INTRODUCTION TO OLD GAELIC I A

INTRODUCTION TO OLD GAELIC I A
Course Code
CE 3063
Credit Points
30
Course Coordinator
Professor D Dumville

Pre-requisites

Available only to students in Programme Year 3 or by permission of the Head of School. Cannot be taken as part of a graduating curriculum with CE 4063: Introduction to Old Gaelic I B.

Co-requisites

A basic knowledge of Gaelic, Welsh, Latin or Historical Linguistics.

Overview

The course provides a basic introduciton to Old Irish - the earliest form of a Celtic language which we can reconstruct with some certainty. Old Irish holds the key to the earliest vernacular literature north of the Alps. It is also of prime importance to comparative Celtic Philology, as it is the earliest attested form of both Irish and Scottish Gaelic. The course consists of an exposition of Old Irish grammar accompanied by appropriate translation exercises and grammatical interpretation of selected passages in Old Irish.

Structure

Three hours of classes per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: In-course assessment: Language Exercises (40%), and 1 two-hour written examination (60%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).