AR2A24z Old Czech Language

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2010
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Michaela Boháčová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Jana Pleskalová, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Michaela Boháčová, Ph.D.
Department of Czech Language – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Martina Maradová
Timetable
Tue 12:30–14:05 L32
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
AR2A24z/01: No timetable has been entered into IS. M. Boháčová
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
Having completed the course, students will be able to read and transcribe texts from various periods of development of the Czech language and also to understand them. They will be able to apply the knowledge acquired in the theoretical part of the course to the specific language material presented: to identify the type of orthography used, to describe its characteristic features and the period during which it was used; on the basis of information about phonology and morphology they will be able to locate the text with regard to the particular period and style and to support this decision by qualified arguments. They will also be able to identify possible dialectal features of the text. They will acquire the knowledge of development of Czech sounds and morphology in various stages of development, on the background of their knowledge of present-day Czech. They will learn to use elementary textbooks relating to Old Czech and its development, including the electronic lexicographical sources.
Syllabus
  • The elementary terms: Old Czech, stages of its development.
  • Searching in Old Czech dictionaries.
  • Transliteration and transcription.
  • Verbal system in Old Czech.
  • System of Old Czech declension.
  • Development of the phonological system from the 10th century to the present day.
  • The systems of Czech orthography.
Literature
  • PLESKALOVÁ, Jana. Stará čeština pro nefilology. Brno: Vydavatelství MU, 2001, 149 pp. ISBN 80-210-2733-9. info
  • KAMIŠ, Adolf, Karel KUČERA and Jaromír BĚLIČ. Malý staročeský slovník. Edited by Václav Křístek. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1979, 707 s. info
  • ŠLOSAR, Dušan. Stará čeština pro archiváře. Vyd. 1. Brno: Universita J.E. Purkyně, 1971, 119 s. info
Teaching methods
tutor’s explanations of theory and the application in the form of practical exercises, using the e-learning system (Elf) – students’ homework for each week, usiung tzhe electrobnic lexicographical sources (“Vokabulář webový”)
Assessment methods
The course consists of explanations and work with texts. Students are expected to submit assignments in an electronic form (using the e-learning system) and to gain at least 80 % of points. The exam is in written form, if necessary, oral testing is used.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
http://www.phil.muni.cz/elf/
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014.
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