15SKSK018 - History of Serbian Language: an Introduction

Course specification
Course title History of Serbian Language: an Introduction
Acronym 15SKSK018
Study programme Serbian literature and language
Module
Type of study first degree undergraduate academic studies
Lecturer (for classes)
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      ESPB 4.0 Status
      Condition Oblik uslovljenosti
      The goal The objective of the course is to acquaint students with: (1) the “external” history of the Serbian language, and (2) the main phonological and morphological changes in Serbian.
      The outcome After the course the student is able to: • recognise and interpret the external and internal motivation of linguistic changes in Serbian, • diachronically explain the modern Serbian phonological and morphological phenomena.
      Contents
      Contents of lectures 1. Outlines of the external history of the Serbian language (The Settlement of the Slavs in the Balkan Peninsula; Eastern–Western division of the South Slavic language region; Divisions within South-Western Slavic language subregion; The Serbian language and Shtokavian; Sociocultural processes and the history of Serbian; The role of contacts in the history of Serbian); 2. Outlines of the internal history of the Serbian language (Causes and mechanisms of linguistic changes; Periodisation of the history of Serbian; The development of Serbian dialects and varieties); 3. An outline of Serbian historical phonology (Causes and consequences of vowel changes; The Serbian accent shifts and their consequences; Causes and consequences of consonant changes); 4. An outline of Serbian historical morphology (Causes and consequences of loss of the dual number; General remarks on the declensions of noun, personal pronouns, and pronominal adjectives; General remarks on the grammatical tenses and moods; Elimination of active participles and development of gerunds).
      Contents of exercises
      Literature
      1. Ivić, Pavle. "The Serbian people and their language". Belgrade: Srpska književna zadruga, 1986, 7–82.
      2. Ivić, Pavle. "Discussions, Studies, Articles 3. On the History of Language" [Complete Works, X/3]. Sremski Karlovci & Novi Sad: Izdavačka knjižarnica Zorana Stojanovića, 2016, 7–85.
      Number of hours per week during the semester/trimester/year
      Lectures Exercises OTC Study and Research Other classes
      3 0
      Methods of teaching (1) Lecture, (2) class discussion, (3) presentation
      Knowledge score (maximum points 100)
      Pre obligations Points Final exam Points
      Activites during lectures 10 Test paper
      Practical lessons Oral examination 30
      Projects
      Colloquia 60
      Seminars
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