BA101F Finnish. Language structure course A1

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Petra Hebedová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Bohumil Fořt, Ph.D.
Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Petra Hebedová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each even Tuesday 12:00–13:40 D21
Prerequisites
BA104F Finnish conversation (B2)
The course is intended for students who have studied Finnish for one year (and already passed subjects BA104F and BA106F).
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
In the course the phonology and morphology of Finnish is presented. The aim of the course is to learn to describe studied language (Finnish) using linguistic terms and methods and to gain some knowledge of different approaches to the descriptions of Finnish morphology.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course students are familiar with basic phonological and morphological notions and are able to use them in the description of Finnish phonology and morphology. Students should be able to describe main features of Finnish phonological inventary, be familiar with types of morphophonological alternations in Finnish and describe morphological structure of words. Students should also be aware of different possibilities in the approach to Finnish morphology and understand the differences between them. Students are ready to use the acquired knowledge also in their practical study of the language.
Syllabus
  • Finnish phonemes
  • phonotactical constraints, vowel harmony
  • morphophonological alternations
  • descriptions of Finnish morphology
  • morphotactics
  • grammatical categories and their combinations
  • exercises in morphology
Literature
  • Laaksonen, K. - Lieko, A.: Suomen kielen äänne- ja muoto-oppi. Loimaa 1988.
  • Hakulinen, Auli et al.: Iso suomen kielioppi. Helsinki: SKS, 2004.
  • KARLSSON, Fred. Finnish : an essential grammar. 3rd edition. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2015, xiv, 328. ISBN 9781138821576. info
  • KOIVISTO, Vesa. Suomen sanojen rakenne. Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, 2013, 387 stran. ISBN 9789522224156. info
  • KARLSSON, Fred. Suomen peruskielioppi. 3. painos. Jyväskylä: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, 2006, 249 s. ISBN 9517172737. info
  • KARLSSON, Fred. Finnische Grammatik. Translated by Karl-Heinz Rabe. 2. Aufl. Hamburg: Helmut Buske, 1995, 276 s. ISBN 3875480775. info
Teaching methods
lectures, readings
Assessment methods
written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2020.
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