Course: Chapters from General Linguistics

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Course title Chapters from General Linguistics
Course code KRF/KOLG
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 unspecified
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.
  • 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)
  • Homework for Teaching - 25 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 25 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 25 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 25 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The students get acquainted with the terms from the field of general linguistics. From this point of view, the course deals with the basic components of the language (acoustic, morphological, syntactical, lexical). The emphasis is put on the comparison of Romance languages and possibly other branches of Indoeuropean languages. A part of the course is dedicated to selected interdisciplinary branches of linguistics.
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

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. (1998). Úvod do studia jazyka. . Olomouc.
  • Saussure, F. de. (1996). Kurz obecné jazykovědy. . Praha.


Study plans that include the course
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