FF:OJD05 Languages of the world - Course Information
OJD05 Languages of the world
Faculty of ArtsSpring 2015
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/0/2. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
- Teacher(s)
- prof. RNDr. Václav Blažek, CSc. (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- prof. RNDr. Václav Blažek, CSc.
Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts - Prerequisites
- no requisitions
- 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
- English Language (programme FF, D-FI)
- Czech Language (programme FF, D-FI)
- Hungarian and Finno-Ugrian Studies (programme FF, D-FI)
- German Language (programme FF, D-FI)
- General Linguistics (programme FF, D-FI) (2)
- General Linguistics (programme FF, D-FI4) (2)
- Paleoslavic and Slavic Languages (programme FF, D-FI)
- Romance Languages (programme FF, D-FI)
- Russian Language (programme FF, D-FI)
- Indo-European Comparative Linguistics (programme FF, D-FI) (2)
- Course objectives
- The course informs about the basic strategies in classification of languages: typological, areal and genetic. On the basis of the genetic classification the survey of all language families or higher taxonomical units is presented, including the alternative models.
- Syllabus
- 1. Typological, areal and genetic classification of languages: differences in purposes. 2. Genetic clasification of languages, its principles and methods (qualitative vs. quantitative). 3. Models konvergence vs. divergence a jazyková příbuznost. 4. Survey of the standard language families and hypothetical higher taxonomic units: 4.1. Khoisan. 4.2. Kongo-Saharan. 4.3. Nostratic. 4.4. Dené-Sino-Caucasian. 4.5. Amerindian. 4.6. Austric. 4.7. Australian. 4.8. Indo-Pacific.
- Literature
- ERHART, Adolf. Základy jazykovědy. 2. upr. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1990, 198 s. ISBN 8004246125. info
- HJELMSLEV, Louis. Jazyk. Translated by Miloš Dokulil. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1971, 145 s. URL info
- KRUPA, Viktor, Jozef GENZOR and Ladislav DROZDÍK. Jazyky sveta. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1983, 507 s. info
- MEIER, Georg Friedrich and Barbara MEIER. Handbuch der Linguistik und Kommunikationswissenschaft. Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, 1979, xiv, 552. info
- GREENBERG, Joseph H. Language, culture, and communication : essays. Edited by Anwar S. Dil. Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press, 1971, xiv, 367. ISBN 0804707812. info
- GREENBERG, Joseph H. Language universals : with special reference to feature hierarchies. The Hague: Mouton, 1966, 89 p. info
- Teaching methods
- Individual study of recommended literature, plus sources to elaboration of grammatical description of five languages of various structures.
- Assessment methods
- At least 50% in the final test is necessary for Bc.+Ms. students. The doctorands have to describe the grammatical structure of 5 languages according to their choice.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Follow-Up Courses
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Course is no more offered.
The course is taught: every week.
Note related to how often the course is taught: přednášky, kontaktní hodiny.
General note: jen pro doktorandy.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: přednášky + kontaktní hodiny.
Credit evaluation note: určí ústav dle doktorského studia.
Information on course enrolment limitations: jen pro doktorandy
- Enrolment Statistics (recent)
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