AJ2RC_SYNA Syntax A

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2006
Extent and Intensity
0/0/24. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Martin Adam, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Renata Povolná, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Petra Hoydenová
Prerequisites
Students can enroll Seminar to syntax A only after completing subjects Grammar A and Grammar B.
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 goal of the course is to master modality including the two types of modality, intrinsic and extrinsic modality, and all kinds of non-finite verb forms, infinitives, gerunds and participles. Students are supposed to become acquainted with the analysis of the simple sentence, especially in contrast to their mother tongue, the Czech language. They also study some cohesive means, notably substitution and ellipsis. An important part of the course is the mastery of the four basic sentence types and their corresponding discourse functions. Finally, students are expected to master the semantics and grammar of adverbials.
Syllabus
  • The simple sentence. Grammatical notation. Tree diagrams and bracketing. The semantics and grammar of adverbials. Sentence types and discourse functions. Pro-forms and ellipsis. Introduction to modal verbs. Ability, permission, and possibility. Past activity, habit, refusal, etc. Expectation, assumption, and conclusion. Obligation, absence of obligation. Duty and arrangement, with non-fulfilment. Use of should for suggestions, opinions, feelings, etc. The infinitive. The -ing form as a gerund. Verbs taking a full infinitive or -ing (gerund). Revision.
Literature
  • CHALKER, Sylvia. A student's English grammar : workbook. Online. First published. Harlow: Longman, 1992. 186 stran. ISBN 0582088194. [citováno 2024-04-24] info
  • GETHIN, Hugh. Grammar in context :proficiency level English. Online. New edition. Harlow: Longman, 1996. 235 s. ISBN 0-17-556420-5. [citováno 2024-04-24] info
  • GREENBAUM, Sidney and Randolph QUIRK. A student's grammar of the English language. Online. First published. Harlow: Longman, 1990. 490 stran. ISBN 0582059712. [citováno 2024-04-24] info
  • DUŠKOVÁ, Libuše. Mluvnice současné angličtiny na pozadí češtiny. Online. 2. vyd. Praha: Academia, 1994. 673 s. ISBN 8020004866. [citováno 2024-04-24] info
  • POVOLNÁ, Renata. Grammar.. Online. 1. dotisk 1. vydání. Brno: Masarykova univerzita v Brně, 2002. 99 stran. ISBN 8021023112. [citováno 2024-04-24] info
  • LEECH, Geoffrey N., M. (Margaret) DEUCHAR and Robert HOOGENRAAD. English grammar for today : a new introduction. Online. London: Macmillan, 1982. xvi, 224 p. ISBN 0-333-30643-0. [citováno 2024-04-24] info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Students have to write one test and one translation (10 sentences) during the term (November) and one test and one translation in the credit week to get a credit from Seminar to syntax.
Language of instruction
English
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2006, recent)
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