Course: German Philology - Linguistic Seminar

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Course title German Philology - Linguistic Seminar
Course code KGN/LGS17
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction German
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)
  • Rinas Karsten, prof. PhDr. Mgr. Dr.
Course content
This seminar aims to introduce and provide practice in the most important fundamentals of punctuation usage in German. In doing so, the German system of punctuation will be contrasted with the Czech system. Finally, the seminar will also address key phases in the development of punctuation within European linguistic culture, with a particular focus on the question of why and how German punctuation theory, in particular, was conceived in such a decidedly grammatical-syntactic manner. Specifically, the following topics are planned: 1) Punctuation from a Linguistic and Linguistic-Cultural Perspective 2) The Comma in German 1 3) The Comma in German 2 4) Other Punctuation Marks 1 5) Other Punctuation Marks 2 6) German and Czech Punctuation in Contrast 7) An Outline of the History of Punctuation Theory 1 8) An Outline of the History of Punctuation Theory 2 9) On the Development of Punctuation Theory in Czech 10) Proposals for Punctuation Reform 11) Emoticons a Modern Form of Punctuation?

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Methods of Written Work
Learning outcomes
This seminar aims to introduce and provide practice in the most important fundamentals of punctuation usage in German. In doing so, the German system of punctuation will be contrasted with the Czech system. Finally, the seminar will also address key phases in the development of punctuation within European linguistic culture.
Teaching basic skills in the practical application of punctuation Teaching the linguistic and cultural-historical background
Prerequisites
žádné předpoklady

Assessment methods and criteria
Analysis of Creative works (Music, Pictorial,Literary), Didactic Test

Regular attendance (max. 2 absences), active participation, presentation
Recommended literature
  • Baudusch, Renate. (2000). Zeichensetzung klipp & klar. Gütersloh/München.
  • Rinas, Karsten & Veronika Uhrová. Perioden mit Smileys. Zum Verhältnis von Emoticons und Interpunktion. Linguistik online 75, Nr. 1 (2016), S. 143-166. 2016.
  • Rinas, Karsten & Viktor Tichák. (2020). Die Interpunktion im Deutschen und Tschechischen. Olomouc.
  • Rinas, Karsten. Abriss der Geschichte der deutschen Interpunktionslehre. In. 2019.
  • Rinas, Karsten, Ondřej Koupil & Viktor Tichák. (2023). Česká interpunkce v evropských dějinách: reflexe, nauky, teorie. Praha.
  • Rinas, Karsten. (2017). Theorie der Punkte und Striche. Die Geschichte der deutschen Interpunktionslehre. Heidelberg.
  • Svobodová, Jana. (2015). Průvodce českou interpunkcí. Odry.


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): German Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): German for Translators and Interpreters (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): German Philology (2022) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): German Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): German for Translators and Interpreters (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): German Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): German for Translators and Interpreters (2019_24) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -