Slavic Linguistics

The course offers an insight into the grammar of the Slavonic languages, paying particular attention to a comparative analysis of their phonetic, phonological, and morphological structures.

Knowledge and understanding: The student should know the history and structure of the Slavonic languages; the most significant phonological and morphological developments in a number of Slavonic languages; linguistic theories and methods. Applying knowledge and understanding: The student should be able to compare and contrast a number of Slavonic languages in terms of their phonetic, phonological, and morphological structure; apply linguistic theories and methods to Slavic languages; understand texts written in another Slavic language using one's knowledge of Russian and/or Polish.