SKB506 History of Slovak Language and Dialectology

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Katarína Žeňuchová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Katarína Žeňuchová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Ludvík Štěpán, Ph.D.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: prof. PhDr. Ivo Pospíšil, DrSc.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
SKB503 Practical 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
Course objectives
The course brings detailed information about origin, development and using of inter-dialectal language form in its chronological development. In the second parts it brings more detailed view of Slovak dialects. At the end of the course students should be able to understand and explain main historical changes in Slovak language, to apply theoretical knowledge in practice, i.e. to analyse Old Slovak and dialectological texts.
Syllabus
  • 1. Explanation and theory of origin of Slovak language
  • 2. Characteristics of basic features of West–Slavonic languages
  • 3. Development of vocalic system
  • 4. Development of consonantic system
  • 5. Development of morphological and lexical system
  • 6. Especially 19th and 20th centuries: L. Štúr, Czechoslovak Republic
  • 7. Main features of Slovak dialects
  • 8. Reading and identification of dialectal texts
Literature
  • PAULÍNY, E.: Dejiny spisovnej slovenčiny od začiatkov po súčasnosť. Bratislava 1983.
  • KRAJČOVIČ, R.: Vývin slovenského jazyka a dialektológia. Bratislava 1988.
  • KRAJČOVIČ, R.: Svedectvo dejín o slovenčine. Martin 1980.
  • PALKOVIČ,K.: Slovenské nárečia. KOS, Banská Bystrica 1981.
  • KAČALA, J.: Spisovná slovenčina v 20. storočí. Bratislava 1998.
Teaching methods
Theoretical instruction, text analysis, reading of recommended literature, homeworks.
Assessment methods
Active participation, oral exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015.
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