Sunday 17 September 2017

Course on Historical Linguistics @ Pune University

Five-day Course
on
Historical Linguistics
at
Savitribai Phule Pune University
Pune - 411 007

9th October to 13th October 2017

Overview

Historical linguistics which was alternatively known as comparative philology is a branch of linguistics. The basic assumption of studying languages historically is that any language is not stagnant. It flows continuously and takes various shapes. It changes on various levels, phonological, morphological, syntactic as well as on the semantic level. Historical linguistics accounts for such changes. It tries to find out the reasons behind the changes taken place in a certain language within a particular time bracket. Besides, it also searches for genetic relationship among languages.

The Sanskrit language shows its relationship with the Indo-European at one end and to many modern Indian languages to the other. It has undergone many changes in a wide spectrum of time. The course will reveal the students the scientific principles behind these changes. Language students are introduced to general linguistics either in the graduation or in the post-graduation. This course will enable them to widen their horizon and give a new look to the language they study. It being an interdisciplinary course may bring the language students together.

The course participants will learn the topics through lectures as well as through discussion and exercises.

Modules
Historical Linguistics : 9th October to 13th October 2017
Number of participants to be admitted to the course will be limited to fifty.

You Should Attend If…

# Students of M. A. (Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit, Marathi, Hindi, English, Linguistics and of any other languages)
#  Teaching Faculty of any language
# Language students pursuing their graduation
# Any other graduate interested in Historical linguistics

Fees

No fees would be charged for attending course.
Outstation participants have to make arrangements of accommodation on their own.

The Faculty

Prof. Hans Henrich Hock is Professor Emeritus of Linguistics and Sanskrit, of the Classics, of Germanic Languages and Literatures, and in the Campus Honors Programme since 2007 in University of Illinois, Urbana, USA. He is active in teaching Historical Linguistics for several years. Some of his research interests are
General, historical and comparative linguistics, Comparative and diachronic syntax of Indo-European languages, Sanskrit linguistics (synchronic and diachronic, syntax, phonology, language contact, sociolinguistics; Vedic, modern spoken Sanskrit)

Course Co-ordinators
Prof. Nirmala R. Kulkarni
Phone: +91-20-25601336
email
Prof. Mahesh Deokar
Phone: 91-20-25601389
Email< hodpali@unipune.ac.in>


http://www.gian.iitkgp.ac.in/GREGN

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