CJJ10 Modern Czech Stylistics

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. Radek Čech, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Hana Žižková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. Radek Čech, Ph.D.
Department of Czech Language – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Bc. Silvie Hulewicz, DiS.
Supplier department: Department of Czech Language – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 10:00–10:50 B2.23, except Mon 18. 11. to Sun 24. 11.
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
CJJ10/01: Wed 16:00–16:50 G13, except Mon 18. 11. to Sun 24. 11., R. Čech
CJJ10/02: Wed 11:00–11:50 G13, except Mon 18. 11. to Sun 24. 11., R. Čech
CJJ10/03: Wed 10:00–10:50 G13, except Mon 18. 11. to Sun 24. 11., R. Čech
Prerequisites (in Czech)
CJJ01 Language - Proseminar
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 60 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 50/60, only registered: 1/60
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
In this course, students will learn the basic approaches to style analysis. Emphasis will be placed primarily on the practical acquisition of stylometric methods.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, students should be able to: - understand the essence of basic approaches in stylistics; - apply selected stylometric methods appropriately; - interpret the results of stylistic analyses properly; - learn the principles of empirical analyses (basics of descriptive and inferential statistics applied in style analysis).
Syllabus
  • 1. Basic concepts of stylistics 2. Text and style 3. Qualitative and quantitative stylistic approaches 4-9. Basic stylometric methods 10. Corpus stylistics 11. Software for style analysis
Literature
    required literature
  • JEFFRIES, Lesley and Dan MCINTYRE. Stylistics. 1st pub. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010, xiv, 226. ISBN 9780521405645. info
  • Nový encyklopedický slovník češtiny. Edited by Petr Karlík - Marek Nekula - Jana Pleskalová. První vydání. Praha: NLN, Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2016, Strana 110. ISBN 9788074224829. info
    recommended literature
  • HOFFMANOVÁ, Jana, Jiří HOMOLÁČ, Eliška CHVALOVSKÁ, Lucie JÍLKOVÁ, Petr KADERKA, Petr MAREŠ and Kamila MRÁZKOVÁ. Stylistika mluvené a psané češtiny. Vydání první. Praha: Academia, 2016, 510 stran. ISBN 9788020025661. info
  • ČECHOVÁ, Marie, Marie KRČMOVÁ and Eva MINÁŘOVÁ. Současná stylistika. Vydání první. Praha: NLN, Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2008, 381 stran. ISBN 9788071069614. info
    not specified
  • STOCKWELL, Peter. The Cambridge handbook of stylistics. Edited by Sara Whiteley. First published. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2014, xv, 673. ISBN 9781107028876. info
  • The Routledge handbook of stylistics. Edited by Michael Burke. 1st pub. Abingdon: Routledge, 2014, xviii, 540. ISBN 9781315795331. info
  • MAHLBERG, Michaela. Corpus stylistics and Dickens's fiction. First published. New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2013, xiv, 221. ISBN 9780415800143. info
  • Teaching stylistics. Edited by Lesley Jeffries - Dan McIntyre. First published. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011, xv, 275. ISBN 9780230235878. info
  • Contemporary stylistics. Edited by Marina Lambrou - Peter Stockwell. Paperback edition. New York: Continuum, 2010, xiv, 287. ISBN 9781441183842. info
  • Critical stylistics : the power of English. Edited by Lesley Jeffries. First published. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010, 202 stran. ISBN 9780333964484. info
  • Key terms in stylistics. Edited by Nina N²rgaard - Rocâio Montoro - Beatrix Busse. New York, NY: Continuum, 2010, 269 p. ISBN 9780826419484. info
  • SIMPSON, Paul. Stylistics : a resource book for students. 1st ed. London: Routledge, 2004, xiv, 247. ISBN 9780415281058. info
Teaching methods
Lecture, seminar, class discussion, homework, written tests.
Assessment methods
Requirements for successful completion of the course: 1) regular attendance at seminars, 2) completion and submission of homework, 3) final test (70% success rate), oral exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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