UzNJII3238 Trends in Contemporary German

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Iva Zündorf, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Iva Zündorf, Ph.D.
Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 8:20–9:55 G31
Prerequisites
linguistic knowledge - Bc. level
Course Enrolment Limitations
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Course objectives
The lecture is designed as an introduction to a series of topics concerning tendencies and trends in contemporary German language. In so doing, the focus will be on the current development in pronounciation, grammatical forms (morphology), syntax, vocabulary. etc. The goal of the course will be to acquire the linguistic tools needed to study especially the recent history of German. The texts which will be discussed will include authentic examples of contemporary German, their analysis will deepen and extend the knowledge and understanding of contemporary language. The seminars incorporate student presentations and discussions of the themes, the characterisations of the texts in relation to the social and cultural enviroment as well as to the type of the text.
Syllabus
  • Tendencies of language change
  • Situation in the second half of the 20thcentury
  • Pronounciation
  • Morphological reduction and periphrastic forms
  • Syntactic changes
  • Lexical changes and pragmatic aspect of tendencies
  • New orthographic conventions;standard and normativity
Literature
  • Polenz, P.: Deutsche Sprachgeschichte, Bd.III, 19. und 20.Jh. Berlin: de Gruyter 1999.
  • Eichhoff-Cyrus, K.M., Hober, R. (Hrsg.): Die deutsche Sprache zur Jahrtausendwende –
  • MASAŘÍK, Zdeněk and Iva ZÜNDORF. Die Entwicklungstendenzen in der deutschen Sprache des 20. Jhs. Opava: Ústav cizích jazyků Filozoficko-přírodovědecké fakulty Slezské univerzity, 1998, 142 s. ISBN 8072480073. info
  • GLÜCK, Helmut. Metzler Lexikon Sprache. Stuttgart: J. B. Metzler, 1993, 711 s. ISBN 3476009378. info
  • BRAUN, Peter. Tendenzen in der deutschen Gegenwartssprache :Sprachvarietäten. 3., erw. Aufl. Stuttgart: W. Kohlhammer, 1993, 265 s. ISBN 3-17-012127-8. info
  • GLÜCK, Helmut and Wolfgang Werner SAUER. Gegenwartsdeutsch. Stuttgart: J.B. Metzlersche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1990, xiv, 218 s. ISBN 3-476-10252-1. info
Teaching methods
lectures,class discussion,homework
Assessment methods
class discussions, presentation of own project,fullfilling requirements
Language of instruction
German
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Study Materials
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