OJ435 Languages of Australia and Oceania

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2019
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Václav Blažek, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Ondřej Pivoda, 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
Fri 12:00–12:50 K33, Fri 13:00–13:50 K33
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Introduction in the ethnologic and linguistic development and contemporary situation of the Australia and Oceania. Students should get orientation in ethno- and glottogonic processes of the Indo-Pacific regions.
Syllabus
  • 1. Physical geography of the area. 2. Political arrangment of the area; demographic situation. 3. History of the area. 4. Physical anthropology of the population of the area. 5. Survey of the language units 5.1. Australian (aboriginal). 5.2. Indo-Pacific. 5.3. Austronesian.
Literature
  • Mify narodov mira : encyklopedija v dvuch tomach. Edited by Sergej Aleksandrovič Tokarev. 2-oje izd. Moskva: Sovetskaja enciklopedija, 1988, 719 s. info
  • KRUPA, Viktor. Polynézania. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1988, 171 s. info
  • KRUPA, Viktor, Jozef GENZOR and Ladislav DROZDÍK. Jazyky sveta. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1983, 507 s. info
  • KRUPA, Viktor. Jednota a variabilita jazyka : systémový prístup a tzv. exotické jazyky. Bratislava: Veda, 1980. info
Teaching methods
Linguistic, anthropological and historical introduction of a teacher, followed by presentation of individual languages according to own choice by students.
Assessment methods
Description of grammatical structure of a chosen language of the area in both oral and written form.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: Ukončení zápočtem je možné pouze pro kredit typu C. Uděluje se na základě aktivní účasti při výuce.
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2001, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2007, Spring 2011, Autumn 2015, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022.
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