Russian Linguistics

2024/2025

Academic Year

ENG

Instruction in English

6

ECTS credits

Delivered at:

School of Linguistics

Course type:

Elective course

When:

2 year, 2, 3 module

Instructor

Тер-Аванесова Александра Валерьевна

Course Syllabus

Abstract

An introductive course of Russian dialectology for students who are interested in history of language. The aim of the course is to introduce the students to the study of Russian dialects. Various dimensions of dialectal variation may be targeted, including phonetics, morphology, syntax, and lexicon. More specifically, two geographical area of the author’s deeper expertise will be focused on, the Arkhangelsk and Zakarpatje dialects. The course views dialects primarily from the viewpoint of historical linguistics but also of sociolinguistic variation.Prerequisites: - the course "History of the Russian language" or - the course "Theoretical grammar of the Russian language" or an interview with the lecturer

Learning Objectives

• This course introduces the students to the study of Russian dialects - their phonetics, morphology, syntax, and lexicon. There are two geographical area in focuse: the Arkhangelsk and Zakarpatje dialects. The course views dialects primarily from the viewpoint of historical linguistics but also of sociolinguistic variation.

Expected Learning Outcomes

• The students are able to recognize main features of dialects of Zakarpatje and deside if a dialect is from this region or not.
• The students are able to recognize the main features of the Arkhangelsk dialects. Reading or listening a text in a dialect they are able to deside if this dialect is Arkhangelsk or not.
• The students can reproduce the information about dialectal diversity of Russian. They are able to recognize a texs in south vs. northen dialect. They are able to find traces of historical processes in Russian dialects.

Course Contents

• The Arkhangelsk dialects
• The dialects of Zakarpatije
• Russian dialectology and historical linguistics

Assessment Elements

• quiz
• essay
• exam

Interim Assessment

• 2024/2025 3rd module
  0.3 * essay + 0.4 * exam + 0.3 * quiz

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• Современный русский литературный язык : фонетика, орфоэпия, графика и орфография: учеб. пособие для вузов, Князев, С. В., 2012

Recommended Additional Bibliography

• Лукьянова, Н. А. Введение в русистику : учебное пособие / Н. А. Лукьянова. — 5-е изд. . — Москва : ФЛИНТА, 2017. — 217 с. — ISBN 978-5-9765-3340-0. — Текст : электронный // Лань : электронно-библиотечная система. — URL: https://e.lanbook.com/book/97159 (дата обращения: 00.00.0000). — Режим доступа: для авториз. пользователей.
• Русская диалектология : учебник для вузов, Пожарицкая, С. К., 2005

Authors

• TERAVANESOVA ALEKSANDRA VALEREVNA
• RYZHOVA Daria ALEKSANDROVNA