Course: Theory of text and Pragmatics

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Course title Theory of text and Pragmatics
Course code KBH/TTP
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
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)
  • Svobodová Jindřiška, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Bednaříková Božena, doc. PhDr. Dr.
Course content
Linguistic pragmatics, pragmatics, semantics and grammar of text, reference and deixis, presuppositions, speech acts, modification of illocutionary functions, conversational maxims and implicatures, cooperation principle, politeness principle, metapragmatics, discourse analysis, critical vs. positive discourse analysis, manipulation and propaganda, multimodality.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Group work
Learning outcomes
The aim is to gain an orientation in the newer concepts of pragmatics and sociopragmatics and the ability to apply them to specific communica- tions. While working with authentic linguistic material from various discourse areas, students will especially master the principles of linguopragmatic text analysis in order to be able to correctly determine all the circumstances influencing the emergence of a specific communica- tion and classify the means constituting its final form, assess their adequacy and evaluate the causes of communicative failure/success.
Insight into the issues of pragmatically oriented linguistics. Students are familiar with the newer concepts of pragmatics and sociopragmatics and are able to apply them to specific communications. When working with authentic linguistic material from various discourse areas, students will master the principles of linguopragmatic text analysis in order to correctly determine all the circumstances influencing the emergence of a specific communiqué and classify the means constituting its final form, assess their adequacy and evaluate the causes of communication failure/succes
Prerequisites
Basic overview of linguistic theories and disciplines. Knowledge of basic linguistic concepts, ability to work with authentic text.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Dialog, Seminar Work

- study of domestic and foreign professional literature - seminar paper based on empirical research - active participation in seminars (students actively analyze selected communications), a maximum of two absences are allowed - oral interview according to the assigned topics
Recommended literature
  • Austin, J. F. Jak dělat něco slovy, Praha 2000.
  • Austin, John Langshaw. (2000). Jak udělat něco slovy. Praha.
  • Bell, Allan; Garret, Peter. (2005). Approaches to media discourse. Middletown.
  • Čechová, M. - Krčmová, M. - Minářová, E. (2008). Současná stylistika. Praha.
  • Fairclough, Norman. (2015). Language and Power. London.
  • Fidelius, P. (1998). Řeč komunistické moci. Praha.
  • Hausenblas, K. (1972). Výstavba jazykových projevů a styl. Praha.
  • Hirschová, M. (2006). Pragmatika v češtině. Olomouc.
  • Hirschová, M. (1989). Úvod do teorie textu. Olomouc.
  • Hirschová, Milada. (2022). Pragmatika v češtině. Praha.
  • Hoffmannová, J. Stylistika a.. (Současná situace stylistiky). Praha: Trizonia, 1997.
  • Hoffmannová, Jana a kol. (2016). Stylistika mluvené a psané češtiny. Praha.
  • Homoláč, J. (1996). Intertextovost a utváření smyslu textu. Praha.
  • Homoláč, Jiří. (1996). Intertextovost a utváření smyslu v textu. Praha.
  • Homoláč, Jiří, Mareš, Petr, Hoffmannová, jana, Jílková, Lucie, Kopecký, jakub, Mrázková, Kamila. (2022). Míšení žánrů stylů a diskurzů v internetové komunikaci. Praha.
  • Huang, Yan. (2019). Pragmatika. Praha.
  • Kořenský, J., Hoffmannová, J., Jaklová,A, Müllerová, O. (1999). Komplexní analýza komunikačního procesu a textu: Učební text pro výběrové semináře filologických oborů. České Budějovice.
  • Kořenský, J. (1992). Komunikace a čeština.. Jinočany.
  • Kořenský, Jan. (1992). Komunikace a čeština. Jinočany.
  • Macurová, A. a Mareš, P. (1992). Text a komunikace.. Praha.
  • Macurová, A. (1983). Ztvárnění komunikačních faktorů v jazykových projevech. Praha.
  • Nebeská, I. (1992). Úvod do psycholingvistiky. Praha.
  • Watts, J., Richard. Politeness. Key topics in sociolinguistics. Cambridge, New York. 2003.
  • Watzlawick, Paul a kol. (2011). Pragmatika lidské komunikace. Interakční vzorce, patologie a paradoxy. 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): Czech Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Czech Philology (2023) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Czech Philology (2023) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Czech Philology (2023) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Czech Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Czech Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -