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Prerequisites
Identical coursesGrammar of classical Japanese (B-KUL-F0TF9A)
Schmidt Jan | Pinnoo Jinsen (substitute) Aims
To impart the students the skills to read and understand texts in the classical literary language. In particular the students should be able to analyse the classical verbal forms, adjectives and auxiliary verbs morphologically and indicate their function and meaning.
Previous knowledge
A good practical knowledge of modern Japanese. Having followed minimum two years of Japanese.
Order of Enrolment
Mixed prerequisite:
You may only take this course if you comply with the prerequisites. Prerequisites can be strict or flexible, or can imply simultaneity. A degree level can be also be a prerequisite.
Explanation:
STRICT: You may only take this course if you have passed or applied tolerance for the courses for which this condition is set.
FLEXIBLE: You may only take this course if you have previously taken the courses for which this condition is set.
SIMULTANEOUS: You may only take this course if you also take the courses for which this condition is set (or have taken them previously).
DEGREE: You may only take this course if you have obtained this degree level.
(SIMULTANEOUS(F0TF1B) AND SIMULTANEOUS(F0TF3B))
The codes of the course units mentioned above correspond to the following course descriptions:
F0TF1B : Modern Japanese III: Linguistics
F0TF3B : Modern Japanese III: Proficiency
Is included in these courses of study
Activities
4 ects. Grammar of classical Japanese (B-KUL-F0TF9a)
JapaneseFormat: Lecture
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First termSchmidt Jan | Pinnoo Jinsen (substitute) Content
This course provides an introduction to the morphology and syntax of classical Japanese, in contrast to modern Japanese. More specifically, we will deal with flection, the classes of the verbs and adjectives, the particles (joshi) and the suffixverbs (jodôshi).