ROM0B132 Contrastive Approach of the Evolution of Linguistics in France and in America in the 20th Century

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Christophe Gérard L. Cusimano (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Petr Vurm, Ph.D.
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 9:10–10:45 G24
Prerequisites
The access to the course is restricted to students of the Romance languages and literature (URJL), but grant permissions may be given according availability. The maximum number of students accepted is 20. The classroom thus should not have more than 20 seats and the use of computers is not required. The course would be taught in the autumn semester.
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
This course, exclusively taught in English, is a contrastive overview of the evolution of linguistic approaches in France and America during the second part of 20th century. The aim of the course is to propose a survey about the different theories and their inherent consequences. The course thus focuses on differences between linguistics in France an America during this period.
Syllabus
  • Introduction to theoretical linguistics I) Has there been a chomskyan revolution and what about the saussurean heritage in America ? II) The grammaticality and the role of intuition in linguistics : French vs. American point of view III) Importance of cognitive linguistics in France and America : the example of metaphor IV) Is grammaticalization a fact in itself? V) Folk linguistics : an overview
Literature
  • CUSIMANO, Christophe Gérard L. La sémantique contemporaine : du seme au theme (Contemporary semantics : from semes to themes). 1st edition. Paris: Presses Universitaires de La Sorbonne, 2012, 204 pp. Travaux de stylistique et de linguistique francaises. Études linguistiques. ISBN 978-2-84050-856-4. info
  • The Oxford handbook of grammaticalization. Edited by Heiko Narrog - Bernd Heine. 1st pub. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011, xxxv, 911. ISBN 9780199586783. info
  • Historical cognitive linguistics. Edited by Margaret E. Winters - Heli Tissari - Kathryn Allan. New York: De Gruyter Mouton, 2010, viii, 360. ISBN 9783110226447. info
  • The cognitive linguistics reader. Edited by Vyvyan Evans - Benjamin K. Bergen - Jörg Zinken. 1st pub. London: Equinox, 2007, xiv, 974. ISBN 9781845531096. info
  • HEINE, Bernd and Tanja Angelova KUTEVA. World lexicon of grammaticalization. Beijing: Shijie tushu chuban gongsi, 2007, 387 s. ISBN 9787506282826. info
  • Methods in cognitive linguistics. Edited by Monica Gonzalez-Marquez. Philadelphia: J. Benjamins Pub., 2006, xxviii, 45. ISBN 9027223726. info
  • SAUSSURE, Ferdinand de. Writings in general linguistics. Edited by Carol Sanders - Simon Bouquet - Rudolf Engler - Antoinette Weil, Trans. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006, xxx, 336. ISBN 019926144X. info
  • KUTEVA, Tanja Angelova. Auxiliation : an enquiry into the nature of grammaticalization. 1st pub. New in pbk. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004, viii, 213. ISBN 0199265054. info
  • NIEDZIELSKI, Nancy A. and Dennis Richard PRESTON. Folk linguistics. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, 2003, xxx, 375. ISBN 3110175541. info
  • SAUSSURE, Ferdinand de. Écrits de linguistique générale. Edited by Rudolf Engler - Simon Bouquet - Antoinette Weil. [Paris]: Gallimard, 2002, 353 s. ISBN 2070761169. info
  • CHOMSKY, Noam. The minimalist program. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 1995, 420 s. ISBN 0-262-53128-3. info
  • LEHMANN, Christian. Thoughts on grammaticalization. Rev. and expanded version, 1. München: Lincom Europa, 1995, xii, 192 s. ISBN 3-929075-50-4. info
  • LAKOFF, George. Metaphors we live by. Edited by Mark Johnson. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1980, xiii, 242. ISBN 0226468011. info
  • CHOMSKY, Noam. Reflections on language. London: Temple Smith, 1976, [6], 266 p. ISBN 0-85117-105-2. info
  • SAUSSURE, Ferdinand de. Course in general linguistics. Edited by Albert Sechehaye - Charles Bally. 1st McGraw-Hill Paperback ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1966, xvi, 240. info
  • CHOMSKY, Noam. Aspects of the theory of syntax. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 1965, x, 251. info
  • CHOMSKY, Noam. Current issues in linguistic theory. London: Mouton & Co., 1964. info
  • SAUSSURE, Ferdinand de. Cours de linguistique générale [Saussure, 1922]. Edited by Albert Sechehaye - Charles Bally. Paris: Payot & Cie, 1922, 331 s. info
Teaching methods
The course consists in lectures of 1 hour given weekly.
Assessment methods
The exam is a 4-6 pages essay about one of the topics proposed by the teacher during the classes.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
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