| CODE | 106808 |
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| ACADEMIC YEAR | 2022/2023 |
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| SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR | L-LIN/01 |
| LANGUAGE | Italian |
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| SEMESTER | 1° Semester |
| TEACHING MATERIALS | AULAWEB |
Sanskrit is one of the most important Indo-European languages, which reflects the PIE culture as well the history of ancient India. Its knowledge enables us to acquire the foundations of Indo-European reconstruction.
The studente will be able to manage the sasis of Sanskrit grammar and to afford the sanskrit texts discussed in class as well Indo-European etymology and reconstruction.
The students will be able to master the foudations of Sanskrit grammar and Indo-European reconstruction.
A good knowledge of Greek and Latin.Foundations of Indo-European Linguistics: phonetic laws, geealogical affiliations, morphology.
Traditional lesson. The student is required to join actively to the class.Texts, materials and photocopies will be provided for the most part.
The lectures will be delivered in presence. The attendance is highly recommended.
During the course the Brahmodya hymn RV I 164 will be lecture.
The theme will focus on deciphering Vedic riddles and Indo-European parallelisms.
Romano Lazzeroni, La cultura indoeuropea, Bari: Laterza 1998 (disponibile presso la docente e/o a Scienze della formazione), 120 pp.
Salvatore Monda, Anigma e Griphos. Gli antichi e l'oscurità della parola, Pisa: ETS, 2012, pp. 7-20 (Introduction).
Rosa Ronzitti, Ancora sull’ἀνόστεος esiodeo: membro maschile, vento di Borea, smidollato o chiocciola?, in Lumina: Studi di Linguistica Storica e di Letterature Comparate V, 2021, Roma, Aracne Edizioni, pp. 41-62.
Saverio Sani, Grammatica sanscrita, Pisa - Roma: Serra MMXII (selecion).
Office hours: Tuesday, 10-11 or on appointment. Istituto di Glottologia, Balbi 4, third floor.
ROSA RONZITTI (President)
Tuesday 20th September.
All class schedules are posted on the EasyAcademy portal.
The exam will be oral. Written reconstruction of words and roots will be required.
The level required to pass the exam is more than the basic one.
| Date | Time | Location | Type | Notes |
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| 15/12/2022 | 15:00 | GENOVA | Orale | |
| 19/01/2023 | 15:00 | GENOVA | Orale | |
| 09/02/2023 | 15:00 | GENOVA | Orale | |
| 11/05/2023 | 15:00 | GENOVA | Orale | |
| 08/06/2023 | 15:00 | GENOVA | Orale | |
| 22/06/2023 | 15:00 | GENOVA | Orale | |
| 20/07/2023 | 15:00 | GENOVA | Orale |
Frquency to the lectures is highly recommended. Non attending students must contact the teacher at least a month before the exam in order to get a special program.