Did you know that almost all European languages (including English) and Sanskrit derive from the same proto-language, Indo-European? We will examine how this ancestral language, or perhaps dialect group, which was once confined to Ukraine and the south Russian steppe, managed to spread across all Europe and into Iran and north India according to many scholarsā interpretation of the archaeological evidence. We will also look at the comparative method, as it is used to reconstruct the vocabulary, phonology and grammar of Indo-European, and how many core words and the various parts of speech, such as the noun and verb, evolved in some of the languages that make up this family
On completion of the course learners will
THIS COURSE IS AVAILABLE AS AN ONLINE SELF-STUDY COURSE.
$40 USD
THIS COURSE IS REGULARLY TAUGHT IN AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND.
Eight two hour sessions. Please enquire regarding priceĀ for in-person courses in Auckland.