JSB224 Introduction to Serbian and Croatian Syntax

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Pavel Krejčí, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Pavel Krejčí, Ph.D.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Pavel Krejčí, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Basic theoretical presentation of Serbo-Croatian syntax (mainly in contrast with Czech), Serbian and Croatian terminology from this discipline.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students will be able to demonstrate the knowledge of Serbian and Croatian syntax, have a broader and more solid understanding of key aspects of linguistics, have a broader and more solid understanding of key aspects of comparative study of Slavonic languages, be familiar with Serbo-Croatian grammar, and contrast and compare Czech and Serbo-Croatian language.
Syllabus
  • Basic terminology (syntax, sentence, verb phrase, nominal phrase, other basic terms); syntactical analysis of texts, interpunction, syntactical analysis of text, exercises.
  • 1. General characteristics of syntax, basic terminology
  • 2. Word, syntagma, sentence, phrase
  • 3. Predicate
  • 4. Subject
  • 5. Object
  • 6. Adverbial
  • 7. Attribute, apposition
  • 8. Predicative complement
  • 9. Sentences from modal point of view
  • 10. Simple sentence
  • 11. Parataxis, types of sentences
  • 12. Hypotaxis, types of sentences
Teaching methods
One lecture and one seminar per week, presentation of paper on topic from comparative Serbian-Slavic or Croatian-Slavic grammar. Seminar thesis.
Assessment methods
The course has a form of a lecture and a class discussion. The condition for admission to the exam is a public presentation of the paper and the submission of a seminar thesis (the date will be specified at the beginning of the semester). The exam is only oral and represents both an interview on the seminar thesis and a test of orientation in professional terminology and the ability of text analysis.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
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