BA_MgF2 Finnish Language Structure Advanced Course II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Petra Hebedová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mag. Vaidas Šeferis, Dr. phil. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mag. Vaidas Šeferis, Dr. phil.
Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Petra Hebedová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each even Thursday 10:00–11:40 G32
Prerequisites
Credit of BA_MgF1 needed.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
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Course objectives
The course is meant as the second part of the 2-semestral course, which deals with the system of Finnish language. In this course students should acquire a good insight into chapters of Finnish grammar such as phonology, possible descriptions of morphology, possibilities of typological comparison, syntactic problems. Students are able to interpret linguistic texts related to these topics.
Learning outcomes
In the course students should acquire a better knowledge about Finnish phonology, morphology and syntax. They also learn about possibilities of typological comparison of Finnish and other languages. During the semester students read texts at home and analyze them afterwards in the seminar. Students should also improve their ability to read and analyze Finnish scholarly text.
Syllabus
  • overview of the grammatical and derivative system of Finnish
  • selected topics from Finnish syntax
  • linguistic typology (comparison of Finniah and other languages)
  • reading and interpretation of linguistic literature
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussion, readings.
Assessment methods
written essay on a topic that student and teacher will agree upon
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2021, Spring 2025.
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