PRSJA006 Comparative Stylistics of Spanish and Czech Language

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2026
Extent and Intensity
1/1/2. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Ivo Buzek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Martina Kutková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Ivo Buzek, Ph.D.
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Martina Kutková, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each even Wednesday 14:00–15:40 G32
Prerequisites (in Czech)
PRZA001 Stylistics
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
Abstract
Students will become familiar with the different approach of style, stylistics, text and text typologies in czech and spanish theory and will be able to apply their knowledge when translating from foreign languages.
Learning outcomes
Students will be acquainted with the differences in the use of expression means in writing texts belonging to different functional styles in Spanish and Czech. • They will be able to identify elements that are characteristic of individual styles and genres. • They will be able to apply their knowledge in writing their own texts and translating texts from Spanish into Czech and from Czech into Spanish.
Key topics
General issues of stylistics; stylistics and other linguistic disciplines; communication theory; translation as a communication. • Contrastive stylistics of Spanish and Czech languages, variation in approaches. • Text creation, stylistic factors. • Methods of text analysis, functional styles and text typology. • Expert texts from the field of science and technology. • Expert texts from the field of humanities. • Administrative and legal texts. • Publicistic and popularizing texts. • Advertising and propaganda texts. • Texts of fiction. • Colloquial and transitional departments.
Study resources and literature
    recommended literature
  • HOFFMANOVÁ, Jana; Jiří HOMOLÁČ; Eliška CHVALOVSKÁ; Lucie JÍLKOVÁ; Petr KADERKA; Petr MAREŠ and Kamila MRÁZKOVÁ. Stylistika mluvené a psané češtiny. Vydání první. Praha: Academia, 2016, 510 stran. ISBN 9788020025661. info
  • Čechová, M. - Krčmová, M. - Minářová, E. Současná stylistika. Praha: LN 2008.
  • Trup, L. - Šoltys, J. Introducción a la estilística española. Bratislava: AnaPress 2000.
    not specified
  • Dubský, J. Introducción a la estilística de la lengua. Santiago de Cuba: 1971.
  • CALSAMIGLIA BLANCAFORT, Helena and Amparo TUSÓN VALLS. Las cosas del decir : manual de análisis del discurso. 1a ed. Barcelona: Ariel, 1999, 386 s. ISBN 8434482339. info
  • VRBOVÁ, Alena. Stylistika pro překladatele : texty a cvičení. 1. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 1998, 198 s. ISBN 807184585X. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
Lecture: interpretation of basic terms and concepts of stylistics, characteristics of "functional styles". Seminar: active participation in the analysis of selected texts and comparison of their equivalents is required, fulfillment of assigned homeworks.
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
Active participation in seminars (80%) Written exam: test and practical analysis of a text.
Language of instruction
Spanish
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026.
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