| Description |
A rigorous introduction to Proto-Indo-European language and culture, with an emphasis on how Greek and Latin inform the reconstruction and, in reverse, how a knowledge of historical roots and comparative material can enhance our understanding of the classical languages and texts. The direction the class takes depends to some extent on the interests of the participants, but the main goals are to get as good an understanding as time allows of Proto-Indo-European phonology, morphology, syntax, and stylistics and to apply linguistic techniques fruitfully to familiar and perhaps not-so-familiar works. |