NOII_161 Tendencies in contemporary Norwegian Language

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2002
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Daniela Mrázová (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Miluše Juříčková, CSc.
Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
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
The course "Tendencies in Modern Norwegian Language" includes lectures and exercises about Norwegian as a social problem in Norway since 19th century. We are going to speak about dialects and socialects and their role in Norway in the last thirty years.
Syllabus
  • 1. The language situation in Norway after 1850. Norway gets a new language. The consequences in literature and the normal life, the consequences in the politic sphere. Dannish and its change, riksmaal. 2. The language becomes an object for politic discussions. 20th century and its reformes. The consequences. The written language. 3. The spoken language. The reality. 4. The dialects and their role in Norway, their structure, differences. 5. The sociolects and their role. 6. The stilistic scale in Norwegian. A comparison with Czech. 7. Tendencies
Literature
  • Torp, Dahl, Lundeby: Spraaklinjer
  • magnetofonové záznamy, videofilmy
  • Torp, A. - Vikör, L.S.: Hovuddrag i norsk spraakhistorie. Oslo 1993
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Forelesning i kombinasjon med seminar. Eksamen: baade skriftlig og muntlig.
Language of instruction
Norwegian
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
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