FF:PJA101 Elements of Linguistics - Course Information

PJA101 Elements of Linguistics

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Roman Madecki, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Roman Madecki, Ph.D.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Roman Madecki, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

Fri 7:30–9:05 M21

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

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Course objectives

This course is an introduction to the study of language and communication. It covers basic information about history of linguistics, main, linguistic theories, methods, disciplines, linguistic terminology and the features of Indo-European and Slavonic languages. At the end of the course students should be able to understand and explain basic notions and theories from the branch of general linguistics and use basic linguistic terminology.

Syllabus

• 1. Linguistics as the science
• 2. History of linguistics
• 3. De Saussure: langue and parole
• 4. Chomsky: competence nad performance
• 5. Linguistic sign theories
• 6. Theories of language meaning
• 7. Theories of verbal communication
• 8. Formal description of language
• 9. Linguistic typology and classification of languages
• 10. Linguistic terminology

Literature

• PALEK, Bohumil. Základy obecné jazykovědy. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1989, 285 s. ISBN 8004229379. info
• ERHART, Adolf. Základy jazykovědy. 2. upr. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1990, 198 s. ISBN 8004246125. info
• ČERNÝ, Jiří. Dějiny lingvistiky. 1. souborné vyd. V Olomouci: Votobia, 1996, 517 s. ISBN 80-85885-96-4. info
• Encyklopedia językoznawstwa ogólnego, Polański, K. (red.), Wrocław - Warszawa - Kraków: Ossolineum, 1993
• Bednarczuk, Leszek. Języki indoeuropejskie, tom I, Warszawa: PWN, 1986.
• Bednarczuk, Leszek. Języki indoeuropejskie, tom II, Warszawa: PWN, 1988.
• SALZMANN, Zdeněk. Jazyk, kultura a společnost : úvod do lingvistické antropologie. Translated by Zdeněk Hlavsa - Jaroslava Hlavsová - Vladimíra Šatavová. 1. vyd. Praha: Ústav pro etnografii a folkloristiku AV ČR Praha, 1997, 211 s. info
• LOTKO, Edvard. Slovník lingvistických termínů pro filology. 2., přeprac. a dopl. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 2000, 128 s. ISBN 8024401231. info
• KARLÍK, Petr, Jana PLESKALOVÁ and Marek NEKULA. Encyklopedický slovník češtiny (Encyclopaedia of the Czech language). Praha: LN, 2002, 10 pp. Nakladatelství Lidové noviny. ISBN 80-7106-484-X. info

Teaching methods

Lectures (practically exemplified theoretical information), class discusion, reading of recommended literature.

Assessment methods

During semester: active participation (max. 4 absences), class discussion
Completion: final written test (ca 38 questions, max. 50 points, min. 30 points - the students will be become acquainted with the structure of the text at the end of semester)

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

Information about innovation of course.

This course has been innovated under the project "Faculty of Arts as Centre of Excellence in Education: Complex Innovation of Study Programmes and Fields at FF MU with Regard to the Requirements of the Knowledge Economy“ – Reg. No. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0228, which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

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