SJ1B023 Basics from Pragmatic Linguistics

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1/4. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Monika Strmisková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Monika Strmisková, Ph.D.
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
SJ1A002 Practical Spanish II || SJIA007 Practical Spanish II &&! SJ0B747 Pragmatic Linguistics
Spanish linguistics II
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course on Pragmatic Linguistics is to familiarize students with the basic concepts and theories of pragmatic linguistics with an emphasis on Spanish pragmalinguistics. The subject is supplemented by discussions based on student contributions and analyses of specific texts, which show the practical functioning of the phenomena described by the given discipline.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course the student will be able to describe basic theory of pragmalinguistics; will be able to identify verbal strategies used in different types of discourse; will be able to analyze linguistic expressions from the pragmatic-linguistic point of view and critically evaluate them.
Syllabus
  • Pragmatic Linguistics: Basic Concepts
  • Pragmalinguistics and language functions
  • Pragmatics in communication
  • Communicate, its purpose and effect
  • Relevance of the context
  • Verbal communication strategies
  • Pragmatics of nonverbal communication
  • Theory of speech acts and speech behavior
  • Cooperative principle of conversation
  • Handling principle
Literature
  • Escandell Vidal, María Victoria: Introducción a la pragmática, 2.ªedición, Barcelona, Ariel, 2006.
  • HIRSCHOVÁ, Milada. Pragmatika v češtině. Vydání druhé, v Karolinu. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, nakladatelství Karolinum, 2013, 335 stran. ISBN 9788024622330. info
  • MACHOVÁ, Svatava and Milena ŠVEHLOVÁ. Sémantika & pragmatika jako lingvistické disciplíny. Praha: Pedagogická fakulta Univerzity Karlovy v Praze, 1996, 190 s. ISBN 8086039056. info
  • MEY, Jacob L. Pragmatics : an introduction. Oxford: Blackwell, 1993, ix, 357. ISBN 0631186913. info
  • GRICE, Paul. Studies in the Way of Words. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1989, viii, 394. ISBN 9780674852716. info
  • LEVINSON, Stephen C. Pragmatics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1983, 434 pp. Cambrige Textbooks in Linguistics. ISBN 978-0-521-29414-0. info
  • AUSTIN, J. L. How to do things with words : the William James lectures delivered at Harvard University in 1955. London: Oxford University Press, 1971, vii, 166. ISBN 0198812345. info
Teaching methods
Lecture, seminar, homework, class discussion. Lecture: exposition and definitions of basic terms and their exemplification on different types of specific text, proceeding from diverse registers. Seminar: application of theoretical knowledge on authentic texts. During their presentations students show their ability to interconnect on their own their theoretical knowledge and practical analysis of a specific text. E-learning reforcement.
Assessment methods
Credit: active participation and attendance is required (80%) as well as oral examination; elaboration of a paper dedicated to one of the topics discussed in this course.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Minimální počet studentů: 5
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