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Introduction to Hindi Philology

ННД.13.04.

Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП

First

2021/2022

2 Semester

2

PLO 7. To understand the main problems of Hindi philology and approaches to their solution using appropriate methods and innovative approaches. PLO 8. To know and understand the language system, the general properties of literature as an art of speech, the history of the Hindi language and literature, and to be able to apply this knowledge in professional activities. PLO 15. To carry out linguistic, literary and special philological analysis of Hindi texts of various styles and genres. PLO 16. To know and understand the basic concepts, theories and concepts of the chosen philological specialization, to be able to apply it. PLO 17. To collect, analyze, systematize and interpret the facts of language and speech and use them for solving complex problems in specialized fields of professional activity and/or education.

Full-time form

Successful mastering of the following courses: “The Hindi language: Basic level”, “Lingual country studies of India”; knowledge of linguistic terminology and basic laws of language development from the course “Basics of Linguistics”.

The goal of the discipline is to provide students with a deep professional understanding of the subject, specifics, and main tasks of Hindi philology at the current stage, to provide general information about the evolution of Indo-Aryan languages in India, Sanskrit, Middle Indo-Aryan and Neo-Indo-Aryan languages, the history of the Hindi language and writing, problems of the Hindi language, history of Hindi literature. The discipline is a part of the complex discipline "Introduction to Philology" and has a theoretical direction.

1. Balbir N. Extended Grammars: From Sanscrit to Middle Indo-Aryan with Reference to Verb-Description. Histoire Epistémologie Langage. 2017. https://www.persee.fr/docAsPDF/hel_0750-8069_2017_num_39_2_3611.pdf 2. Butt M., Ahmed T. The redevelopment of Indo-Aryan case systems from a lexical semantic perspective // Erschienen in: Morphology, 2011. https://d-nb.info/1196969418/34 3. Cardona G., Luraghi S. Indo-Aryan Languages. Routledge, 2009. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9780203301524-28/indo-aryan-languages-george-cardona-silvia-luraghi 4. Hellwig O., Scarlata S., Ackermann E., Widmer P. The Treebank of Vedic Sanskrit. University of Zurich. 2020. https://aclanthology.org/2020.lrec-1.632.pdf

Learning activities comprise interactive lectures and seminar classes. Self-study of the students involves preparation for oral responses, participation in discussions, reports with the analyses of scientific literature, research presentation, precis, summaries.

Semestral assessment is based on the oral testing, written assignments, reports and presentations – 36/60 points, modular test papers – 12/20 points, final test paper – 12/20 points. The credit is given based on the results of the student’s work throughout the entire semester and does not require additional assessment measures. Students who scored 60 points, the required minimum, receive “passed”. Students who failed to score 60 points, the required minimum, receive “failed”. Those students who scored totally less than 60 points during the semester period should complete a test paper in the items which he/she failed to pass. Final score 60-100 – passed; 0-59 – failed.

Ukrainian, Hindi