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160093 VO Indoeuropean Grammar III (2009W)
The History of Writing and Writing Systems in IE Languages
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Language: German
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- Friday 16.10. 10:00 - 12:00 (ehem.Zi. Prof. Eichner)
- Friday 23.10. 10:00 - 12:00 (ehem.Zi. Prof. Eichner)
- Friday 30.10. 10:00 - 12:00 (ehem.Zi. Prof. Eichner)
- Friday 06.11. 10:00 - 12:00 (ehem.Zi. Prof. Eichner)
- Friday 13.11. 10:00 - 12:00 (ehem.Zi. Prof. Eichner)
- Friday 20.11. 10:00 - 12:00 (ehem.Zi. Prof. Eichner)
- Friday 27.11. 10:00 - 12:00 (ehem.Zi. Prof. Eichner)
- Friday 04.12. 10:00 - 12:00 (ehem.Zi. Prof. Eichner)
- Friday 11.12. 10:00 - 12:00 (ehem.Zi. Prof. Eichner)
- Friday 18.12. 10:00 - 12:00 (ehem.Zi. Prof. Eichner)
- Friday 08.01. 10:00 - 12:00 (ehem.Zi. Prof. Eichner)
- Friday 15.01. 10:00 - 12:00 (ehem.Zi. Prof. Eichner)
- Friday 22.01. 10:00 - 12:00 (ehem.Zi. Prof. Eichner)
- Friday 29.01. 10:00 - 12:00 (ehem.Zi. Prof. Eichner)
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Aims, contents and method of the course
Survey of the origins of writing (hieroglyphs, cuneiform script, etc.), development of syllabic and alphabetic systems. Examination of the graphemic inventories of IE languages with regard to their suitability for the respective phonemic inventory, against the backdrop of their origin, on the basis of examples (probably Devanagari, the Greek alphabet, alphabets in Italy, Germanic runes).
Assessment and permitted materials
Written test at the end of the semester.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
The aim of this course is to enable the students to analyse graphemic systems and their relationship to the phonemic system they represent.
Examination topics
Lecture
Reading list
Zur Einführung: Harald Haarmann, Geschichte der Schrift. München: Beck. 2. Aufl. 2004
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Codes alter Studienplan: 811, 812
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