CJQ007 Introductin into the Study of Czech Language and Linguistics /Lect.

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Zdeňka Hladká, Dr. (lecturer)
PhDr. Jarmila Vojtová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Zdeňka Hladká, Dr.
Department of Czech Language – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Zuzana Muchová
Timetable
Thu 13:20–14:55 A31 stara
Prerequisites (in Czech)
CJQ006 Qualifying Exam
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 introduce the problems of the language and communication and to prepare students for the Czech linguistic studies. The lecture will present the basic linguistic terminology, the theories and methods of research and will demonstrate various methodological approaches to the language. There will be a focus on the general linguistic without neglecting the Czech linguistic studies. References to the basic Czech and foreign linguistic works will be also mentioned during the course.
Syllabus
  • 1) Language – linguistics, basic approaches to the language, methods of linguistic research, basic terminology of the field.
  • 2) The origin of the language (phylogenesis and ontogenesis).
  • 3) Differentiation of languages in time, language contacts.
  • 4) Classification of languages according to the genealogical and typological point of view.
  • 5) Parol and nonparol communication, communication model, language functions.
  • 6) Semiotic status of the language.
  • 7) Synchronic (X diachronic) approach to the language, language as a functional system (in the contex of the methodology of Prague Linguistic Circle).
  • 8) Language, standard, codification.
  • 9) Development of scientific concern for the language: a) from ancient era to the beginning of 19th century, b) historical comparative linguistics, c) structuralism, d) pragmatic turns in linguistics.
  • 10) Czech language: basic development profile, territorial and social stratification, current language situation in the Czech Republic.
Literature
  • ERHART, Adolf. Základy jazykovědy. 2. upr. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1990, 198 s. ISBN 8004246125. info
  • ČERMÁK, František. Jazyk a jazykověda : přehled a slovníky. Vydání 3., doplněné. V Praze: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, nakladatelství Karolinum, 2001, 341 stran. ISBN 8024601540. info
  • ČEJKA, Mirek. Úvod do studia jazyka (pro bohemisty ). (Introduction to the Study of Language (For Bohemists).). In Úvod do studia jazyka (pro bohemisty ). Brno: Masarykova univerzita Brno, 1996. ISBN 80-210-1393-1. info
  • SKALIČKA, Vladimír. Typ češtiny. Praha: Slovanské nakladatelství, 1951, 96 s. info
  • DANEŠ, František. Český jazyk na přelomu tisíciletí. Vydání 1. Praha: Academia, 1997, 292 stran. ISBN 8020006176. info
  • ČERNÝ, Jiří. Dějiny lingvistiky. 1. souborné vyd. V Olomouci: Votobia, 1996, 517 s. ISBN 80-85885-96-4. info
  • HELBIG, Gerhard. Vývoj jazykovědy po roce 1970. Translated by Jiří Nekvapil - Jana Holšánková. 1. vyd. Praha: Academia, 1991, 303 s. ISBN 80-200-0312-6. info
  • SAUSSURE, Ferdinand de. Kurs obecné lingvistiky. Edited by Albert Sechehaye - Charles Bally - Tullio De Mauro, Translated by Fran. Vyd. 1. Praha: Odeon, 1989, 467 s. ISBN 8020700706. info
  • U základů pražské jazykovědné školy. Edited by Josef Vachek. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1970, 81 s. URL info
  • CHOMSKY, Noam. Syntaktické struktury : logický základ teorie jazyka : o pojmu "gramatické pravidlo". Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1966, 209 s. URL info
  • SALZMANN, Zdeněk. Jazyk, kultura a společnost : úvod do lingvistické antropologie. Translated by Zdeněk Hlavsa - Jaroslava Hlavsová - Vladimíra Šatavová. 1. vyd. Praha: Ústav pro etnografii a folkloristiku AV ČR Praha, 1997, 211 s. info
  • HOFFMANOVÁ, Jana. Stylistika a-- :současná situace stylistiky. 1. vyd. Praha: Trizonia, 1997, 200 s. ISBN 80-85573-67-9. info
  • ŠULC, Michal. Korpusová lingvistika : první vstup. 1. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 1999, 94 s. ISBN 8071848476. info
  • Encyklopedický slovník češtiny. Edited by Petr Karlík - Marek Nekula - Jana Pleskalová. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2002, 604 s. ISBN 80-7106-484-X. info
  • LOTKO, Edvard. Slovník lingvistických termínů pro filology. 2., přeprac. a dopl. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 2000, 128 s. ISBN 8024401231. info
Teaching methods
The course consists of lectures providing students with the opportunity to participate in discussions.
Assessment methods
The exam is written. Exam requirements: be familiar with the basic terminology of the field and problems mentioned during the lectures, the acquaintance of recommended special literature and linguistic magazines.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2001, Spring 2002, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2018.
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