Ukrainian Dialectology

obligatory courses

Knowledge of Ukrainian C1 and diachronic linquistic.

Classroom

The aim of the course is to introduce issues related to the variety of dialects used in Ukrainian-speaking territory and give an indication of the connections between dialectology and other disciplines, i.e. historical grammar, ethnography and ethnology.

1. Subject shows:

- History of dialects

- characteristics of dialects

- language influences

The aim of the subject is to teach ways of analyzing dialects, ways of making and analyzing texts from different dialect areas.

It shows the meaning of dialectology to linguistics.

The estimated total number of hours that a student will need to achieve the learning outcomes defined for the course:

organised hours - 2 hours a week = 30 hours

student's individual work - 30 hours

If it is not possible to conduct classes on university premises, classes

shall be held with the aid of distance learning tools, most likely Google

Meet and others recommended by the University of Warsaw.

Atlas gwar wschodniosłowiańskich Białostocczyzny, t. 1-3, 1980-1993.

Atłas ukrajins’koji mowy, t.1-3, Kyjiw 1984-2001.

F. Czyżewski, Atlas gwar polskich i ukraińskich okolic Włodawy, Lublin 1986; Fonetyka i fonologia gwar polskich i ukraińskich południowo-wschodniego Podlasia, Lublin 1994; Polskie i ukraińskie teksty gwarowe ze wschodniej Lubelszczyzny, Lublin 1998 (współautor: S. Warchoł).

W. Kuraszkiewicz, Ruthenica: Studia z historycznej i współczesnej dialektologii wschodniosłowiańskiej, Warszawa 1985.

M. Łesiw, Ukrajins’ki howirky u Polszczi, Warszawa 1997.

W. Mojsijenko, Piwniczne nariczczja ukrajins’koji mowy w XVI-XVIII st. Fonetyka, Kyjiw 2006.

J. Rieger, Słownictwo i nazewnictwo łemkowskie, Warszawa 1995.

F. Żyłko, Narysy z diałektołohiji ukrajins’koji mowy, Kyjiw 1966.

At the end of the course students have the following skills

1. knowledge

- main issues of developement and functioning of contemporary Ukrainian language essepecially concerning dialect (K2_W06)

2. skills:

- choose sources and information, analyse, interpretation and presenting information (K2_U01)

- using proper methods of surveys (K2_U03)

- formulate and test hipotesis of Ukrainian language (K2_U05)

- dispute on specific themes (K2_U08)

- plan and realise lifelong learning (K2_U11)

- assets knowlegde (K2_K01)

Student can take the final exam if (elements of marking):

- constant assessment (participation, activity during classes, project on text analyse) - 30%

- exam - 70%

Exam results:

60% - 68% - 3 (satisfactory)

69% - 77% - 3+ (rated satisfactory plus)

78% - 86% - 4 (good)

87% - 91% - 4+ (good plus)

92% - 97% - 5 (very good)

98% -100% - 5! (Very good with an exclamation mark)

Student can sit an exam for the second time in second session. The exam has the same form and condition as during first time.

Attendance at classes is mandatory. The student is entitled to 2 unexcused absences. Each additional absence requires the student to submit justification.

If the total number of unexcused and excused absences is more than half of the total number of class hours, this could be the basis for failure of the course.