Kannada I at the Institute of Indology and Tibetology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Kannada
I
Kannada (also
called ‘Canarese’ in old English-language historical sources) is
the leading modern literary language of India, and for its historical
importance has been officially granted the status of a classical
language by the Indian government. It is also the sole administrative
language of the south Indian state of Karnataka, with which the Free
State of Bavaria has a special agreement for scientific, technical,
commercial and cultural cooperation since 2007.
Prof.
Robert Zydenbos has lived in Karnataka for seventeen years and has
mastered
the modern language
fluently.
The course “Kannada I” is an introduction to the modern written
language, which has remained practically unchanged for the past eight
centuries: this means that the learner gains access to eight
centuries of historically important literature. The textbook for this
course has been written by Prof. Zydenbos and is available here:
https://crossasia-books.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/xasia/catalog/book/736
The class will be offered in English.
The course is also suited as an introduction to Dravidian linguistics.
Target groups: students of Indology, linguistics, religious studies, literary studies
Vidyasagara Prof. Dr. Robert J. Zydenbos