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130072 VO Minor Finnic languages of Ingria (language, sociolinguistics, fieldwork methods) (2013S)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 13 - Europäische und Vergleichende Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft

Am Montag 22.04.2013 findet um 14:00 Uhr in der Fachbereichsbibliothek Finno-Ugristik, die Vorbesprechung der Blocklehrveranstaltung sowie die erste Unterrichtseinheit von 15:00 bis 18:30 Uhr statt. Hier werden auch die weiteren Termine vereinbart.

Details

Language: English

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 23.04. 12:00 - 16:15 Dissertantenzi. Inst. f. Finno-Ugristik, UniCampus Hof 7 2L-O1-12
  • Wednesday 24.04. 12:00 - 13:30 Dissertantenzi. Inst. f. Finno-Ugristik, UniCampus Hof 7 2L-O1-12
  • Thursday 25.04. 09:00 - 10:30 Dissertantenzi. Inst. f. Finno-Ugristik, UniCampus Hof 7 2L-O1-12
  • Friday 26.04. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 2 Inst. f. Finno-Ugristik, UniCampus Hof 7 2L-O1-02

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Lectures 1 & 2: Linguistic situation in Ingria. A brief history of Finnic population in Ingria. The language policy of the Soviet Union/Russia. The overview of research on Finnic languages of Ingria.
Lectures 3 & 4: Votic language: phonetics and phonology, basic grammar. Text reading.
Lectures 5 & 6: Votic language: grammar, syntax. Text reading.
Lectures 7 & 8: Sociolinguistic situation in Ingria: language contacts, identity, the problem of a dialect continuum. Ingrian language: the overview of phonetics and grammar. Text reading.
Lecture 9: Methodology of field research (focusing on work with a nearly extinct language).
Lecture10: Exam: analysis of a simple Votic text.

Assessment and permitted materials

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Examination topics

The course gives the overview of the minor Finnic languages of Ingria: Votic, Ingrian and Ingrian dialect of Finnish. It includes analysis of both the sociolinguistic situation and phonetics/grammar structure of the languages (with some emphasis on the Votic language). The most important aspects of field research in Ingria will be discussed in the course.

Reading list

A short bibliography list:
Ariste P. A grammar of the Votic language. Ed. Th.A.Sebeok. Bloomington; The Hague, 1968. (UAS 68)
Ariste P. Über die Dreisprachligkeit unter einigen finnisch-ugrischen Völkern // Sovetskoje finnougrovedenije 5 (4), 1969, S. 245-264.
Heinsoo H. Investigating obsolenscence: Votic // Fenno-Ugristica 26, 2004, p. 10-16.
Laanest A. Einführung in die ostseefinnischen Sprachen. Habmurg, 1982.
Oinas F.J. The Votes. Ed. R.C.Heffner. New Haven, 1955.
Viitso T.-R. Fennic // The Uralic Languages. Ed. D.Abondolo. London and New-York. 1998, p. 96-113.

Association in the course directory

MFi 500, MFi 600

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