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Functional Sentence Perspective 1 (E-learning Course)

ADAM, Martin

Basic information

Original name

Functional Sentence Perspective 1 (E-learning Course)

Name in Czech

Funkční větná perspektiva

Authors

Edition

1. vyd. Masaryk University Brno, Mood-link-a (Linguistic courses), 2006

Publisher

Dept. of English Language and Literature

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Učební texty pomůcky (vč. dílčích kapitol v učebnicích)

Field of Study

60200 6.2 Languages and Literature

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

References:

Organization unit

Faculty of Education

Keywords in English

Functional; sentence; perspective; Firbas; FSP; course; English

Tags

International impact
Změněno: 22/4/2008 12:56, doc. Mgr. Martin Adam, Ph.D.

Abstract

V originále

The e-learning course offers a systematic survey of the theory of functional sentence perspective (FSP). Students are gradually introduced teh principles of the functional approach towards linguistic analysis of writtent text on the basis of FSP as founded and developed by its father, Professor Jan Firbas. The theoretical input is demonstrated on the material of authentic examples, presented in charts of FSP analysis. Key terms: theme, rheme, communicative dynamism, distributional field, dynamic-semantic functions, retrievability, etc. Special attention is paid to the theory of the dynamic-semantic tracks, viewed from the comparative point of view. Syllabus Week 1: Introduction. Prague school. Mathesius. Week 2: Information processing. Firbas: FSP. Week 3: Communicative dynamism. Week 4: Basic factors: linear modification. Week 5: Basic factors: context. Week 6: Basic factors: semantics. Week 7: Basic factors: intonation. The hierarchy of communicative units. Week 8: FSP analysis. Charts. Week 9: Dynamic-semantic tracks. Semantic homogeneity. Week 10: Daneš: Thematic progression Week 11: FSP vs. Greenbaum, Quirk and Leech approach

In Czech

E-learningový kurz FSP 1.