OJ466 Word

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2019
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Aleš Bičan, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Václav Blažek, CSc.
Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 10:00–11:40 T205
Prerequisites
Knowledge of linguistic concepts, reading ability in English
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course deals with the word as the basic linguistic unit. Most of linguistic analyses are done with a reference to the word, but words are also the first thing we learn in a language, and even the layman knows that it is words that make languages different. Still there is no single and uniform definition of the word and its analysis. In the course the student will learn about various approaches to the word, and will be able to critically evaluate their strengths and weaknesses. The attention will be paid to phonological, morphological, semantic and syntactic characteristics of words.
Syllabus
  • Word and its definition
    Morphology vs. syntax
    Phonology of the word: phonological word vs. grammatical word; the problem of clitics
    Morphology of the word: the problem of so-called cranberry morphemes
    Word formation
    Semantics of the word: the problem of synonymy and polysemy of words
    Syntax of the word: the word as the minimal unit of syntax?
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Dixon, R. M. W. - Aikhenvald, A. Y. 2002. Word: A Cross-Linguistic Typology. Cambridge University Press.
  • Taylor, J. R. 2015. The Oxford Handbook of the Word, Oxford University Press.
Teaching methods
seminar, discussion, reading, homework
Assessment methods
oral exam (discussion) or final project (essay)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2020, Spring 2021.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2019, recent)
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