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Lecturer(s)
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Veselovská Ludmila, prof. PhDr. Ph.D.
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Čakányová Michaela, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Students in the course gain basic knowledge of some theoretical issues of part-of-speech classification, with a focus on the categories of nouns, adjectives/adverbs, and verbs. The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the real structure of the English language, and therefore students will be guided to independently describe and analyze specific examples and to derive real rules within a general structural approach to language. The course will continuously apply the contrastive method in comparison with Czech in order to generalize the acquired knowledge and take into account possible translation practice. Topics: 1. classification of parts of speech, 2. semantics and morphology of English nouns, 3. determination and syntactic properties of nouns, 4. syntactic properties of noun phrases, 5. pronouns, 6. binding and anaphora theory, 7. modification and categories of adjectives and adverbs, 8. syntax of adjectival and adverbial phrases, 9. semantics and morphology of verbs, 10. syntax of verbal phrases, 11. lexical verbs and auxiliary verbs, 12. modal verbs, 13. specific properties of the auxiliary/lexical verbs do, be, and have.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Demonstration
- Preparation for the Exam
- 24 hours per semester
- Homework for Teaching
- 26 hours per semester
- Attendace
- 26 hours per semester
- Preparation for the Course Credit
- 24 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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Students in this course gain basic knowledge of some theoretical issues of part-of-speech classification, focusing on the categories of nouns, adjectives/adverbs, and verbs. The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the actual structure of the English language, and therefore students will be guided to independently describe and analyze specific examples and to derive actual rules within the framework of a general structural approach to language. Throughout the course, the contrastive method will be used in comparison with Czech in order to generalize the knowledge acquired, taking into account possible translation practice.
The students improve their theoretical awareness of the linguistic part of their philological studies. They acquire basic information in the classification of parts of speech and learn in detail about the morpho-syntactic characteristics of the major lexical categories in English (Noun, Adjective/Adverb, Verb). The topics covered (together with the topics covered in the SYNT course) are one of the main components of the state final exam in grammar.
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Prerequisites
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The Morphosyntax course (MOST) is one of three theoretical grammar courses taught at KAA, along with Morphology (AMOR) and Syntax (SYNT). These courses should be taken in sequence: AMOR, MOST, and SYNT. Before attending the MOST course, we require completion of the Introduction to Language (UJ00) course. We also require completion of or parallel attendance of the Morphology (AMOR) course. The course is taught in English, and students are expected to have a command of the common terminology used in grammatical analysis of language.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Mark, Written exam, Essay
The requirements include regular attendance at the course, preparation for individual seminars, completion of several ongoing written homework assignments, and study of assigned reading. The requirements for final credit ("zápočet") include completion of all ongoing assignments and assigned reading, and submission of at least one essay or PPT presentation related to independent reading of a academic text in the appropriate format - see Moodle for text and instructions. The final exam takes the form of a written test (credit test).
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Recommended literature
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Aarts, B. (2001). English syntax and argumentation. [Houndmills]: Palgrave.
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Aarts, Bas, April McMahon, and Lars Hinrichs. (2021). The Handbook of English Linguistics. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Balckwell.
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Biber, D., Conrad, S., & Leech, G. N. (2005). Longman Student Grammar of Spoken and Written English. Harlow: Longman ELT.
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Crystal, D. (2002). The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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Dušková, L., Strnadová, Z., Knittlová, D., Peprník, J., & Tárnyiková, J. (1988). Mluvnice současné angličtiny na pozadí češtiny. Praha: Academia.
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Huddleston, R., & Pullum, G. K. (2006). The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language. Velká Británie: Cambridge University Press.
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Huddleston, Rodney, Geoffrey K. Pullum, and Brett Reynolds. (2022). A Student's Introduction to English Grammar. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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Leech, G. N. (2004). Meaning and the English verb. Harlow: Pearson.
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Quirk, R., Greenbaum, S., Leech, G. & Svartvik, J. (2004). A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language. London.
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Veselovská, Ludmila. (2019). Form and Functions in English Grammar. Olomouc, UP Press.
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