Survey of the first Indian language 3600-7-IN2-WIJIT2
Lectures will deal with such grammatical issues, as:
• reported speech – en verb;
• causative verbs;
• clitics;
• co-ordination;
• complement clauses;
• temporal adverbial clause;
• manner adverbial clause;
• final adverbial clause;
• causal adverbial clause and conditional clauses;
• coordinate complex sentence;
• onomatopoeia;
• anaphor, reflexivity, reciprocality, reflexive and anaphoric pronoun;
• cleft sentences;
• elements of the phonetics of Classical Tamil;
• elements of the morphology of Classical Tamil.
Course coordinators
Type of course
Mode
Prerequisites (description)
Learning outcomes
K_W04
-has basic knowledge in the range of theory of humanities (literary studies or linguistics or history) necessary to understand chosen cultural aspects
K_W12
-has extensive knowledge of Tamil, its structure, history, script,
K_W13
-is aware of the complex nature of Tamil, its place and significance in the cultural and historical context of South Asia
K_W14
-is aware of the linguistic variety and its influence on the cultural and political situation of the world
K_U12
-has a good command of Tamil at the intermediate level
K_K04
-can set appropriate goals and ways to achieve them in the context of academic, professional and social activity
K_K08
-acts in aid of sharing and promoting cultural and linguistic heritage of South Asia
Assessment criteria
Oral examination.
Practical placement
None.
Bibliography
M. Andronov, A Standard Grammar of Modern and Classical Tamil, New Century Book House Pvt. Ltd., Madras 1969;
T. Lehmann: A Grammar of Modern Tamil, Pondicherry Institute of Linguistics and Culture, Pondicherry 1993.
J. Kusio, T. Herrmann, Język tamilski, Wydawnictwo Akademickie DIALOG, Warszawa 2014.