Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Humanities Program
Lecture Code WMBT4001 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 歴史・対照言語学演習A
Subject Name
(Katakana)
レキシ・タイショウゲンゴガクエンシュウA
Subject Name in
English
Seminar on Historical and Contrastive Linguistics A
Instructor OZONO JUNICHI
Instructor
(Katakana)
オゾノ ジュンイチ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  First Semester,  First Semester
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1st) Tues5-6:Faculty Office
Lesson Style Seminar Lesson Style
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Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 6 : Graduate Advanced
Course Area(Area) 23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area(Discipline) 06 : Linguistics
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Class Objectives
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Indo-European studies, serving as a model for comparative or historical linguistics, have developed the methodology since the establishment in the 19 century. Understanding the history of research plays a critical role in the proper learning of the methodology. This class aims to understand the framework of Indo-Europena studies and to deepen knowledge of Indo-European phonology.  
Class Schedule 1. Proto-Indo-European phonology: phoneme system   
2. Proto-Indo-European phonology: stops and fricatives, Sound shift in Germanic
3. Proto-Indo-European phonology:vowels, resonants
4. Proto-Indo-European phonology: laryngeals
5.Proto-Indo-European phonology: Ablaut
6. Proto-Indo-European morphology: noun infkection 1
7. Proto-Indo-European morphology: noun infkection 2
8. Proto-Indo-European morphology: pronouns
9.  Word formation: Caland system
10. Proto-Indo-European morphology: verb system
11. Proto-Indo-European morphology: verbal stems
12. Grammar of Germanic languages: Germanic languages
13. Grammar of Germanic languages: phonology (vowels)
14. Grammar of Germanic languages: phonology (consonants)
15. Grammar of Germanic languages: phonology (Auslautsgesetz) 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
- Mayhofer, Manfred (1986) Indogermanische Grammatik I-2. Heidelberg: Winter
- Fritz, Matthias/Meier-Bruegger, Michael  (2020) Indogermanische Sprachwissenschaft. 10.Aufl. Berlin/Boston: de Gruyter
- Krahe, Hans (1960-1961) Germanische Sprachwissenschaft 2Bde. Berlin: de Gruyter
Other books will be mentioned at each class. 
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The assigned presenter is required to provide handouts at every class.
 
Requirements Graduate student engaged in linguistic studies are eligible for this course. 
Grading Method Evaluation is performed comprehensively based on class participation and presentations 
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