Course: Synchronous Comparative Linguistics

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Course title Synchronous Comparative Linguistics
Course code KSU/7SKR
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech, Ukrainian
Status of course Compulsory
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)
  • Vychodilová Zdeňka, doc. PhDr. CSc.
  • Merzová Radana, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Introduction into the field, basic terms History of European comparative linguistics, significant personalities and their works Typological language classification Phonetic typology Morphological typology Typology of higher levels of linguistic structure Typological characteristics of Russian and Czech Typological comparison of Slavic languages Typological comparison of Slavic and non-Slavic languages Language typology and translation Russian - Czech interferences at all levels of linguistic structure Strategies and mechanisms of using the principles of language typology in translation practice

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
  • Attendace - 25 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 13 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 25 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 37 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
An awareness of language typology should be a part of a future translator's elementary knowledge. This course aims, among other things, to show students how to use the knowledge of this field in their translation practice. Students should not learn the grammar rules of a foreign language mechanically, but they should understand that the rules are conditioned by typological differences or similarities of the foreign language and their mother tongue. Thus, students should be able to use this knowledge for better understanding of a foreign language's grammar and lexicon and to avoid making interferential mistakes.
Students get acquainted with the fundamentals of synchronous comparative linguistics, especially with language typology, and they learn how to use their knowledge in translation practice.
Prerequisites
Students should have basic knowledge of general linguistics.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Written exam

Class participation Handing in a seminar paper Passing both the written and the oral part of the final exam
Recommended literature
  • Běličová, H. Nástin porovnávací morfologie spisovných jazyků slovanských. Karolinum. Praha 1998.
  • Gak, V.G. (1974). Sopostavitelńoje izučenije jazykov i lingvističeskaja tipologija. RJaZR 3, s. 40 - 45.
  • Jakobson, R.D. (1979). K teoretzičeskomu obosnovaniju sopostavitelńogo opisanija jazykov. RJaZR 1979, 6, 77 - 80.
  • Jarceva, V.N. (1981). Kontrastivnaja gramatika. Moskva.
  • Krčmová, M. (2010). Integrace v jazycích - jazyky v integraci. Praha, LN.
  • Večerka, R.:. (2009). Jazyky v komparaci 2: charakteristiky současných slovanských jazyků v historickém kontextu.
  • Žaža, S. (1999). Ruština a čeština v porovnávacím pohledu. Brno.


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): Ukrainian Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Ukrainian Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter