Numbering Code	U-LET29 37231 LJ37	Year/Term	2022 ・ Second semester
Number of Credits	2	Course Type	special lecture
Target Year		Target Student
Language	Japanese	Day/Period	Tue.4
Instructor name	OGIHARA HIROTOSHI (Part-time Lecturer)
Outline and Purpose of the Course	We teach the Parthian language of Maniism. Parthian is classified as Middle Iranian, along with Middle Persian, and is classified as Western Iranian. The remaining materials are from the 1st century BC, and inscriptions, currency inscriptions, seals, and documents written on parchment paper and paper are known, but Mani books account for most of the documents. The Parthian Mani literature was discovered in Turpan, Xinjiang, China, and has an important position in the study of Iranian language history because it is older than the Mani Medieval Persian language. It is also suggested that classical Armenian not only borrowed vocabulary from Parthian, but was also influenced in terms of syntax, and knowledge of this language is essential for understanding classical Armenian. In this class, after an overview of research history and grammar, we will explain the methodology and possibilities of literature language research using unearthed literature through reading representative texts.
Course Goals	Students will learn the grammar of Mani-Parthian language and will be able to read literature by themselves using tool books through reading Romanized transcribed texts, and will also gain an overview of the language changes from ancient to modern Persian. In addition, students will develop the ability to engage in literature language research by understanding the relationship between letters and the language system behind them and the methodology of language research through literature materials.
Evaluation Methods and Policy	Year-end report (70%) - Regular attitude score (small report) (30%).
Course Requirements	Especially none
Study outside of Class (preparation and review)	Self-study of references to be introduced during class.
Textbooks	Textbooks/References	Other, hand outs will be distributed during the class
References, etc.	Desmond Durkin-Meisterernst "Grammatik des Westmitteliranischen (Parthisch und Mittelpersisch)" (Verlag der Oesterreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 2014). Christopher J. Brunner "A syntax of western Middle Iranian" (Caravan Books, 1977). Desmond Durkin-Meisterenst "Dictionary of Manichaean Middle Persian and Parthian" (Brepols, 2004). Gernot Windfuhr (ed.) "The Iranian Languages" (London: Routledge, 2009). Ruediger Schmitt (ed.) "Compendium Linguarum Iranicarum" (Ludwig Reichert Verlag, 1989). Other references will be introduced during class.