Course: History of Linguistics

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Course title History of Linguistics
Course code KRF/DLN
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction French
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Bidaud Samuel Henri, doc. PhD.
Course content
1. Periodization of the history of linguistics "Prehistoric" period (Egypt, Mesopotamia, China ...). 2. India, Greece, Rome (ancient grammar). The Middle Ages. 3. Renaissance and 16th-18th century (interest in national languages, rationalism, Port-Royal). 4. Comparative and historical grammar of the 19th century. Dialectology. 5. Antoine Meillet and Ferdinand de Saussure. 6. Gustave Guillaume and the Psychomechanics of Language. 7. Lucien Tesni?re.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
  • Homework for Teaching - 50 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 25 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 25 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark, Oral exam, Student performance, Systematic Observation of Student

Recommended literature
  • Černý, J. (2005). Malé dějiny lingvistiky. Praha.
  • ČERNÝ, Jiří. (1996). Dějiny lingvistiky. Olomouc.
  • Mounin, G. (1967). Histoire de la linguistique des origines au XXe si?cle. Paris.
  • Mounin, G. (1972). La linguistique du XXe si?cle. Paris.
  • Robins, R. H. (1967). A Short History of Linguistics. London.
  • Vachek, J. (1966). The Linguistic School of Prague. Bloomington.
  • Vachek, J. (1970). U základů pražské lingvistické školy. Praha.


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): French Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): French for translation and interpreting (2020) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter