Course: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Language

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Course title Interdisciplinary Approaches to Language
Course code KSR/7IPJ
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech, Russian
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
Course content
01. Changes of the linguistic paradigm. 02. The birth and development of psycholinguistics and sociolinguistics. Basic terminology. 03. The meaning of a word and different ways of its description. Mental lexicon. Speech production and perception. 04. Language and society. Language policy. Language minorities. Language and power. 05. Cross-cultural communication. 06. Anthropocentrical approach to language. 07. Key terms of cognitive linguistics: concept, conceptualisation, metaphorisation. 08. Language picture of the world, key word. 09. The theory of text. Its birth and evolution. Basic terminology. 10. Fundamental theories in text linguistics. 11. Text and its definition. Its characteristics and categories. 12. Coherence, cohesion and intertextuality.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
  • Attendace - 25 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 25 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 25 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Psycholinguistics and sociolinguistics, Cognitive Linguistics and Text Linguistics. The lecture is dedicated to the modern broad interdisciplinary branches which can enrich the theoretical knowledge acquired by the studies of the traditional linguistic disciplines. The course deals with communicative linguistics, which is focused on the function of language in a concrete speech act and the psychological and social aspects involved in speech production. The course aims to present the students with a broader context of change of the linguistic paradigm caused by the application of anthropocentrism and interpretative approach to language. Students will also get familiar with the fundamental schools of cognitive linguistics and the terminology and key terms and methods of the new approach to linguistic research (e.g., concept, conceptualization, metaphorization, mental processes, language reflection of the reality, key word). The conception of prominent representatives of Russian and Czech text linguistics are critically approached in the context of world text linguistics. We shall focus on the concept of text, its structure and borders as well as on interpretation of discourse and analysis of the constitutional categories of text.
An insight into selected interdisciplinary approaches to language studies as well as insight into the changes of linguistic paradigm. An ability to grasp language phenomena in a broader way.
Prerequisites
Practical knowledge of Russian, at least B2 level of the European Framework of Reference for Languages, good knowledge of general linguistics and its individual language disciplines (Phonetics, Phonology, Lexicology, Morphology and Syntax).

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam

- Active participation in lectures - passing the written test (colloquium) - Attendance
Recommended literature
  • Alefirenko, N.F., Korina, N.B. (2011). Problemy kognitivnoj lingvistiki. Nitra.
  • Bell, R.T. Sociolingvistika. Moskva 1980.
  • Bulygina, T.V., Šmelev, A.D.:. konceptualizacija mira (Na materiale russkoj grammatiki). Moskva 1997.
  • Daneš, Fr. a Hlavsa, Z. (1985). Věta a text.. Praha.
  • de Beaugrande, R., and W. Dresler. Introduction to Text Linguistics.
  • Dolník, J.-Bajzíková, E. Textová lingvistika. Bratislava 1992.
  • Flídrová, H.:. Sociolingvistické a psycholingvistické aspekty dialogu a polylogu v ruštině. Praha, 1989..
  • Gaľperin, I.R. Tekst kak ob´jekt lingvističeskogo issledovanija.. Moskva 1981.
  • Hoffmannová, J. Sémantické a pragmatické aspekty koherence textu. In: Linguistica VI, Praha 1983.
  • Hoffmannová, J. Stylistika a.. (Současná situace stylistiky). Praha: Trizonia, 1997.
  • Hrbáček, J. (1994). Nárys textové syntaxe spisovné češtiny.. Praha: Trizonia.
  • Kořenský, J. Jazyk-řeč-poznání. Olomouc 2004.
  • Lakoff, G.-Johnson, M. Metafory, kterými žijeme. Brno 2002.
  • Mečkovskaja, M.B. Socia%lnaja lingvistika.. Moskva 2000.
  • Nebeská, I. (1992). Úvod do psycholingvistiky. Praha.
  • Vaňková et al. (2005). Co na srdci, to na jazyku. Praha.
  • Vežbickaja, A.: . (2001). Ponimanije kuľtur čerez posredstvo klučevych slov. . Moskva.


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