Learning Outcomes
Students will learn:
(a) what Indo-European Ablaut and the laryngeal theory are.
(b) the differences between the formation of words/forms by the means of Ablaut and of morphemes.
(c) the role of the phonetic laws in obscuring the Indo-European Ablaut.
(d) the role of the laryngeal theory in Indo-european Linguistics.
Course Content (Syllabus)
We focus on the Indo-european Ablaut and the Laryngeal theory. We examine the role of the Indo-european Ablaut in Proto-Indo-european and in Ancient Greek. Also, the differences between the formation of words/forms by the means of Ablaut and of morphemes. The basic phonetic laws of Ancient Greek are presented, together with the way they obscured the function of the Indo-European Ablaut. Also, the basic principles of the laryngeal theory are presented, together with its role in Indo-european Linguistics and in the development of Ancient Greek.
Keywords
etymology, Greek language, loanword, inherited word, new formation
Additional bibliography for study
Beekes, R. S. P. (2014). Greek etymological dictionary. 2 τόμ. Leiden: Brill.
Chantraine, P. (2022). Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της αρχαίας ελληνικής. Ιστορία των λέξεων. Θεσσαλονίκη: Ινστιτούτο Νεοελληνικών Σπουδών.
Beekes, R. S. P. (1969). The development of Proto-Indoeuropean laryngeals in Greek. The Hague: Mouton.
Papanastassiou, G. 2021. «Main phonetic changes in Ancient Greek obscuring the PIE ablaut» στο G. Giannakis, L. Conti, J. de la Villa & R. Fornieles (επιμ.), Synchrony and diachrony of Ancient Greek. Language, Linguistics and Philology. Essays in Honor of Emilio Crespo, Berlin & Boston: De Gruyter, 193-211.