NJ_TEX Linguistics of Discourse

Faculty of Education
Spring 2012
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Tomáš Káňa, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Tomáš Káňa, Ph.D.
Department of German Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Helena Rytířová
Supplier department: Department of German Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
NJ_TEX/01: Fri 2. 3. 12:20–13:00 učebna 62, Fri 9. 3. 12:20–13:00 učebna 62, Fri 23. 3. 12:20–13:00 učebna 62, Fri 13. 4. 12:20–13:00 učebna 62, Fri 27. 4. 12:20–13:00 učebna 62, Fri 11. 5. 12:20–13:00 učebna 62, T. Káňa
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 is to acquaint students with the main branches and results of textual linguistics. At the end of the semester, students should be able
- to give reasonable definitions on what a text really is,
- to name the main features of texts (e.g. coherence, intentionality etc.),
- to identify in authentic language material structuring signals and the like,
- to compare the approach chosen by text linguists to the approach in different theoretical frameworks (e.g. formal syntax).
Syllabus
  • - Alternative frameworks,
  • - Dependencies within texts,
  • - Intentionality, informative value and acceptability as criteria for texts,
  • - Hyper-structures among texts,
  • - Features of selected text sorts,
  • - Analysis of coherent texts in German,
Literature
    required literature
  • ENGEL, Ulrich. Deutsche Grammatik. 2. veb. Aufl. Heidelberg: Julius Groos Verlag, 1988, 888 s. ISBN 3-87276-600-7. info
    recommended literature
  • DÜRSCHEID, Christa. Einführung in die Schriftlinguistik. 3., überarbeitete und erg. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2006, 319 s. ISBN 3525265166. info
  • Text-Arbeiten : Textsorten im fremd- und muttersprachlichen Unterricht an Schule und Hochschule. Edited by Kirsten Adamzik - Wolf-Dieter Krause. Tübingen: Gunter Narr, 2005, vi, 247. ISBN 3823361554. info
  • HEINEMANN, Margot and Wolfgang HEINEMANN. Grundlagen der Textlinguistik :Interaktion - Text - Diskurs. Tübingen: Max Niemeyer, 2002, xiii, 281. ISBN 3-484-31230-0. info
  • COSERIU, Eugenio. Textlinguistik : eine Einführung. Edited by Jörn Albrecht. 3., überarb. und erweit. Au. Tübingen: Francke Verlag, 1994, xv, 252. ISBN 3825218082. info
  • BEAUGRANDE, Robert-Alain. Einfuhrung in die Textlinguistik. Tubingen: Niemeyer, 1981, 290 s. ISBN 3-484-22028-7. info
  • BEAUGRANDE, Robert-Alain de and Wolfgang U. DRESSLER. Introduction to text linguistics. 1st publ. London: Longman, 1981, 270 s. : g. ISBN 0-582-55486-1. info
Teaching methods
Reading theory; writing a thesis
Assessment methods
thesis (at least 10 pgs.) on a chosen discourse topic
Language of instruction
German
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2012, recent)
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