Course: Chapters from General Linguistics

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Course title Chapters from General Linguistics
Course code KRF/KOL
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 French
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kadlec Jaromír, doc. Mgr. Dr.
Course content
The course will cover the following topics: 1. Phonetics and phonology. Formation, development and branches of the discipline, classification of sounds. Relations with other disciplines. 2. Morphology. Grammatical categories. Their asymmetrical structure according to Jacobson. 3. Syntax. Sentence linearity, sentence structure. Functional sentence perspective. 4. Lexicology and lexicography. Onomastics. Lexicography. 5. Semantics. Semiotics. Linguistic sign and its motivation. Asymmetry of the linguistic sign. 6. Selected interdisciplinary branches (sociolinguistics, ethnolinguistics, philosophy of language etc.).

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
  • Preparation for the Exam - 25 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 25 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 75 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The objective of the course is to acquaint the students with general linguistic concepts, the acquisition of principal linguistic terms and the ability to critically approach the texts from the field of general linguistics, including modern interdisciplinary branches.
The ability to understand principal general linguistic terms and the ability to read and critically approach the texts from the field of general linguistics.
Prerequisites
None.

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark, Student performance, Dialog

Active participation in class and the fulfilment of all the assignments set by the teacher.
Recommended literature
  • Černý, J. - Holeš, J. (2008). Kdo je kdo v dějinách české lingvistiky. . Praha.
  • Černý, J. (2005). Malé dějiny lingvistiky.. Praha.
  • Černý, J. (1998). Úvod do studia jazyka. . Olomouc.
  • Saussure, F. de. (1996). Kurz obecné jazykovědy. . Praha.


Study plans that include the course
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