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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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Kořenský Jan, prof. PhDr. DrSc.
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Course content
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Students enhance their knowledge of general linguistics in the below-mentioned fields. Emphasis is put on mutual relations, on the students' ability to apply general knowledge during the studies of a concrete language. - Language and its functions, functioning of the language as a system of signs (i.e. place of the linguistics within social sciences, relations of the linguistics with other disciplines). - Language levels and their functioning (distinctive and semantic units). Graphetic level of the language. - Linguistic sign, its principles and structure, its conception in various linguistic schools. Motivation and arbitrariness of the linguistic sign. - Semantics and semiotics. - Classification of languages. Comparative linguistics. - Evolution of the language and linguistic changes. Their causes and types. - Subsystems of the language. Vertical, horizontal and area subsystems. - Style and stylistics. - Interdisciplinary branches (psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, philosophy of language, mathematic linguistics, neurolinguistics etc.). Students' publication activity is welcome. Students should publish reports in specialised linguistic journals, reviews of books from the field of the general linguistics etc.
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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
- 150 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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Students enhance their knowledge of general linguistics in the below-mentioned fields. Emphasis is put on mutual relations, on the students' ability to apply general knowledge during the studies of a concrete language. - Language and its functions, functioning of the language as a system of signs (i.e. place of the linguistics within social sciences, relations of the linguistics with other disciplines). - Language levels and their functioning (distinctive and semantic units). Graphetic level of the language. - Linguistic sign, its principles and structure, its conception in various linguistic schools. Motivation and arbitrariness of the linguistic sign. - Semantics and semiotics. - Classification of languages. Comparative linguistics. - Evolution of the language and linguistic changes. Their causes and types. - Subsystems of the language. Vertical, horizontal and area subsystems. - Style and stylistics. - Interdisciplinary branches (psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, philosophy of language, mathematic linguistics, neurolinguistics etc.). Students' publication activity is welcome. Students should publish reports in specialised linguistic journals, reviews of books from the field of the general linguistics etc.
Mastery of the subject matter within the scope defined in the Course Objectives.
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Prerequisites
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None.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral exam
The student's active participation in the course and fulfilment of all the requirements set by the teacher during the course.
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Recommended literature
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Slovo a slovesnost. Praha: Ústav pro jazyk český.
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Crystal, D. (2003). The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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Čermák, F. (1997). Jazyk a jazykověda. Praha: Pražská imaginace.
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Černý, J. - Holeš, J. (2008). Kdo je kdo v dějinách české lingvistiky. Praha: Libri.
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Černý, J. (1996). Dějiny lingvistiky. Olomouc: Votobia.
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Erhart, A. (1990). Základy jazykovědy. Praha: SPN.
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Gordon, Raymond G. (2005). Ethnologue. Languages of the World. 15th ed. Dallas: SIL International.
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Kořenský, J. (2004). Člověk- řeč-poznání. Olomouc: UP.
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Šabršula, J. (1983). Základy jazykovědy pro romanisty. Praha: SPN.
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