UBKCJLBP20 Historical linguistics 1

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Kristýna Dufková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Kristýna Dufková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Kristýna Dufková, Ph.D.
Institute of The Czech Language and Library Science – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to provide students with the information of the development of Czech from the oldest recorded times till modern periods. The course is aimed at the evolution of sound system and morphology supported with the selection of texts from various historical periods.
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to: - define individual periods of the development of Czech language and explain their typical features - describe the sound changes from the Old Czech to the modern period - describe the morphological changes from the Old Czech to the modern period
Syllabus
  • 1. Periodization in the evolution of the Czech language
  • 2. Sound changes from the Proto-Slavic to Proto-Czech
  • 3. Sound changes from 10th to 14th century
  • 4. Sound changes since 14th century
  • 5. Declension of nouns I: o-stems, jo-stems masculine
  • 6. Declension of nouns II: u-stems, o-stems neuter
  • 7. Declension of nouns III: a-stems, ja-stems, i-stems, consonantal stems
  • 8. Personal pronouns, demonstratives, possessives
  • 9. Short and long adjectives, comparison
  • 10. Verbs I: classification, athematic verbs
  • 11. Verbs II: modus, aspect, participles, thematic verbs
  • 12. Verbs III: infinitive, supine
Literature
    required literature
  • PLESKALOVÁ, J. Stará čeština pro nefilology., Brno:MU, 2001. info
  • LAMPRECHT, A., ŠLOSAR, D., BAUER, J. Historická mluvnice češtiny. SPN Praha 1986. Praha, 1986. info
    recommended literature
  • GEBAUER, Jan. Historická mluvnice jazyka českého. Díl 1. - 4. Praha 1894 - 1929. info
  • PORÁK, Jaroslav. Chrestomatie k vývoji českého jazyka (13. - 18. století). Praha, 1979. info
Teaching methods
Lectures and seminars.
Assessment methods
Písemný test a ústní zkouška.
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2024.
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