NI02_06 Dutch syntax

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2011
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Marta Kostelecká, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. Dr. Cor van Bree (lecturer), Mgr. Alexandra Andreasová, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Marta Kostelecká, Ph.D.
Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Marta Kostelecká, Ph.D.
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
This course deals with the description of the structure of the Dutch language on the level of a sentence. The students learn to understand the theoretical framework of syntax and they will learn to apply it practically. Part and parcel of the course are the practical exercises from syntax. sentence analysis, the particulars of the Dutch word order, aspectuality in Dutch. The aim of the course is to acquire theoretical knowledge of Dutch sentence structure and its practical application.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction and basic terminology
  • 2. Compound sentence
  • 3. Complexsentence
  • 4. Subordinate clauses
  • 6. Word order in subordinate clauses
  • 7. Passsive
  • 8. Particulars about the Dutch word order
  • 9. Modality
  • 10.Aspectuality
  • 11.Syntax and semantics
  • 12. Repetition
Literature
  • Wolters' Algemene Nederlandse spraakkunst (Variant.) : Algemene Nederlandse spraakkunst. info
  • Hans Bennis, Syntaxis van het Nederlands, Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam 2000.
  • FLORIJN, Arjen, Josien LALLEMAN and J. H. MAUREAU. De regels van het Nederlands : grammatica voor anderstaligen. 2. druk, 3. oplage. Groningen: Wolters-Noordhoff, 2001, xiv, 310. info
  • FLORIJN, A. F., J. A. LALLEMAN and J. H. MAUREAU. De regels van het Nederlands. 2. druk. Groningen: Wolters-Noordhoff, 1994, viii, 123. ISBN 90-01-52113-4. info
  • POLLMANN, Thijs and Arie STURM. Over zinnen gesproken : termen en begrippen van de traditionele grammatica. 2de druk, 3de oplage. Culemborg: Tjeenk Willink, 1980. info
Teaching methods
Class (two hours per week); within the class a combination of teacher-led activities and student-centered/group learning activities will be employed.
Assessment methods
Active participation is needed, preparation of the given tasks. Separate tests during the semetser. The subject will be closed by a written credit test at the end of the term.
Language of instruction
Dutch
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2001, Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2005, Spring 2007, Spring 2009, Spring 2013, Spring 2015, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2021, Autumn 2023, Spring 2025.
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