Course: Introduction to Linguistics 2

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Course title Introduction to Linguistics 2
Course code KRF/UJ2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction French
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Hildenbrand Zuzana, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
The second part of the course deals with selected chapters from the history of linguistics (pre-scientific period, comparative and historical grammar of the 19th century). The emphasis is put on the contemporary trends in modern linguistics (structuralism, functional linguistics, descriptivism, generative linguistics). Basic notions of the principal linguistic disciplines (phonetics and phonology, morphology, syntax, lexicology and lexicography, semantics, dialectology, stylistics). Basic issues of modern interdisciplinary branches (psycholinguistics, pragmalinguistics, text linguistics, sociolinguistics, ethnolinguistics and philosophy of language).

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training)
  • Homework for Teaching - 25 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 25 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 25 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The objective of the course is to acquaint the students with basic terms and concepts from the field of general linguistics so that they would be able to independently and critically read the texts from the the field of linguistics. The course extends the subject matter of Introduction to the Study of Language 1.
Mastery of the subject matter within the scope defined in the Course Objectives. The ability to read and critically approach the texts from the field of general linguistics.
Prerequisites
Course KRF/UJ1.
KRF/UJ
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KRF/UJ1

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark, Written exam

Active participation in class and the fulfilment of all the assignments set by the teacher.
Recommended literature
  • Černý, J. - Holeš, J. (2008). Kdo je kdo v dějinách české lingvistiky. Praha: Libri.
  • Černý, J. - Holeš, J. (2004). Sémiotika. Praha: Portál.
  • Černý, J. (2005). Malé dějiny lingvistiky. Praha: Portál.
  • Černý, J. (1998). Úvod do studia jazyka. Olomouc: Rubiko.
  • Saussure, F. de. (1996). Kurz obecné jazykovědy. Praha: Academia.


Study plans that include the course
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