Certificate of Achievement

Mary Templeman Hogg - O'Rourke

has completed the following course:

Introduction to Comparative Indo-European Linguistics

Leiden University

In this course you built your knowledge of Indo-European languages, how they changed through time, and how to reconstruct ancient languages.

8 weeks, 4 hours per week

dr. Tijmen Pronk

University Lecturer at the Leiden University Centre for Linguistics

Leiden University

Transcript

Learning outcomes

  • Explain how Indo-European languages are related to each other
  • Investigate words and sounds in Indo-European languages
  • Describe the systematic changes that allow us to reconstruct a prehistoric language
  • Discuss the interplay between linguistics, archaeology and genetics
  • Discuss the recent developments in this research field
  • Explore the oldest written sources of Indo-European languages

Syllabus

  • Understand the Indo European languages family tree
  • Apply this knowledge on reading inscriptions
  • Understand the systemic changes that allow us to reconstruct a prehistoric language
  • Understand the interplay between linguistics, archaeology and genetics
  • Discuss the recent developments in this research field

Issued on 6th September 2022

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Introduction to Comparative Indo-European Linguistics

Leiden University