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Lecturer(s)
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Vepřek Miroslav, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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(1)-(12) The course is focused on specific linguistic discipline situated at the borderline of several scholarly fields; it is however primarily based on diachronic investigation of language. It is therefore aimed at students who have already completed the courses Slavistics and Old Church Slavonic and Historical Grammar of Czech (with this last course it is acceptable for students to take it in parallel), or Historical Development of the Czech Language. Instruction will aim to provide understanding of basic principles of etymological investigations, with changes of speech sounds and morphology gradually introduced as elements participating in development of words. The same amount of attention will be given to semantic changes and other specifics of the process of formation and development of form and meaning of words. Etymological interpretations will focus on data from Czech in the context of Slavonic and Indo-European languages. The seminar will encourage students to prepare independently for each class focused on certain range of words (mostly semantically determined).
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Methods of Written Work
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Learning outcomes
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The lecture and seminar are both focused on specific linguistic discipline situated at the borderline of several scholarly fields; it is however primarily based on diachronic investigation of language. Instruction will aim to provide understanding of basic principles of etymological investigations, with changes of speech sounds, morphology and semantics gradually introduced as elements participating in development of words. Concrete etymological interpretations presented in discusses in classes will focus on data from Czech considered in the context of Slavic and Indo-European languages.
Students are able to analyse basic processes of formation and development of form and meaning of concrete words, have orientation in various types of etymological dictionaries, is able to assess relevance of proposed etymological interpretations
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Prerequisites
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Completion of basic diachronic linguistic courses
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral exam, Student performance, Dialog, Seminar Work
(1) Active participation in class (2) Five mini-presentations (3) Examination based on ability of analysing scholarly etymological interpretation of words
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Recommended literature
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ERHART, A. - VEČERKA, R. Úvod do etymologie. Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, Praha 1981..
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HAVLOVÁ, E. (ed.). Etymologický slovník jazyka staroslověnského. Academia, Praha od r. 1989..
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HOLUB, J. - KOPEČNÝ, F. Etymologický slovník jazyka českého, Státní nakladatelství učebnic, Praha 1952..
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MACHEK, V. Etymologický slovník jazyka českého, Lidové noviny, Praha 1997.
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Rejzek, J. (2001). Český etymologický slovník. Voznice: LEDA.
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Večerka, R. a kol. (2006). K pramenům slov. Uvedení do etymologie. Praha: NLN.
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