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Vedic Sanskrit

Course
2018-2019

Admission requirements

Background knowledge of Indo-European linguistics.
Exchange students are allowed to follow this class if they have sufficient knowledge of Indo-European linguistics.

Description

This course provides an introduction into Vedic Sanskrit, the language of the Vedas, especially that of the Rigveda, which is the oldest of them. Next to a survey of the synchronic phonology and morphology, we will be dealing with the major facets of Sanskrit historical grammar.

Course objectives

  • Insight into the linguistic structure of Vedic Sanskrit

  • Knowledge of major historical developments of Sanskrit

Timetable

The timetable is available on the website of the Linguistics bachelor

Mode of instruction

Lecture / Seminar

Course Load

Total course load 5 EC x 28 hours= 140 hours

  • Lectures: 26 hours

  • Assignment(s): 52 hours

  • Preparation exam: 60 hours

  • Exam(s): 2 hours

Assessment method

Assessment

Written examination with open questions

Weighing

100%

Resit

students who fail the course may resit the exam.

Exam review

How and when an exam review will take place will be disclosed together with the publication of the exam results at the latest. If a student requests a review within 30 days after publication of the exam results, an exam review will have to be organized.

Blackboard

Blackboard will be used for:

  • weekly exercises

  • uploading of grammatical tables and other materials

Reading list

Arthur Anthony Macdonell, A Vedic grammar for students (reprinted many times; any edition may be used), will be used as a reference grammar.
Syllabi will be provided during the course (and uploaded at the Blackboard).

Registration

Enrolment through uSis is mandatory.

General information about uSis is available on this website

Registration Studeren à la carte and Contractonderwijs

Registration Contractonderwijs

Contact

Contact information: Prof. dr. A.M. Lubotsky

Education Administration Office van Wijkplaats

E-mailaddress Education Administration Office van Wijkplaats: osz-oa-wijkplaats@hum.leidenuniv.nl

Coordinator of Studies: Else van Dijk