AJ02006 Introduction to General Linguistics

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2000
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: PZk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Milan Růžička (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Mgr. Jiří Rambousek, Ph.D.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Michaela Hrazdílková
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
Syllabus
  • The course provides an introduction into a general linguistic theory. The focus is on what has been so far recognized as the central aspects of natural language as human mental resource. The objectives of the course are: a) mastering the terminology of four subdisciplines (phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics), b) introducing the research methods used, c) discussing the main areas of controversy and of possible future progress in investigation of languages. The course runs parallel to D. Bolinger's Aspects of Language, chapters 2 to 6. Schedule of topics: 1 morphology: types of words and morphemes, realization of morphemes 2 morphology: internal structure of words, word-formation 3 morphology: inflections, functional heads within IP 4 syntax: categories, constituensts, PS-rules 5 syntax: structural nodes - complements, specifiers, adjuncts 6 syntax: case and agreement, movements and constraints on movements 7 semantics: compositionality, scope, c-command, binding 8 semantics: theta-roles, linking theory 9 semantics: features of lexical items 10 phonology: contrast, distribution, phonemes, allophones 11 phonology: features, rules, rule notation 12 phonology: syllabification, stress rules
Literature
  • BOLINGER, Dwight Le Merton. Aspects of language. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1975, xvii, 682. ISBN 0-15-503868-0. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Seminar; written exams at midterm and at the end of the sester
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on course enrolment limitations: 4 skupin studentů
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