CJp012 Word Formation in Czech Language

Faculty of Education
Spring 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Adam Veřmiřovský, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Ivana Kolářová, CSc.
Department of Czech Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Petra Rozbořilová
Supplier department: Department of Czech Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
CJp012/01: Thu 17:00–18:50 učebna 11, A. Veřmiřovský
CJp012/02: Thu 13:00–14:50 učebna 1, A. Veřmiřovský
CJp012/03: Thu 15:00–16:50 učebna 56, A. Veřmiřovský
CJp012/04: Wed 17:00–18:50 učebna 56, A. Veřmiřovský
Prerequisites
The enthusiasm for words and their formation.
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
On the seminary, the students train the analysis of the words based on the knowledge that they have reached on the lecture and from the literature. Fundamental terminology of word-formation, the system of the word-forming and the structure of this system. Methods of the word-formation, derivation, composition, abbreviation. Derivation of the nouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs. Composition of the nouns and adjectives. Abbreviation. The students shall be able to analyse the word-formation using a special algorithm (including utterance by the special muster), to recognise the position of the word in the system of word-formation and the productivity.
Learning outcomes
The student knows basic word-forming concepts, word-formation system and its arrangement, basic word-forming methods and procedures, derivation of nouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs; composition of nouns and adjectives; shortening; marginal ways of creating words. Students have the ability to analyse the word based on a specific algorithm (including formula expression), determine its inclusion into the word-formation system, and assess productivity.
Syllabus
  • 1. The science of word formation as a linguistic discipline. Relation between word formation and morphology, and also other disciplines (lexicology, syntax ...). The word-formation :: spelling relationship. Motivation.
  • 2. Basic word-forming terminology. Principles of word-formation analysis. + Word formation of non-basic kinds of words. Word-forming adaptation of loan words.
  • 3. Word-forming system. Derivation of words. Algorithm of word-formation analysis of derivatives. + Composing words (composition).
  • 4. Creating nouns by derivation. Suffixing of nouns. Prefix and prefix-suffix (or conversion) derivation of nouns. + Composing of nouns.
  • 5. Derivation of adjectives and adverbs (suffixes, prefixes, prefix-suffixes). + Composition of adjectives and adverbs.
  • 6. Derivation of verbs. Derivation by suffixes and by a conversive suffix. Prefix, mixed derivation of verbs. + Verb composition.
  • 7. Conversion word-formation (summary). Abbreviations. Marginal words. + Word-forming tendencies from the point of view of onomasiological procedures in a contemporary vocabulary. + Reflection of the whole semester.
Literature
  • UHER, František a Helena KNESELOVÁ. Nauka o tvoření slov. Tematické okruhy a cvičení. 1. vyd. Brno: PdF MU v Brně, 1999. 74 s. ISBN 80-210-2183-7.
  • CVRČEK, Václav. Mluvnice současné češtiny. Vyd. 1. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Nakladatelství Karolinum, 2010, 353 s. ISBN 9788024617435. info
  • GREPL, Miroslav. Příruční mluvnice češtiny. Edited by Petr Karlík - Marek Nekula - Zdenka Rusínová. Vyd 2., opr. Praha: NLN, Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2008, 799 s. ISBN 9788071069805. info
  • HAUSER, Přemysl. Nauka o slovní zásobě. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1980, 192 s. URL info
  • ČERMÁK, František. Morfématika a slovotvorba češtiny. Vyd. 1. Praha: NLN, Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2012, 287 s. ISBN 9788074221460. info
  • KOLÁŘOVÁ, Ivana. Slovotvorné procesy a prostředky derivační (Derivative Processe and Language Means of Word-formation). In František Štícha. Velká akademická gramatika spisovné češtiny. I. Morfologie: Druhy slov/Tvoření slov. Část 1. 1st ed. Praha: Academia, 2018, p. 125-133. Jazykověda a literární věda. ISBN 978-80-200-2719-1. info
  • ŠTÍCHA, František a kol. Akademická gramatika spisovné češtiny. 1st ed. Praha: Academia, 2013, 974 pp. ISBN 978-80-200-2205-9. info
Teaching methods
Active analytical students’ work in the analysis of Czech texts, active synthetic students’ work in the interpretation of linguistic phenomena, discussion about the professional course issues. Experience method, students teaching (in a group of students).
Assessment methods
To pass the course, a written test is required. The test is scored. Students must earn at least 80 % of the total points. Also the min. 80% participation in the seminar, then group lessons in the seminar (students -- in the group -- lead one seminar). Students during the semester set up a portfolio of materials from the seminar and other occasional sources (the portfolio is available to the teacher at any seminar for consultation). Students can voluntarily hand over the written lecture to the teacher for the min. one lesson in their dream primary school class (they get 5 % bonus in the final test). Details will be specified at the seminar.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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