RJ_17 Russian and the Language Game

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2018
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Jiří Gazda, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Jiří Gazda, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jiří Gazda, CSc.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. PhDr. Jiří Gazda, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each even Thursday 10:50–12:25 B2.21
Prerequisites (in Czech)
RJA108 Practical Russian II
Předpokladem úspěšného absolvování kurzu je dobrá znalost ruštiny a základní teoretické znalosti z oblasti ruské fonetiky, pravopisu, mluvnice, lexikologie a stylistiky.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 50 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/50, only registered: 0/50
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The learners get to know the analysis of the instruments of comicality in Russian on all levels of language (phonetic, grammatical, lexical, syntactical, stylish, graphic) on the lectures. On a concrete material the learners learn how to comprehend the language game as one of the moving factors of language dynamics. At the same time, their active work with attractive linguistic material will allow them to better understand the systematic relationships at all levels of the language system of contemporary Russian.
Learning outcomes
Student will be able to:
- recognize and explain on which linguistic system principle a specific language game is based (anecdote, calambour, language comic, phonostylistic play, etc.),
- understand better the systematic phenomena at all levels of the language system of contemporary Russian.
Syllabus
  • 1. Game with language and language comicality
  • 2. Game with graphic instruments
  • 3. Language game with the sound plan of language
  • 4. Game on the level of grammar (morphology)
  • 5. Word formative instruments of language game
  • 6. Games with semantics
  • 7. Stylistic instruments of language game
  • 8. Language game on the level of syntax
  • 9. Game on the level of linguistic pragmatics
  • 10. Russian linguistic anecdote
Literature
    required literature
  • SANNIKOV, Vladimir Zinov'jevič. Russkij jazyk v zerkale jazykovoj igry. Moskva: Jazyki russkoj kul'tury, 1999, 541 s. ISBN 5785900777. info
    recommended literature
  • Chytilová, B., Ruská anekdota. Analýza a klasifikace zdrojů a jazykových prostředků slovní komiky. Diplomová práce. Brno, FF MU, 1996.
  • IĽJASOVA, Svetlana V. a Ljudmila P. AMIRA. Jazykovaja igra v kommunikativnom prostranstve SMI i reklamy. Moskva: FLINTA, Nauka, 2009.
  • NORMAN, Boris J. Igra na granjach jazyka. Moskva: FLINTA, Nauka, 2006.
Teaching methods
The course has a form of lecture and class discussion. The seminar analyzes and discusses the students' homework on the topic of previous lectures.
Assessment methods
Exam: written test.
Language of instruction
Russian
Further Comments
Study Materials
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