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Course Description
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Course Name
The Celtic Languages and their Relatives
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Host University
University of Galway
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Location
Galway, Ireland
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Area of Study
Celtic Studies, Linguistics
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Language Level
Taught In English
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Course Level Recommendations
Upper
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ECTS Credits
5 -
Recommended U.S. Semester Credits2
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Recommended U.S. Quarter Units3
Hours & Credits
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Overview
The Celtic languages form a language family that includes not only the languages of medieval and modern Ireland, Britain and Brittany, but also several ancient languages of France, Spain, Italy and even Turkey. And this family of languages is part of a wider family, Indo-European, that encompasses hundres of languages throughout Europe and Asia and, by now, through historically recent expansions, many other parts of the world. This module will show the student how the known Celtic languages are related to each other, including looking in detail at some of our sources for the ancient Celtic languages, and will provide an introduction to the methods by which we show how languages from Galway to Calcutta, from Inverness to Tehran, are all derived from a single original language spoken around six thousand years ago.
Learning outcomes:
- Detailed knowledge of the ways the Celtic languages are related to each other as a coherent language family.
- Detailed knowledge of the place of the Celtic languages in the Indo-European language family.
- Appreciation of the information to be gained from sources for the ancient Continental Celtic languages.
- Knowledge of the methods and results of comparative-historical linguistics.
Course Disclaimer
Courses and course hours of instruction are subject to change.
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