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SOAS LANGUAGE CENTRE Sanskrit Beginners 1 Materials: Maurer, W. H. (2001) The Sanskrit Language: An Introductory Grammar and Reader (Revised edition). London: Routledge. Overview of course contents Synopsis • Historical and linguistic background The emphasis of Sanskrit Beginners 1 is to introduce the student to Sanskrit as a • The sound system: consonants linguistic system, by putting it in its appropriate linguistic context and looking • The sound system: semi-vowels and sibilants carefully at how it is structured both in terms of its sound system and its grammar. • The sound system: vowels (initial and ‘short’ forms) The course presupposes no knowledge of an Indian language or of Latin or Greek. • The conjunct consonant The course is divided into two sections of five weeks, the first establishing a • Reading, writing and pronunciation practice familiarity with the pronunciation and writing of the language, the second • Word order and parts of speech concentrating on further practice in pronunciation and writing whilst starting to • First sentences in Sanskrit investigate the grammar of the language. • Mid-term consolidation Grammatical terminology is gradually incorporated, giving the student confidence • The noun: gender, number and case in identifying parts of speech in Sanskrit before tackling grammar. There is a mid- • Introduction to the verbal system term session, consolidating the first half, and an end-of-term consolidation session, concentrating on the material covered in the second half of the course. • From sentence to text: ‘Our Town’ (Maurer, p. 62) • Gerunds: verbal information without the fuss At the end of the course, the student is able to read and understand basic sentences • Second text: ‘A Heavenly Retreat’ (Maurer, p. 70) in the present tense (and the active voice), can read Sanskrit script, albeit with some • Overview and consolidation difficulty and with frequent recourse to transliteration, and will have acquired a vocabulary of around 150 words.
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