A2BP_SYNA Syntax A

Pedagogická fakulta
podzim 2017
Rozsah
0/2/0. 3 kr. Ukončení: k.
Vyučující
Mgr. Radek Vogel, Ph.D. (cvičící)
Garance
doc. Mgr. Olga Dontcheva-Navrátilová, Ph.D.
Katedra anglického jazyka a literatury – Pedagogická fakulta
Kontaktní osoba: Jana Popelková
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Katedra anglického jazyka a literatury – Pedagogická fakulta
Rozvrh seminárních/paralelních skupin
A2BP_SYNA/01: Čt 8:25–10:05 učebna 12, R. Vogel
Předpoklady
( A2BP_PJ1B Praktický jazyk 1B && A2BP_GR1B Gramatika B && A2BP_SFFB Seminář z fonetiky B ) || A2BP_SOZK Souborná zkouška
Students can enroll in Seminar to Syntax A only after completing subjects Grammar A and Grammar B and successfully passing "Souborná zkouška" (A2BP_SOZK).
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je určen pouze studentům mateřských oborů.
Mateřské obory/plány
Cíle předmětu
In the course, students will:
review the basic linguistic terminology necessary to study English syntax;
be acquainted with the analysis of the simple sentence, especially in contrast to the students´ mother tongue;
master modality, including its two types - intrinsic and extrinsic (deontic and epistemic);
be introduced to condensation and its means - non-finite verb forms (infinitives, gerunds and participles);
study some cohesive means, notably substitution and ellipsis;
practise the grammar and semantics of adverbials;
look into the four basic sentence types and their corresponding discourse functions.
Osnova
  • 1. The simple sentence and its components. Syntactic structure and its notation (tree diagrams and bracketing).
  • 2. Clause elements and their semantic and syntactic properties. Expression of assertion and negation in an English clause.
  • 3. Semantics and grammar of adverbials (semantic roles and position in a clause).
  • 4. Semantics and grammar of adverbials (four basic grammatical functions, types of formal realization).
  • 5. Four syntactic sentence types (declarative, interrogative, imperative, exclamative) and their discource functions.
  • 6. Three main question types. Minor question types (declarative, rhetorical). Directives. Exclamations. Question tags.
  • 7. Recoverability. Referential and co-referential relations. Substitution and its types.
  • 8. Differences between substitution and ellipsis. Types of ellipsis (situational, structural, textual).
  • 9. Non-finite verb forms: infinitive and its use in condensation of a sentence.
  • 10. Non-finite verb forms: gerund and participle and their use in syntactic condensation.
  • 11. Deontic modality in English and its expression (e.g. duty, obligation, permission).
  • 12. Epistemic modality in English and its expression (e.g. possibility, expectation, assumption, prediction, conclusion).
  • 13. Putative should (opinion, feelings, insistence, regret, etc.)
Literatura
    povinná literatura
  • GREENBAUM, Sidney a Randolph QUIRK. A student's grammar of the English language. First published. Harlow: Longman. 490 stran. ISBN 0582059712. 1990. info
  • CHALKER, Sylvia. A student's English grammar : workbook. First published. Harlow: Longman. 186 stran. ISBN 0582088194. 1992. info
  • GETHIN, Hugh. Grammar in context :proficiency level English. New edition. Harlow: Longman. 235 s. ISBN 0-17-556420-5. 1996. info
    doporučená literatura
  • DUŠKOVÁ, Libuše. Mluvnice současné angličtiny na pozadí češtiny. 2. vyd. Praha: Academia. 673 s. ISBN 8020004866. 1994. info
  • POVOLNÁ, Renata. Grammar. 1. dotisk 1. vydání. Brno: Masarykova univerzita v Brně. 99 stran. ISBN 8021023112. 2002. info
  • LEECH, Geoffrey N., M. (Margaret) DEUCHAR a Robert HOOGENRAAD. English grammar for today : a new introduction. London: Macmillan. xvi, 224 p. ISBN 0-333-30643-0. 1982. info
Výukové metody
Class discussion of material studied in advance, analysis and explanation of problematic areas, practical application of syntactic phenomena, translation and comparison with Czech, work on drills and quizzes in LSE Moodle.
Metody hodnocení
Tests: Students have to take one midterm test in November, and one final test and translation (from Czech into English) in the credit week to get a credit from Seminar to Syntax A. The combined pass mark of tests is 70%, as well as the pass mark of seminar translation (70%). Online Quizzes: there are interactive self-check quizzes available in the Moodle course, and students have to do them all by the dates specified. Attendance: minimum 80%; students are expected to participate actively in seminars: ask questions, answer when called on, listen to questions and answers, take notes. Homework: It is required that students do all the homework assignments, by the dates specified.
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
Navazující předměty
Informace učitele
http://moodlinka.ics.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=2584
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