Postgraduate Course: History of the Scandinavian Languages (Level 11) (ELCS11012)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The course will aim to explore the emergence of Scandinavian as a separate branch of Germanic, and explain the development of the three modern mainland Scandinavian languages; Danish, Norwegian and Swedish. |
| Course description |
From Indo-European to Proto-Scandinavian: The Germanic languages
The Syncope Period (450-750): Sources; The Linguistic revolution
Common Scandinavian (750-1050): The runes; The Scandinavian expansion
Old Scandinavian (1050-1350): The Latin alphabet; Old Norse
Middle Scandinavian (1350-1550): Danish innovations; Influence from Middle Low German
The impact of the Reformation
Modern Swedish and Danish
The two standards of Norwegian
Scandinavian after WWII: Loanwords from English; Intercommunication in Scandinavia
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
* Develop an awareness of the nature and limits of the evidence for this field of study.
* Develop an understanding of some fundamental theories of historical linguistic.
* Develop the ability to engage critically with received assumptions and scholarly models.
* Demonstrate by way of essay and participation in class specialist knowledge and understanding of the making of the three mainland Scandinavian languages.
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Reading List
Einar Haugen The Scandinavian Languages.London 1976
Lars Vikør The Nordic Languages Oslo 1993
Vemund Skard Norsk språkhistorie I-V.Oslo 1973
Torp & Vikør Hovuddrag i norsk språkhistorie. Oslo 1993
Olaf Almenningen (ed.) Språk og samfunn gjennom tusen år. Oslo 1985
Peter Skautrup Det danske sprogs historie I-IV. Copenhagen 1944-68
Gösta Bergman A Short history of the Swedish Language. Lund 1947/73
Elias Wessén Svensk språkhistoria I-III. Lund 1965
Elias Wessén De nordiska språken. Lund 1975
Gertrud Petterson Svenska språket under sjuhundra år. Lund 1996
M. O¿C. Walshe Introduction to the Scandinavian Languages. London 1965
Allan Karker Dansk i tusind år. Copenhagen 1995
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Special Arrangements |
PG Version |
| Keywords | HofSL |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Arne Kruse
Tel: (0131 6)50 4025
Email: Arne.Kruse@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Ersev Ersoy
Tel: (0131 6)50 4465
Email: Ersev.Ersoy@ed.ac.uk |
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