POIA014 Portuguese Syntax I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2014
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Ladislava Miličková, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Iva Svobodová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Silvie Špánková, Ph.D.
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 15:50–17:25 U25
Prerequisites
The prerequisite is the conclusion of the Morphology I and II, Audition and Comprehension Exercises I and II, the capacity of the comprehension of spoken and written texts in Portuguese language and comprehension of scientific texts that deals the general syntactic phenomena.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course of Syntax 1 is to make students acquainted with the backgrounds of the syntactic system of the Portuguese language. Students should be able to define basic terms of the “Verbal syntax” and, peripherally also, of the generative syntax. When analysing particular texts and exercises, he or she should be able to apply these terms and deduce from the observed phenomena the proper conclusions. One of the aims of the course is also the presentation of the syntactic schemes and a syntactic analysis of the syntactic categories in authentic Portuguese texts. At the end of this course, students will be able to deduce and explain the rules of basic syntactic and stylistic phenomena and identify the deviations from the standard. He or she will be able justify and bring serious arguments to support his or her thesis. Eventually, he or she will be able to propose a solution in accord with the standard. Input language competence according to Common European Framework: A1. Output language competence according to Common European Framework: C2
Syllabus
  • -Sentence, clause: - subject - predicate - object - nominal complement - adnominal adjunct - object - adverbial adjunct - parenthesis - vocative - syntagma and sequence - preposition syntagmatic relation - adjectiv syntagmatic relation - adverbial syntagmatic relation - nominal syntagmatic relation - verbal syntagmatic relation
Literature
    required literature
  • Celso Cunha eL.Cintra, Gramática do Portugues Cotemporaneo
  • Adriano Kury, Novas Liçes de Análise Sintáctica
  • Maria Helena Mira Mateus Gramátia da Língua Portuguesa
  • Kury, Adriano, Novas Lições de Análise Sintáctica, Zahar, Rio de Janeiro, 1997.
    recommended literature
  • Sintaxis del espanol : nivel de perfeccionamiento., Clave (Supl.) : Gramática del espanol lengua extranjera : sintaxis del espanol : nivel de perfeccionamiento., Clave (Variant.) : Sintaxis del espanol : nivel de perfeccionamiento (MDO). info
  • Transformational syntax (Variant.) : An introduction to transformational syntax. info
  • Gramática e Ensino das Línguas. Jorge Morais Barbosa, Joana Vieira Santos, Isabel Lopes, Ana Paula Loureiro, Cristina Figueiredo. Lisboa, 1999
  • Faria, Isabel Hub, Introdução à Linguística Geral e Portuguesa, Caminho, Lisboa, 1996
  • Vilela, Mário, Gramática de Valências,Teoria e aplicaçăo, Coimbra, 1992.
  • Neves, Maria Helena de Moura, Guia de Uso do Português - Confrontando regras e usos. Unesp, Săo Paulo, 2003.
  • Evanildo Bechara Moderna Gramática Portuguesa
  • Áreas Críticas da Língua Portuguesa. Joao Andrade Peres, Telmo Móia. Lisabon 1995.
  • SVOBODOVÁ, Iva. Sintaxe da Língua Portuguesa (Syntaxis of the Portuguese Languagem). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, 137 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-7026-4. Digitální knihovna FF MU Čítárna Munispace info
  • KOLÁŘOVÁ, Ivana. CJ2RC_JSy1 - Syntax českého jazyka I - rozšiřující studium. 2007. URL info
  • BENITO MOZAS, Antonio. Ejercicios de sintaxis : teoría y práctica : actividades de autoaprendizaje y autoevaluación. 6a ed. Madrid: EDAF, 2004, 301 s. ISBN 8476408447. info
  • CASCÓN MARTÍN, Eugenio. Sintaxis : teoría y práctica del análisis oracional. 2a ed. Madrid: Edinumen, 2000, 231 s. ISBN 9788485789696. info
  • SPITZOVÁ, Eva. Sintaxis de la lengua española. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1994, 144 s. ISBN 8021008474. info
  • Contributions to functional syntax, semantics, and language comprehension. Edited by Petr Sgall. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1984, 379 s. ISBN 90-272-1520-0. info
  • CHOMSKY, Noam. Aspekte der Syntax-Theorie. Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, 1970, 242 p. info
  • CHOMSKY, Noam. Aspects of the theory of syntax. 2nd paperback print. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 1969, x, 251. ISBN 262530074. info
Teaching methods
Lecture: exposition and definitions of basic terms and their exemplification on different types of specific text, proceeding from diverse registers. During the seminar a regular preparation is mandatory. One of the parts of the seminar is formed also by a work with dictionaries, with authentic materials of spoken and written European Portuguese language, elaboration of grammar exercises.
Assessment methods
Credit: active participation and attendance is required ( 80 %) as well as written test (minimum: 75%), where students show their ability to analyse and explain phenomena in accordance (or in conflict) with the standard. In irresolute cases the teacher can discuss with the student the presentation exposed by the student in class.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information about innovation of course.
This course has been innovated under the project "Faculty of Arts as Centre of Excellence in Education: Complex Innovation of Study Programmes and Fields at FF MU with Regard to the Requirements of the Knowledge Economy“ – Reg. No. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0228, which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

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