Entry requirements

120 credits including Greek A, Greek B and Greek C. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.

Learning outcomes

For the grade of Pass, on completion of the course students should be able to

- give a broad account of the developmental stages of the Greek language between c. 800 BCE and 1500 CE and the linguistic changes that characterise these stages

- on the basis of Greek material, discuss and compare some common theories and methods within the field of historical linguistics and related fields of special importance for linguistic development (socio-linguistics, area linguistics, genre theory)

- for either the Ancient or the Byzantine period, identify significant linguistic features of a Greek text and thereby date it or place it in a specific literary register or dialect.

Content

The course covers the history of the Greek language from archaic time (alphabetic script) to the end of the Byzantine period. It presents a broad account of the most important linguistic developments of Greek for the entire period together with an introduction to theoretical perspectives on language change. In addition to this broader perspective each student specialises in either Ancient (c. 750 BCE–c. 500 CE) or Byzantine (c. 300 CE–c. 1500 CE) Greek.

Instruction

The course is given in the form of seminars and lectures.

Assessment

The course is assessed through continuous oral and written assignments and through a written final examination.

If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may decide to make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding special pedagogical support from the University's disability coordinator.