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141094 VO Afro-Asian Language 2: Modern South Arabic (2023W)
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Language: English
Examination dates
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Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Friday 17.11. 09:45 - 14:45 Seminarraum Arabica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-27
- Monday 20.11. 11:30 - 14:45 Seminarraum Arabica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-27
- Wednesday 22.11. 16:30 - 18:30 Seminarraum Arabica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-27
- Friday 24.11. 11:30 - 14:45 Seminarraum Arabica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-27
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Aims, contents and method of the course
This course wants to provide a comparative outline of the Western Modern branch of South Arabian: Mehri, Ḥarsūsi and Baṭḥari. Texts in the three languages will be examined and analysed together during classes. Both a typological and comparative assessment of the material will be discussed during classes. Active participation from the part of the students for the sakes of the analysis will be required. The students will have the chance to deal with original audio recordings and to work on unedited material on Baṭḥari.
Assessment and permitted materials
The final examination can be prepared using the material provided during classes.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Active participation to classes and submission of the term paper are the minimum requirements to pass this course. Participation is mandatory. Three teaching hours can be missed.
Examination topics
The exam will be oral and will be focused on the linguistic analysis of the texts translated during the course. The student will be required to recognise and provide a basic description of the different word classes, possibly according to their academic background and interests (e.g. by adopting a historical/comparative or typological perspective). 70% of the final evaluation will depend on the oral exam, and 30% on class participation.
Reading list
Dufour, Julien. 2022. Vowel Quality as a History Maker. Stress, Metaphony and the Renewal of Proto Semitic Morphology in Modern South Arabian. Patience Epps, Danny Law and Na’ama Pat-El. Historical Linguistics and Endangered Languages, Routledge, pp.56-96.
Lonnet, Antoine & Marie-Claude Simeone-Senelle. 1997. La phonologie des langues sudarabiques modernes. In: Alan S. Kaye (ed.),Phonologies of Asia and Africa (Including the Caucasus). Vol. 1. Winona Lake–Indiana.337–372.
Rubin, A. D. 2018. Omani Mehri: New Grammar and Texts. Leiden: Brill.
Sima, 2009. Mehri-Texte aus der jemenitischen Šarqīyah. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz.
Stroomer, Harry. 2004. Harsusi Texts from Oman: Based on the Field Materials of T. M. Johnstone. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz.Further unpublished material on Baṭḥari will be provided during classes.
Lonnet, Antoine & Marie-Claude Simeone-Senelle. 1997. La phonologie des langues sudarabiques modernes. In: Alan S. Kaye (ed.),Phonologies of Asia and Africa (Including the Caucasus). Vol. 1. Winona Lake–Indiana.337–372.
Rubin, A. D. 2018. Omani Mehri: New Grammar and Texts. Leiden: Brill.
Sima, 2009. Mehri-Texte aus der jemenitischen Šarqīyah. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz.
Stroomer, Harry. 2004. Harsusi Texts from Oman: Based on the Field Materials of T. M. Johnstone. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz.Further unpublished material on Baṭḥari will be provided during classes.
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