AJ52012 Topics in Linguistics: Pragmatics

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Ludmila Urbanová, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Robert Hanč (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Timetable
each even Friday 12:30–14:05 G22
Prerequisites
Pragmatické principy a jejich provázanost v diskurzu, pragmatický význam (kontextový a interaktivní)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives (in Czech)
Theoretical and practical aspects of the intepretation and evaluation of different types of discourse in the manifestation of the basic principles of human communication, namely the Cooperative Principle, the Politeness Principle and the Irony Principle.
Syllabus (in Czech)
  • Theoretical and Practical Aspects of Pragmatic Meaning Meaning in Context (Types of Context and their Function in Discourse) Meaning in Interaction Cooperative Principle Politeness Principle Irony Principle
Literature
  • MEY, Jacob L. Pragmatics :an introduction. 2nd ed. Oxford: Blackwell, 2001, xiv, 392 s. ISBN 0-631-21131-4. info
  • YULE, George. Pragmatics. First published. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996, xiv, 138. ISBN 0194372073. info
  • THOMAS, Jenny. Meaning in interaction : an introduction to pragmatics. Harlow: Longman, 1995, xii, 224. ISBN 0582291518. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Písemná zkouška (2 eseje na uvedené téma). Docházka je povinná. Pragmatická analýza textu (v rozsahu 5-7-stran)a prezentace na výuce.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 5x2.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007, Autumn 2009.
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