JAP324 Theories on the Japanese language

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2010
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jiří Matela, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Václav Blažek, CSc.
Japanese Studies Centre – Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Lucie Čelková
Timetable
Wed 16:40–18:15 N01023
Prerequisites (in Czech)
JAP110a Writing Japanese II.- theory && JAP111a Japanese language II.-theory && JAP201a Japanese language III.-theory && JAP215a Japanese language IV.-theory
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 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course students will be able to describe the systém of modern Japanese language; explain basic linguistic phenomenons on the samples of Japanese; apply their previous language skills as well as the knowledge of general linguistics to a metalinguistic analysis of the modern Japanese language; characterise the Japanese language from a typological point of view; formulate simple definitions of basic grammatical categories; judge the relevance of various linguistic theories for the need of describing a linguistic reality.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction: Basic terminology, language plans
    2. Phonetic inventory of modern Japanese
    3. Phonology of the Japanese language (rendaku)
    4. Notions of word in theories of the Japanese language (shi vs. ji)
    5. Lexicon of Japanese
    6. Foreign and loan words in Japanese
    7. Grammatical categories within the inventory of predicatives (yōgen, katsyō)
    8. Characteristics of functional units
    9. Proposition and predication (charakteristics of adverbs)
    10. Introduction to pragmatics
    11. Synchronic and diachronic view of taigū hyōgen
    12. Elective topic
Literature
    recommended literature
  • KOIKE, Seiji. Úvod do gramatiky moderní japonštiny. V Tribunu EU vyd. 1. Brno: Tribun EU, 2010, 237 s. ISBN 9788073990503. info
    not specified
  • The Handbook of Japanese Linguistics. Tsujimura, N. (ed.) New York, Blackwell Publishing, 1999.
  • An Introduction to Japanese Linguistics. Tsujimura, N. New York, Blackwell Publishing, 1996.
  • O podstatě japonského jazyka. Watanabe, M. Praha, Karolinum, 2008
  • The Languages of Japan. Shibatani, M. Cambridge University Press, 1990.
  • Politeness strategies in cross-cultural perspective. Barešová I. Olomouc, Univerzita Palackého, 2008.
  • The Japanese Copula, Forms and Functions. Narahara, T. New York, Palgrave Macmillan, 2002.
  • Keigo wa kowakunai. Inoue, F. Tokyo, Kodansha, 1999.
  • Nihongogaku kīwādo jiten. Koike, S. a kol. Tokyo, Asakura shoten, 1997.
Teaching methods
Lecture, work with secondary literature.
Assessment methods
Written exam. Attendance of at least 70 % of classes is required.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo japanistiku je podmíněn souhlasem vyučujícího
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2010, recent)
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