OJ509 Negation

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2019
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Mojmír Dočekal, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Hana Strachoňová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Václav Blažek, CSc.
Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 10:00–11:40 K12 nerezervovat
Prerequisites
Knowledge of formal syntax, 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 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to understand formal logical notion of negation but also its application to data from natural language. Student will understand different ways in which natural languages express logical negation, from so called negative concord languages (e.g. Slavonic or to some extent Romance languages) to languages with double negation (e.g. Germanic languages). Student will make deductions based on acquired knowledge from formal grammar about packages of problems like negative concord, negative polarity items, interpretation of indefinite noun phrases in the scope of negation and etc.
Syllabus
  • Topics: form and interpretation of negation, logic, syntax-semantics interface, propositional negation, indefinite phrases, negative polarity items, negative concord.
Literature
  • Henriëtte de Swart: Expression and interpretation of negation. V tisku. 2007.
  • PROGOVAC, Ljiljana. Negative and positive polarity : a binding approach. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994, xii, 168. ISBN 0521444802. info
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
Written examination consisting of 5 questions focusing on the basic notions of the discipline
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021.
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