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Lecturer(s)
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Černý Jiří, prof. PhDr. CSc.
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Zajícová Lenka, prof. Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Periodization of the history of linguistics "Prehistoric" period (Egypt, Mesopotamia, China ...). 2. India, Greece, Rome (ancient grammar). The Middle Ages (Scholastic, 7 liberal arts). 3. Renaissance and 16th-18th century (interest in national languages, rationalism, French encyclopedia). 4. Comparative and historical grammar of the 19th century. Neogrammarian. Dialectology. 5. Predecessors of structuralism (Kazan school). Ferdinand de Saussure and the Geneva School. 6. Prague School. Classic period 1926-1939. The post-war period and the present. 7. Copenhagen School and other European structural movements. 8. American descriptivism and Chomsky's generative and transformational grammar I, II. 9. Introduction to border disciplines. Computational linguistics. 10. Psycholinguistics. Text linguistics. Cognitive Linguistics. 11. Neurolinguistics and sociolinguistics. 12. Semantics, semiology, semiotics. Philosophy of language.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
- Preparation for the Exam
- 1650 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The goal of the subject is to acquaint students with the development of linguistic thought from antiquity to the present. The emphasis is put on modern linguistics (historical and comparative grammar of the 19th century, and Geneva and Prague structuralism and contemporary borderline disciplines).
Basic knowledge of the history of linguistics.
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Prerequisites
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None.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Mark, Oral exam
1) regular attendance 2) active participation in lectures and seminars The exam tests basic orientation in history of linguistics and knowledge in main liguistic schools and theories.
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Recommended literature
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Černý, J. (1996). Dějiny lingvistiky. Olomouc: Votobia.
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Černý, J. (2005). Malé dějiny lingvistiky. Praha: Portál.
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Heinz, A. (1978). Dzieje językoznawstwa w zarysie. Warszawa: PWN.
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Ivić, M. (1963). Pravci u lingvistici. Ljubljana. (1965: Trends in Linguistics, The Hague).
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Mounin, G. (1967). Histoire de la linguistique des origines au XXe siecle. Paris: PUF.
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Mounin, G. (1972). La linguistique du XXe siecle. Paris: PUF.
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Robins, R. H. (1967). A Short History of Linguistics. London: Longmans.
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Vachek, J. (1966). The Linguistic School of Prague. Bloomington: Indiana University Press.
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Vachek, J. (1970). U základů pražské lingvistické školy. Praha: Academia.
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Zvegincev, V. A. (1956). Chrestomatija po istorii jazykoznanija. Moskva.
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