Course: Morphology in Exercises

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Course title Morphology in Exercises
Course code KSR/7LG5
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Russian
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)
  • Pálušová Martina, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Slovák Václav, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
01. The subject of Grammar. Morphology and its relation to other linguistic disciplines. Basic terminology of Grammar and Morphology. 02. Morphemics. The principles in dissecting words into morphemes. Parts of speech. Classification. Historical context. 03. Nouns. General characteristic of nouns as a part of speech. Gender, number, case. Word formation. 04. Adjectives. Characteristics of adjectives. Using and producing the short and full forms. Superlative and comparative. Word formation. 05. Pronouns and numerals in the system of parts of speech. Adverbs and predicatives. 06. Verb. General characteristic of verbs as a part of speech. Word formation and flexion. The system of verb forms. Verb categories. 07. General categories of the verb. Aspectuality. The category of aspect. Modes of verbal action. 08. The category of voice. Reflexive verbs. 09. Predicative categories. Category of tense. Category of mood and person. Syntactical categories - gender, number, case. 10. Verbs of movement. 11. Infinitive forms of verb - the infinitive, transgressive, participle. Nouns derived from verbs. 12. Synsemantic parts of speech. Interjections and onomatopoeic verbs.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
  • Semestral Work - 20 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 30 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 25 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 25 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
This introductory course to the morphology of Russian language is further developing the knowledge gained from the language grammar exercises 1 and 2 and is dedicated to a practical outline of selected morphological phenomena in Russian grammar, the knowledge of which is a necessary condition for studying the theoretical Russian morphology. We shall deal mostly with a functional approach to language and we shall also confront Czech and Russian languages in order to focus on the possible interference. Apart from the orthographical, accentological and pardigmatical specific features of the parts of speech we shall deal with (defectiveness of paradigms), we shall also discuss the adequate translation of the categories and elements absent in Czech grammar.
Enhancing the language competence, understanding the selected morphological phenomena (see the syllabus) of present day Russian language.
Prerequisites
Completing the courses preceding this course, i.e. having the knowledge of flexion of Russian nouns and adjectives, flexion of the Russian verb and the corresponding level of language competence. A practical knowledge of Russian, at least A2 level of the European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Written exam, Seminar Work

- Attendance, max. 2 absences - Written or oral assignments, active participation in discussion - A seminary paper on a selected topic: the topic has to be submitted till February 28th and the completed work till April 30th. - Oral exam from the topics and assigned reading (discussing the seminary work, morphemic analysis, morphological analysis, theoretical topic).
Recommended literature
  • Baláž, G. a kol. (1989). Sovremennyj russkij jazyk v sopostavleniji so slovackim ? morfologija. Bratislava.
  • Dibrova, Je. I. (2006). Sovremennyj russkij jazyk. Teorija. Analiz jazykovych jedinic. Morfologija. Sintaksis. Moskva.
  • Grepl, M. a kol. (1995). Příruční mluvnice češtiny.. Praha: LN.
  • Havránek, B. a kol. (1961). Příruční mluvnice ruštiny pro Čechy I.. SPN, Praha.
  • Isačenko, A.V. :. Grammatičeskij stroj russkogo jazyka v sopostavleniji so slovackim. Bratislava 1960.
  • Kolektiv autorů. (1986). Mluvnice češtiny. 2. díl (Tvarosloví). Praha.
  • Kopeckij, L.V. (1981). Morfologija sovremennogo russkogo jazyka. Praha.
  • Rozentaľ, D.E., Golub, I.B.,Telenkova, M.A. (1994). Sovremennyj russkij jazyk. Moskva.
  • Švedova, N.Ju. (1980). Russkaja grammatika I. Moskva.
  • Zemskaja, Je.A. (otv. red.): . (2000). Russkij jazyk konca XX stoletija. Moskva.
  • Žaža, S. (1999). Ruština a čeština v porovnávacím pohledu. 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): Russian and Economics, Law and Tourism (2015) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Russian Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Russian Philology (2015) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Russian Philology Aimed at Translation and Business (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -