Course: Advanced morphosyntax

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Course title Advanced morphosyntax
Course code DAS/AMS
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Kratochvíl František, M.A., Ph.D.
Course content
Key topics covered include inflection and derivation, case marking, agreement and concord, morphological processes, phrase structure, constituent order, case marking alignments, grammatical functions, and types of dependent relationships between clauses. The concepts will be applied to a grammar of a previously unstudied language that has not been studies previously to provide the students with practical analytical experience.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Demonstration, Work Activities
  • Semestral Work - 39 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 78 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 39 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
This is an advanced course in morphology and syntax that builds on linguistic concepts introduced on undergraduate level.

Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of morphology or familiarity with a morphologically rich foreign language (e.g. Indonesian, Japanese, or Korean).

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Seminar Work

i. class attendance ii. required readings and assignments (about 78 hours in total, readings of about 15 pages weekly) iii. final paper on a topic of choice demonstrating student's familiarity with literature and analytical skills
Recommended literature
  • ANDERSON, Gregory D. S. (2006). Auxiliary verb constructions. Oxford.
  • PAYNE, Thomas E. (2006). Exploring language structure. Cambridge, UK.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Asian Studies (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Asian Studies, Specialization Korean Language and Culture (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Asian Studies, Specialization Chinese Language and Culture (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Asian Studies, Specialization Japanese Language and Culture (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -