URAL-ALTAIC PHILOLOGY

Academic year
2020/2021 Syllabus of previous years
Official course title
FILOLOGIA URALO-ALTAICA
Course code
LT0111 (AF:321959 AR:179162)
Modality
On campus classes
ECTS credits
6
Degree level
Bachelor's Degree Programme
Educational sector code
L-LIN/01
Period
2nd Semester
Course year
3
Where
VENEZIA
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The course Ural-Altaic philology belongs to the BA program “Language, Culture and Society of Asia and Mediterranean Africa” (Near and Middle East) and intend to provide students with linguistic and philological knowledge of Uralic and Altaic languages.

Objectives of the courses are: 1) to acquire knowledge of a) linguistic typology of the Uralic and Altaic (Turkic, Mongolic and Tungusic) languages 2) Areal phenomena in Eurasia and 3) Writing systems for Uralic and Altaic languages.
Students will acquire knowledge of the fundamental elements of Uralic and Altaic linguistics and philology.
Knowledge of an Altaic or Uralic language
During the lessons, the following topics will be discussed:

-Classification and periodization of the Turkic, Mongolic, Tungusic and Uralic languages
-Genetic vs. typological relationship
-Writing systems in the Altaic and Uralic world

Besides the materials provided by the professor, the following books will be used (selected chapters):

Abondolo, D. (ed.) 1998. The Uralic languages. London & New York.
Janhunen, J. (ed.) 2003. The Mongolic languages. London & New York.
Janhunen, J. 2005. Tungusic. An endangered language family in Northeast Asia. International Journal of the Sociology of Language 173, 37–54.
Johanson, L. & Csató, É. Á. (eds.) The Turkic languages. London & New York.
Rachewiltz, de I. & Rybatzki, V. 2010. Introduction to Altaic philology (Handbook of Oriental Studies, Section 8, Central Asia, vol 20). Leiden & Boston.
Sinor, D. (ed.) 1988. The Uralic languages: description, history and foreign influences (Handbuch der Orientalistik 8/1). Leiden et al.
The oral exam will deal with the topics discussed during the course.
Frontal classes complemented by regular reading and translation sessions involving students’ active participation.
Italian
Students are strongly advised to attend classes regularly.
oral
This programme is provisional and there could still be changes in its contents.
Last update of the programme: 15/07/2020