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Course: Morphosyntax

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Course title Morphosyntax
Course code KAA/AMOS
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
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)
  • Veselovská Ludmila, prof. PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Čakányová Michaela, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
The main topic in the seminar Morphosyntax is the classification of parts of speech. We will in detail discuss the morpho-syntactic characteristics of the major grammatical categories in English, the others are covered by individual reading. We start with a revision of the repertory of inflectional morphemes related to N, A, and V categories. Grammatical categories of nominal and verbal paradigms will be discussed in more detail. With Nouns they are above all categories of Countability/Number, Animacy/Gender, Case and Determination; with Verbs, Tense, Aspect, Voice, Agreement etc. (including the syntactic characteristics of auxiliaries, modals and lexical verbs). We will also analyse in more detail the properties of the phrasal projections of N(P), A(P) and V(P) and the clausal functions of the relevant phrases. Students are expected to study actual English data, analyse them independently and be able to make descriptively adequate generalisations. The general structuralist framework will allow them to explain the properties of English structures and contrast them with Czech referring to more general principles of grammar.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Demonstration
  • Homework for Teaching - 26 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 26 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 24 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Course Credit - 24 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The main topic of the seminar in Morphosyntax is the classification of parts of speech. We will discuss in detail the morpho-syntactic characteristics of the major lexical categories in English.
The students improve their theoretical awareness of the linguistic part of their philological studies. They acquire basic information in the classification of parts of speech and learn in detail about the morpho-syntactic characteristics of the major lexical categories in English (Noun, Adjective/Adverb, Verb). The topics form a main part of the topics in the obligatory exam in English Grammar (GRFZ)
Prerequisites
The course AMOS is one ot the three theoretical grammar courses which deal with topics required for the exam in English Grammar (GRFZ) - those three courses are AMOR: Morphology, AMOS: Morphosyntax,and SNT1:Syntax. Before coming to AMOS, the students should have passed the course in Introduction to Language (UJ00) and Practical English Grammar (APGR). The course in Morphology AMOR can be attended simultaneously. The working language in the seminar is English and the students are expected to master basic terminology describing English grammar.

Assessment methods and criteria
Essay, Didactic Test

Attendance and homework preparation for the course, including several written homeworks. During the course students present at least one written essay or PPT presentation based (also) on individual reading (cca 25 pages of text) - the text and instructions see Moodle. A written credit test may also be required for the final credit. The credit from the course is EVALUATED - the mark (A-F:1-3) is calculated based on the credit test/final essay and possibly also homework, depending on the criteria announced by the teacher (to appear in Moodle). The evaluation will be taken into account (25 p.c.) for the English Grammar exam (kaa/GRFZ).
Recommended literature
  • Aarts, B. (2001). English syntax and argumentation. [Houndmills].
  • Aarts, B. (2011). Oxford modern English grammar. Oxford.
  • Biber, D., Conrad, S., & Leech, G. N. (2005). Longman Student Grammar of Spoken and Written English. Harlow.
  • Biber, D., Johansson, S., Leech, G. N., Conrad, S., Finegan, E., & Quirk, R. (1999). Longman grammar of spoken and written English. London.
  • Crystal, D. (2002). The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language. Cambridge.
  • Dušková, L., Strnadová, Z., Knittlová, D., Peprník, J., & Tárnyiková, J. (1988). Mluvnice současné angličtiny na pozadí češtiny. Praha.
  • Greenbaum, S., & Quirk, R. (1990). A student's grammar of the english language. Harlow.
  • Huddleston, R., & Pullum, G. K. (2005). A student's introduction to english grammar. Cambridge.
  • Huddleston, R., & Pullum, G. K. (2006). The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language. Velká Británie.
  • Katamba, Francis. (1993). Morphology..
  • Leech, G. N., & Svartvik, J. (1975). A Communicative Grammar of English. London.
  • Leech, G. N. (2004). Meaning and the English verb. Harlow.
  • Matthews, P. H. (1991). Morphology. Cambridge.
  • Quirk, R., Greenbaum, S., Leech, G. & Svartvik, J. (2004). A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language. London.
  • Quirk, R., Leech, G. N., Greenbaum, S., & Svartvik, J. (1997). A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language. Harlow.
  • Spenser, Andrew. (1991). Morphological Theory.. Blackwell.
  • Veselovská, Ludmila. A course in English Morphosyntax.
  • Veselovská, Ludmila. (2019). Form and Functions in English Grammar. Olomouc.


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Palacký University Olomouc, date of update: 02.05.2026 23:52. Data created for academic year 2026/2027