OJ213 Formal syntax of slavonic languages

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Mojmír Dočekal, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Mojmír Dočekal, Ph.D.
Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each odd Monday 10:50–12:25 128A
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of generative grammar, passive knowledge of English.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/40
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Abstract
Student understands basic goals and methods of formal syntax; he knows those important problems for this framework which stem from Slavonic languages, and he should be able to apply apparatus of formal description to these data. He should be able to solve traditional Slavic data problems as case system, aspectual system but he also recognizes modern problems which arise as a result of using formal framework for describing natural language.
Key topics
- case and agreement, genitiv of negation, syntax of quantifiers, argument structure, clitics, wh-movement, binding, aspect, linearisation.
Study resources and literature
  • Progovac, Lj. (1994) Positive and Negative Polarity: A Binding Approach. Cambridge Studies in Linguistics 38. Cambridge UP, Cambridge.
  • Franks, S. (1995) Parameters of Slavic Morphosyntax. Oxford University Press, New York.
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
lectures
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
Lectures. Successful completition is conditioned by writing an essay on assigned topic.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2000, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021.
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