NJ_G390 Valency: Theory and Practicle Usage

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2017
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 1 for the colloquium). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Mojmír Muzikant, CSc. (lecturer)
Roland Anton Wagner, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Tomáš Káňa, Ph.D.
Department of German Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Helena Rytířová
Supplier department: Department of German Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
NJ_G390/01: Fri 22. 9. 15:45–16:30 učebna 55, Fri 6. 10. 15:45–16:30 učebna 55, Fri 20. 10. 15:45–16:30 učebna 55, Fri 3. 11. 15:45–16:30 učebna 55, Fri 24. 11. 15:45–16:30 učebna 55, Fri 8. 12. 15:45–16:30 učebna 55, M. Muzikant, R. Wagner
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
After absolving the course, students
- should have a systematic overview over contemporary valency theory,
- should be able to identify problems arising while working within this theoretical framework,
- should understand descriptions of valency frames as they are given in dictionaries and reference grammars of German,
- should be able to applicate the framework in describing authentic language material,
- should be able to decide on appropriate methods and materials (making use of valenvy descriptions) while planning their future teaching.
Learning outcomes
After absolving the course, students
- should have a systematic overview over contemporary valency theory,
- should be able to identify problems arising while working within this theoretical framework,
- should understand descriptions of valency frames as they are given in dictionaries and reference grammars of German,
- should be able to applicate the framework in describing authentic language material,
- should be able to decide on appropriate methods and materials (making use of valenvy descriptions) while planning their future teaching.
Syllabus
  • 1. Foundations of Valency Theory: valency carrier, valency potential, realization of valency, actants and circumstants (arguments and adjuncts). (week 1 and 2)
  • 2. Identification of actants: obligatory and facultative constituents, formally governed and formally ungoverned constituents. (week 3)
  • 3. The sematic structure of valency carriers and thematic roles. (week 4 and 5)
  • 4. Semantic actants and their realizations by means of moprphosyntactic features. (week 6)
  • 5. The six layers of valency description according to Helbig (1992). (week 7)
  • 6. Multidimensional models following Jacobs (1994) critics. (week 8)
  • 7. Subcategorization features to restrict the filling of valency slots. (week 9)
  • 8. Sentence structures according to Engel (1988). (week 10)
  • 9. Reading valency entries in Helbig/Schenkel and VALBU. (week 11 and 12)
Literature
  • JACOBS, Joachim. Kontra Valenz. Trier: Wissenschaftlicher Verlag, 1994..
  • HELBIG, Gerhard. Probleme der Valenz- und Kasustheorie. Tübingen: Niemeyer, 1992.
  • KARLÍK, Petr: Hypotéza modifikované valenční teorie. In: Slovo a slovesnost, 61, 2000, (3), 170–189.
  • WELKE, Klaus. Valenzgrammatik des Deutschen : eine Einführung. Berlin: De Gruyter, 2011, x, 343. ISBN 9783110254198. info
  • SCHUMACHER, Helmut. VALBU : Valenzwörterbuch deutscher Verben. Tübingen: Gunter Narr Verlag, 2004, 2040 s. ISBN 3823360647. info
  • ÁGEL, Vilmos. Valenztheorie. Tübingen: Gunter Narr Verlag, 2000, 300 stran. ISBN 3823349783. info
  • ENGEL, Ulrich. Deutsche Grammatik. 2. veb. Aufl. Heidelberg: Julius Groos Verlag, 1988, 888 s. ISBN 3872766007. info
  • HELBIG, Gerhard and Wolfgang SCHENKEL. Wörterbuch zur Valenz und Distribution deutscher Verben. 4., unveränd. Aufl. Leipzig: Veb Bibliographisches Institut, 1978, 458 s. info
Teaching methods
seminar
Assessment methods
When students choose to finish the course with a colloquium (“k”), they are required to hand in a short paper containing an analysis of the valency frames of certain selected verbs. In addition (as every participant of the course), they have to pass a written test verifying the understanding of the concepts discussed during the semester. A minimum of 60 percent of the overall points is required.
Language of instruction
German
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
General note: Kombinované studium má výuku v pátek, prezenční od pondělí do čtvrtka..
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 6 hodin v kombinované formě.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2016, Autumn 2018.
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