UZPOA101 Historical Development of Portuguese I

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Iva Svobodová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Silvie Špánková, Ph.D.
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 15:00–16:35 G11
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 aim of the course of HIstory of Portuguese Language is to make students acquainted with the backgrounds of etymologic evolution of the Portuguese from the period of the Vulgar Latin to the contemporary age. The seminar offers relatively detailed information about the regulars of the phonetic evolution and its phonologic interpretation, resuming the principals of the evolution of the morphology and also, if the time permits, of the evolution of selected syntactic construction, vocabulary, inclusive the anosmatic and Portuguese dialects. But the main objective is to explain the traditional emphasis in the phonetic and morphologic changes. The supposition for this seminar is the knowledge of the phonetic and phonologic terminology, and en elemental knowledge of the Latin. A regular preparation for every lection is indispensable so that an etymologic analyze of the medieval texts included in every lection could be possible. The texts date from the century XIII-XV and they are included in the main used bibliography - „História da Língua Portuguesa“, from, Wilhelm Meyer Lubke. As for the Brazilian and African Portuguese, specific characteristics are founded in the lections in authentic recourses of the spoken Portuguese and its variants (CD – Documentos Autênticos do Português falado). T Students should be able to define basic terms of etymology. When analyzing particular texts and exercises, he or she should be able to apply these terms and deduce from the observed phenomena the proper conclusions. At the end of this course, students will be able to deduce and explain the rules of basic historical-linguistic phenomena and identify the deviations from the standard. He or she will be able justify and bring serious arguments to support his or her thesis. Eventually, he or she will be able to propose a solution in accord with the standard.
Syllabus
  • 1. from the Classic Latin to the Vulgar Latin. 2. from the Latin to the first texts in Gallic-Portuguese (century XIII) . 3. Gallic - Portuguese (from 1200 to approximately to 1350). 4. European Portuguese (from century XIV till contemporary Portuguese). 5. Brazilian Portuguese.
Literature
  • Wilhelm Meyer Lubke, História da Língua Portuguesa
  • CD – Documentos Autênticos do Português falado).Gravações audio com transcrição alinhada: Angola, Brasil, Cabo Verde, Goa, Guiné Bissau, Macau, Moçambique, Portugal, São Tomé e Príncipe, Timor-Leste.
  • Edwin B. Wiliams, Do latim ao portugues, Tempo BRASILEIRO, Rio de Janeiro, 1994.
  • Maia, Clarinda de Azevedo: Historia da Língua Portugues, Guia de estudo, Faculdade de Letras, Universidade de Coimbra, 1995
  • Tláskal, J., Dynamique du systeme phonologique des voyelles orales en portuguais du Brésil. Phonetica pragensia VI, Praha, 1980
  • Wilhelm Meyer Lubke, História da Língua Portuguesa, (Edição da Gramática do Português Antigo de Joseph Huber), Gulbenkian, Coimbra,
  • Edwin B.Wiliams, Do latim ao portugues
  • Ostrá, Růžena. Přehled vývoje románských jazyků. D. 1, Lidová latina. Francouzština. Vyd. 1. Praha : Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1980. 130 s.
  • Castro, Ivo, Curso de História da Língua Portuguesa, Universidade Aberta, Lisboa, 1991
Teaching methods
Lecture: exposition and definitions of basic terms and their exemplification on different types of specific text.
Assessment methods
Exam: oral exam (/written) based on the exposed and commented items and practical analysis of a text.
Language of instruction
Portuguese
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
General note: Předmět se vyučuje každý lichý týden po čtyřech učebních hodinách.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009.
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