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SG510: Grammar of Old & Middle Irish I
Semester 1 and Semester 2 | Credits: 10
This course offers an introduction to Old Irish grammar and syntax in standardised language.
Students can expect to acquire a basic competence in reading simple texts in standardised Old Irish. The core text is David Stifter, Sengoídelc. Old Irish for Beginners (Syracuse University Press, 2006), and recommended supplementary materials include E.G. Quin, Old Irish Workbook (Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, 1975) and John Strachan and Osborn Bergin, Old-Irish Paradigms and Selections from the Old-Irish Glosses (Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, 2003 (reprint of 1949)).
(Language of instruction: English)
Learning Outcomes
- Read straightforward sentences in standardised Old Irish.
- Translate straightforward sentences from standardised Old Irish into English.
- Parse straightforward sentences in standardised Old Irish.
- Give an account of the basic features of the grammar and syntax of Old Irish.
- Locate and use beginners' aids to reading and understanding Old Irish.
Assessments
- Department-based Assessment (100%)
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Reading List
- "Sengoídelc" by David Stifter
ISBN: 0-8156-3072-7.
Publisher: Syracuse University Press - "Old-Irish Paradigms and Selections from the Old-Irish Glosses" by Bergin, Osborn and Strachan, John
Publisher: Royal Irish Academy - "Old-Irish Workbook" by E.G. Quin
Publisher: Royal Irish Academy
Note: Module offerings and details may be subject to change.