Indian languages I (Sanskrit)
[GLOR1672]
[30h] 6 credits
This course is taught in the 1st & 2d semester.
This two-yearly course is taught in 2009-2010, 2011-2012,...
Teacher(s): Christophe Vielle
Language: French
Level: First
Aims
Main themes
Pâninian norm, the so-called nâgarî writing system will be described and there will be a systematic account of phonetics (with a special attention to the rules of euphonic combination, or sandhi), noun and verb morphology
(derivation and inflection) and the features of lexical composition and syntax. Grammatical outlines are illustrated with paradigmatic examples and accompanied by reading exercises of increasing difficulty which are also designed to provide students with a core vocabulary.
At the second level, students will gain more in-depth knowledge of the language through commented reading of texts extracted from the narrative (viz. kathâ genre) or epic (viz. Mahâbhârata and Râmâyana) literature. In addition to attending the lecture classes, each student prepares by himself a peculiar text of a reasonable length, and is also expected to read, as an introduction to Indology, both a history of Indian literature and an anthology of translated texts.
Content and teaching methods
At the second level, students will gain more in-depth knowledge of the language through commented reading of texts extracted from the narrative (viz. kathâ genre) or epic (viz. Mahâbhârata and Râmâyana) literature. In addition to attending the lecture classes, each student prepares by himself a peculiar text of a reasonable length, and is also expected to read, as an introduction to Indology, both a history of Indian literature and an anthology of translated texts.
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)