Old Church Slavonic grammar 3221-S1-0GS12A

1. The mission of saints Cyril and Methodius. Alphabets: cyrillic and glagolitic. The oldest works in Old Church Slavonic.
2. Phonetic phenomena of pre-Slavic era (the right of open syllables, diphthongs monophthongization, the origin of vowels and consonants).
3. Metathesis, palatalization of dorsals.
4. The history of consonants groups with j, simplification of consonant groups.
5. The division of nouns in the declinations.
6. Simple and combine inflection of adjectives, declension of generic pronouns.
7. Conjugative classes. Conjugation of verbs in the present tense.
8. Aorists.
9. Imperfectum.
10. Creating imperative and conditional.
11. Participles of present tense (simple and complex).
12. Past participles, and their variety (simple and complex).
13. Compound past tenses, future tense.
14. Grammatical analysis of selected excerpts of language monuments in Old Church Slavonic.
15. Analysis of fragments of language monuments in Old Church Slavonic (continued).
Estimated number of hours that a student should spend on mastering the content is approximately - 90 (30 hrs. of lectures and 60 hours. of independent student's work.)

Type of course

obligatory courses

Prerequisites (description)

It is advisable to master the material provided in the Introduction to Linguistics, which the student performs in the first semester. It would be useful before starting the course to repeat the general information acquired the knowledge of Polish language from the secondary school.

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, student:
1. KNOWLEDGE: student understands and has an advanced knowledge of
- the complex nature of a natural language, especially Belarusian
- Belarusian terminology of language studies

2. SKILLS: student can
- evaluate the role of linguistic occurrences against the historical background
- use the terminology of language studies in the process of analysing linguistic occurrences

3. SOCIAL COMPETENCES: student is ready to
- bear the responsibility for preserving cultural heritage, including the heritage of Belarus

Assessment criteria

Presence and activity in the classroom, current preparation for classes, oral tests.

Bibliography

1. Bartula Cz., Podstawowe wiadomości z gramatyki staro-cerkiewno-słowiańskiej, Warszawa 2000.
2. Brajerski T., Język staro-cerkiewno-słowiański, Lublin1977.
3. Chaburgajev G.A., Staroslavjanskij jazyk, Moskwa 1986.
4. Lehr-Spławiński T., Bartula Cz., Zarys gramatyki języka staro-cerkiewno-słowiańskiego na tle porównawczym, Wrocław-Warszawa-Kraków-Gdańsk 1976.
5. Słoński S., Gramatyka języka starosłowiańskiego (starobułgarskiego), Warszawa 1951.

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