This course will introduce students to the remains of the Sabellic languages, especially, Oscan, Umbrian, Picene, and the "North Oscan" dialects. We will examine the defining isoglosses of Italic and give an overview of the distinctive features of the Sabellic branch. The course will present the structures of the Sabellic languages and we will read a selection of texts with detailed linguistic and philological commentary.

• Level: Knowledge of Latin morphology required (equivalent to 1 year of college Latin).
• Requirements: There will be small homework assignments.
• Materials: The course material will be distributed before the course.

This course will examine the major phonological and morphological innovations that transformed Proto-Indo-European into Classical Latin. In addition, we will closely examine a selection of texts ranging from Very Old Latin to Very Late Latin. We will also address the position of Latin within the PIE family and within Italic, and the question of language contact in the Italian peninsula.

• Level: Knowledge of Latin morphology required (equivalent to 1 year of college Latin).
• Requirements: There will be small homework assignments.
• Materials: The course material will be distributed before the course.

The course introduces several hotly debated topics in Ancient Greek historical phonology and morphology. What conditioned the disyllabic reflex of sonorant plus IE laryngeal, the double reflex of word-initial *j-, and the assibilation of *t(h)i? Are metrical traces of the syllabic liquids preserved in Homer? Is there a relation between accent, rhythm and vocalism? In morphology, we discuss the prehistory of the athematic infinitive endings, of local adverbial expressions, and the relation between perfect aspect and voice. The course will be based on the teacher’s own (previous and ongoing) research. Group discussion will be stimulated by presenting problematic data.

• Level: A decent knowledge of Ancient Greek grammar (such as a language acquisition course) and familiarity with the basic principles of historical linguistics.
• Requirements: There will be no homework during the Summer School. Those who wish can read a few handbook chapters and articles in preparation (details to be communicated beforehand).
• Materials: Articles, texts and handbook chapters to be discussed during the course will be shared digitally by the teacher before the start of the Summer School.

The meanings of the morphological tense, aspect and mood categories of the Greek verb are among the most debated and challenging topics in Greek linguistics. In this course we will discuss the main issues, including the prehistory of the verbal system, the use of tense forms to refer to the 'wrong' temporal domain, and the question of whether there is a meaningful 'past potential' category. We will also zoom out and consider the wider question whether our current approach to the relationship between form and meaning in Greek grammar provides an adequate understanding of the underlying cognitive reality of the language user. 

• Level: Working knowledge of ancient Greek (Homeric, Classical and/or Koine) is required.
• Requirements: Two readings, to be read in advance:
  1. Evert van Emde Boas et al., The Cambridge Grammar of Classical Greek (Cambridge University Press) pages 404–446;
  2. Jan Nuyts, Modality in Mind (Cambridge University Press), pages 7–100 (the rest of the book is also recommended).
• Materials: Students are expected to find the required readings in their own libraries or online.