Certificate of Achievement
Mary Templeman Hogg - O'Rourke
has completed the following course:
Introduction to Comparative Indo-European Linguistics
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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