History of the Russian Language
Course code
SKS6202.HT
old course code
Course title in Estonian
Vene kirjakeele ajalugu
Course title in English
History of the Russian Language
ECTS credits
6.0
Assessment form
Examination
lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
Course aims
Acquire a comprehensive knowledge of the history of the Old Russian language. To develop independent research skills and the skills to analyze the old Russian texts and see old Russian words in a modern text.
Knowledge of literary texts; literary and historical context of the process of cultural understanding; understanding the specifics of the Medieval and 18th century literature; understanding of the creation of the literature system.
Knowledge of literary texts; literary and historical context of the process of cultural understanding; understanding the specifics of the Medieval and 18th century literature; understanding of the creation of the literature system.
Brief description of the course
Origin and development stages of the written Russian language. Old Slavonic and Old Russian languages. Slavic alphabets. Old Russian written language and the types of manuscripts. Old Russian phonetic and grammatical system, changes and developments of those.
Creation of the Russian literature. Medieval literature specifics. Old Christian period books in Old Russia. Narrative literature in the Old Russia. Original and translated biographical literature in Russia.
Creation of the Russian literature. Medieval literature specifics. Old Christian period books in Old Russia. Narrative literature in the Old Russia. Original and translated biographical literature in Russia.
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
- knows the history of the Old Russian language;
- is familiar with the field of study and in scientific literature on this topic, knows classic research papers of the topic;
- is able to analyze samples of Old Slavic and old Russian text.
- knows the history of the Old Russian language;
- is familiar with the field of study and in scientific literature on this topic, knows classic research papers of the topic;
- is able to analyze samples of Old Slavic and old Russian text.
Teacher
Sergei Dotsenko
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