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Lecturer(s)
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Emonds Joseph Embley, prof. Ph.D., M.A.
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Veselovská Ludmila, prof. PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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The topics for the course can be distinct depending on teacher and year. The table of contents for the course will therefore be specified at the beginning of each semester. In fall 2021-22 we will look in Minimalism as introduced in ADGER (2003)
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Observation, Demonstration
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Learning outcomes
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The seminar (taught in English and including readings in English but often concerning Czech paradigms) is aimed at students who have already acquired some basic information about linguistics and grammar. This seminar will develop their knowledge in the field introducing a present day formal approach to linguistic - the generative framework. Presentations during the seminar will often present and discuss Czech topics - contrasting Czech and English - to illustrate the linguistic methodology, application and presentation. Czech materials are used to teach the students to build argumentation based on corpus data and (abve all) their native speaker's intuitions.
The graduates should be able to present scientific arguments in some linguistic field. They are able to deduce conclusions based on a theoretically defined topic and using actual language data.
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Prerequisites
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The course is aimed at students of M.A study in English Philology who are interested in grammar in a more abstract framework. The course is in English and assumes a basic knowledge of English grammar. It helps when the students passed the AMOS (Morpho-syntax) and SNT1 (Syntax) courses. However, the topics are to a large extend independent separate and open mind and the willingness to read are the only things really needed.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written exam, Essay
Generally, attendance and reading preparation for the course, including the written test or essay (about 8-10,000 signs) are required for the credits. The essay will be comparative - English/Czech and must include original data.
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Recommended literature
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Radford, A. (2000). Principles and Parameters in Syntax.. Cambridge Press.
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Veselovská, Ludmila . (2001). Agreement Patterns of Czech Group Nouns and Quantifiers.. Mouton de Gruyter, Berlin.
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Veselovská, Ludmila. (2010). A Structural Approach to the Analysis of the Possessive Idiom /have got/. Zlín.
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Veselovská, Ludmila. (2019). Form and Functions in English Grammar. Olomouc, UP Press.
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Veselovská, Ludmila. (2011). Inversion and Fronting in English: Cartography of Discourse in a Generative Framework. Olomouc.
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Veselovská, Ludmila. (2018). Noun Phrases in Czech. Berlin, Peter Lang.
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Veselovská, Ludmila. (2021). Wh-Questions. Olomouc, UP Press.
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