RSn068 Linguoculturological Specifics of Russian

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Olga Berger, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Olga Berger, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Olga Berger, Ph.D.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. PhDr. Jiří Gazda, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Fri 12:00–13:40 D33
Prerequisites
The course is intended for those students who know Russian at minimum B2 level that’s why it’s not recommended to the first-year bachelor students.
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
The aim of the course is to provide general overview of linguoculturological movements and to familiarize with basic linguarealia and concepts typical for the Russian culture. The course is focused on the connection of cultural and historical phenomena with their reflection in the language and on the correct interpretation and semantization of language units based on the knowledge of Russian culture.
Learning outcomes
After finishing the course, the student will be able:
- to distinguish and to use basic linguoculturological terms;
- to describe linguoculturological methods;
- to have an overview about Russian basic concepts;
- to interpret and to explain the meaning of the particular precedential expressions and statements;
- to connect cultural and historical phenomena with their reflection in the language.
Syllabus
  • 1. The language picture of the world. Linguoculturology. Mentality.
  • 2. The Russian language sphere of concepts. Concepts.
  • 3. Component analysis of meanings.
  • 4. Two kinds of Russian culture: people’s, unofficial and official, book; double naming in Russian (glaza—oči, gorod—grad, istina—pravda, styd— sram atd.). “Practical idealism”.
  • 5. Significant words for Russian culture (zaodno, ujut, vratʼ, guljatʼ, duša, žalostʼ atd.).
  • 6. Expressing of national culturological specifics at different language levels (morphemics, word-forming, morphology, syntax).
  • 7. Linguirealia (precedential statements and expressions from Russian literature and films, the Soviet cliché).
  • 8. Euphemisms and their classification. Typical Russian euphemisms.
  • 9. Active processes in modern Russian language from linguoculturological spesifics point of view.
  • 10. The competition of “Word of the Year” and “Slovar’ peremen” as the reflection of the modern world.
  • 11. General vocabulary of Russian and the way linguists work with it.
  • 12. Summary. 13. Problems for students to choose from.
Literature
    required literature
  • Irina Dulebová, Nina Cingerová, Katarína Hrčková. Glosár ruských lingvoreálií. Bratislava: STIMUL, 2016.
  • LEVONTINA, Irina Borisovna. Russkij so slovarem. Moskva: AST, 2016, 461 stran. ISBN 9785170948765. info
    recommended literature
  • Arutjunova, N. D. Jazyk i mir čeloveka, 1998
  • KOLESOV, Vladimir Viktorovič and Marina Vladimirovna PIMENOVA. Jazykovyje osnovy russkoj mental'nosti : učebnoje posobije. 5-je izdanije, stereotipnoje. Moskva: Flinta, 2017, 134 stran. ISBN 9785020389410. info
  • LEVONTINA, Irina Borisovna. O čem reč'. Moskva: AST, 2016, 506 stran. ISBN 9785170926411. info
  • KOLESOV, Vladimir Viktorovič, Dar‘ja Vladimirovna KOLESOVA and Aleksandr Anatol‘jevi CHARITONOV. Slovar‘ russkoj mental‘nosti : v dvuch tomach. Sankt-Peterburg: Zlatoust, 2014, 591 s. ISBN 9785865476870. info
  • ŠMELEV, Dmitrij Nikolajevič. Problemy semantičeskogo analiza leksiki. Izd. 3. Moskva: URSS, 2007, 278 s. ISBN 9785382006161. info
  • ZALIZNJAK, Anna Andrejevna and Aleksej Dmitrijevič ŠMELEV. Lekcii po ruskoj aspektologii. München: Otto Sagner, 1997, 151 s. ISBN 38769066733. info
    not specified
  • Apresjan, J. D. Obraz čeloveka po dannym jazyka: popytka sistemnogo opisanija. VJa, 1995
  • KOLESOV, Vladimir Viktorovič and Marina Vladimirovna PIMENOVA. Vvedenije v konceptologiju : učebnoje posobije. 4-je izdanije, stereotipnoje. Moskva: Flinta, 2017, 245 stran. ISBN 9785020389427. info
  • RADBIL‘, Timur Ben‘juminovič. Osnovy izučenija jazykovogo mentaliteta : učebnoje posobije. 3-e izdanije. Moskva: Flinta, 2013, 325 stran. ISBN 9785020346765. info
  • ČERMÁK, František. Lexikon a sémantika. Vyd. 1. Praha: NLN, Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2010, 357 s. ISBN 9788074220203. info
  • APRESJAN, Jurij Derenikovič. Èksperimental'noje issledovanije semantiki russkogo glagola. Moskva: Nauka, 1967, 250 stran. info
  • APRESJAN, Jurij Derenikovič. Idei i metody sovremennoj strukturnoj lingvistiki : (kratkij očerk). Moskva: Prosveščenije, 1966, 300 s. info
Teaching methods
Teaching is in the form of seminars and lectures.
Assessment methods
During the course students will prepare the paper. There is an oral exam at the end of the semester.
Language of instruction
Russian
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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