FF:AJ42001 Introduction to Linguistics - Course Information

AJ42001 Introduction to Linguistics

Extent and Intensity

0/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

prof. Mgr. Jan Chovanec, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Tomáš Kačer, Ph.D.

Timetable

Fri 13:20–14:55 G31

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• English Language and Literature (programme FF, B-FI)

Course objectives (in Czech)

This is an introductory course in English lingustics. Its aim is to provide the students with the basic information about language and its functions, the levels of language, the scientific study of languages, the various disciplines of linguistics, as well as the characteristics of the English language - its past and present.

Syllabus

• A preliminary list of lectures: 1. Linguistics and language 2. Language as a means of communication 3. Levels and functions of language 4. Word formation 5. Lexical semantics 6. English dictionaries (a guest lecture) 7. Variation in language 8. History of linguistics 9. History of English linguistics in the Czech lands 10. The English language over the ages (a historical overview) 11. The English language at present (and the future)

Literature

• Štekauer, Pavol. Rudiments of English Linguistics. Přešov: Slovakontakt, 2000
• HLADKÝ, Josef and Jan CHOVANEC. Úvod do studia anglického jazyka (Introduction to the Study of English). 2nd ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1999, 83 pp. ISBN 80-210-2120-9. info
• ČERNÝ, Jiří. Dějiny lingvistiky. 1. souborné vyd. V Olomouci: Votobia, 1996, 517 s. ISBN 80-85885-96-4. info
• Úvod do studia jazyka. Edited by Jiří Černý. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Rubico, 1998, 243 s. ISBN 80-85839-24-5. info
• A short history of linguistics. Edited by R. H. Robins. 3rd ed. Burnt Mill: Longman Group, 1990, ix, 271. ISBN 0582291453. info
• VACHEK, Josef. Prolegomena k dějinám Pražské školy jazykovědné. Vydání první. Jinočany: H & H, 1999, 135 stran. ISBN 8086022129. info
• CRYSTAL, David. English as a global language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997, x, 150 s. ISBN 0-521-59247-X. info
• YULE, George. The study of language [Yule, 1996]. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996, xiii, 294. ISBN 0-521-56851-X. info
• CRYSTAL, David. The Cambridge encyclopedia of the English language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995, vii, 489. ISBN 0521401798. info
• PEPRNÍK, Jaroslav. Slovník amerikanismů. 3., upravené vydání. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1994, 505 stran. ISBN 8004237541. info
• The encyclopedia of language and linguistics. Edited by J. M. Y. Simpson - R. E. Asher. 1st ed. Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1994, x, s. 5087. ISBN 0-08-035943-4. info
• VACHEK, Josef. Vzpomínky českého anglisty. Edited by Libuše Dušková. Vyd. 1. Jinočany: H & H, 1994, 158 s. ISBN 80-85787-72-5. info
• CRYSTAL, David. A dictionary of linguistics and phonetics. 3rd ed. Oxford: Blackwell, 1993, ix, 389 s. ISBN 0-631-17871-6. info
• PEPRNÍK, Jaroslav. Anglická lexikologie. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 1992, 192 s. ISBN 8070670908. info
• CRYSTAL, David. The English language. London: Penguin Books, 1988, 288 s. ISBN 0-14-013532-4. info
• CRYSTAL, David. The Cambridge encyclopedia of language. 1st ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1987, vii, 472. ISBN 0521264383. info

Assessment methods (in Czech)

Written test at the end of the course.

Language of instruction

English

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 5x2.

Teacher's information

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