Comparative-historical grammar of Slavic languages

Course: Czech language and literature and English language

Structural unit: Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology

Title
Comparative-historical grammar of Slavic languages
Code
ННД 16.07
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
4 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
4
Learning outcomes
PRN 1. Communicate freely in the Belarusian language, use it to organize effective intercultural communication. PRN 10. Know the norms of the literary Belarusian language and be able to apply them in practical activities. PRN 11. Know the principles, technologies and methods of creating oral and written texts of various genres and styles in the state and Belarusian languages. A complete list of study results under the educational program is provided in the "Program Profile" section.
Form of study
Distance form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
to know: hypotheses of the ethno- and glottogenesis of the Slavs, the division of Slavic languages ​​into groups, the general characteristics of each group, the main characteristics of the Old Slavic language and the origins of Slavic writing; the history of scientific studies and the main sources in the field of comparative and historical study of Slavic languages. be able to: navigate the relevant scientific and reference literature, possess the theoretical and methodological apparatus of studies in these fields; to possess: skills of comparative-historical and comparative-typological analysis in a comparative-typological perspective, methods of involving extralinguistic facts to explain the peculiarities of the origin and development of Slavic languages.
Course content
The goal is to provide in-depth knowledge of the comparative study of Slavic languages, which would provide students with a solid foundation for fluency in descriptive and historical approaches to the study of Slavic languages, professional linguistic analysis of the Czech language among other Slavic languages, mastering the skills of using comparative techniques - historical linguistics. The subject of the academic discipline is the main problems of comparative-historical and comparative-typological research of Slavic languages ​​with special attention to Ukrainian and Czech languages; historical-diachronic analysis of these languages ​​from the point of view of the typology of related languages ​​and taking into account the facts of the material and spiritual history of the Slavs, their centuries-old contacts with various ethnic groups and their languages. Special attention is paid to the history of the Proto-Slavic language as the source of modern Slavic languages, as well as methods and sources of its reconstruction. The discipline consists of two content modules and ends with an exam.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
Gasparov B. M., Sygalov P. S. Comparative grammar of Slavic languages. – Tartu, 1974. – T. 1–2. Melnychuk O. S., Kolomiets V. T., Linnyk T. G. Combination of comparative-typological and comparative-historical methods in the study of Slavic languages ​​// Slavic Linguistics. X International Congress of Slavists. - K., 1988. - P. 53–85. Pivtorak H. P. Origin of Ukrainians, Russians, Belarusians and their languages: myths and truth about three Slavic brothers from a "common" cradle. - K., 2004. Chernysh T.O. Essays on Slavic comparative-historical lexicology and etymology. - K., 2010. Yu. Shevelyov. Historical phonology of the Ukrainian language / Yu. Shevelyov; trans. S. Vakulenko, A. Danylenko. - Kharkiv, 2002.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Practical classes, guidance of independent work and control over its implementation, individual consultations, pre-exam consultation, exam.
Assessment methods and criteria
Assessment is carried out in accordance with the planned types of work and forms of control: answer to the practical session / performance of current tasks (2/3 p.), test with open and closed answers (3/5 p.), writing texts with preservation of language norms (2/ 3 p.), modular control work (2/5 p.). During the semester, written works are checked, individual consultations are held, and the level of assimilation of the material assigned for independent study is assessed. Content modules are completed by writing a modular test. The final assessment is conducted in the form of a comprehensive exam. The semester final grade is formed by the sum of points for all planned types of work and points received on the exam, the maximum distribution is carried out according to the algorithm: 60 points (60%) - semester control and 40 points (40%) - exam).
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

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