam(s): 2 hours
Assessment method
Assessment
Written examination with open questions
Weighing
100%
Resit
students who fail the course may resit the exam.
Exam review
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.
Blackboard
Blackboard will be used for:
weekly exercises
uploading of grammatical tables and other materials
Reading list
Arthur Anthony Macdonell, A Vedic grammar for students (reprinted many times; any edition may be used), will be used as a reference grammar.
Syllabi will be provided during the course (and uploaded at the Blackboard).
Registration
Enrolment through uSis is mandatory.
General information about uSis is available on this website
Registration Studeren à la carte and Contractonderwijs
Registration Contractonderwijs
Contact
Contact information: Prof. dr. A.M. Lubotsky
Education Administration Office van Wijkplaats
E-mailaddress Education Administration Office van Wijkplaats: osz-oa-wijkplaats@hum.leidenuniv.nl
Coordinator of Studies: Else van Dijk