ISTORIJA NJEMAČKOG JEZIKA 1

After passing this exam, the student will be able to: 1. Understand the basic characteristics of the Indo-European languages and explain the division of Indo-European languages into the centum and satem groups. 2. Explain the process of differentiating Germanic from the Indo-European language family, as well as the process of differentiating German from the Germanic language community. 3. List the oldest linguistic monuments in one of the German dialects. 4. Define and explain the most significant linguistic concepts from the history of the German language (e.g., first and second sound shifts, Verners law, ablaut, etc.).