PdF:DCJDR_APR2 Pragmalinguistics I - Course Information

DCJDR_APR2 Pragmalinguistics II

Extent and Intensity

2/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

doc. Mgr. Tomáš Káňa, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Renata Povolná, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. Mgr. Světlana Hanušová, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Jana Chocholatá, Ph.D.

Prerequisites (in Czech)

DCJDR_APR1 Pragmalinguistics I

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

• Didactics of Foreign Language (programme PdF, D-SPE4) (2)

Course objectives

The course objective is to gain basic knowledge of pragmalinguistics, i.e. a linguistic field which unlike syntax or semantics, takes into consideration the user of the language and the whole situational context which determines a given communicative situation.

Syllabus

• The course of Pragmalinguistics is a core subject of the linguistic section and presents an indispensable starting point for the understanding of contemporary didactic trends. The course objective is to gain basic knowledge of pragmalinguistics, i.e. a linguistic field which unlike syntax or semantics, takes into consideration the user of the language and the whole situational context which determines a given communicative situation. Doctoral students are taught to be able to apply newly gained theoretical knowledge in their own research when writing their dissertations. Topics to cover: Relationship between pragmatics and other linguistic disciplines, syntax and semantics in particular. Deixis and its means. Spacial, time, personal and social deixis. Reference. Presupposition. Types of presupposition. Conversational and conventional implications. Principal of cooperation and conversational maxims. Theory of speech acts. Direct and indirect speech acts. Principles of politeness. Politeness and interaction. Conversation and preference structures. Conversational style and analysis. Discourse and culture analysis.

Literature

• Besch, W. (ed.) Duzen, Siezen, Titulieren :zur Anrede im Deutschen heute und gestern. Götingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1998.
• Birkenbihl, V. F. Signale des Körpers (Körpersprache verstehen). München: mvg-verlag, 1994.
• Yule, G. Pragmatics (Oxford Introductions to Language Study). Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996.
• Brown, G., Yule, G. Discourse Analysis (Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press,1983.
• Wagner, K. (ed.) Pragmatik der deutschen Sprache. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang, 2001.
• HIRSCHOVÁ, Milada. Pragmatika v češtině. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 2006, 243 s. ISBN 8024412837. info
• ERNST, Peter. Pragmalinguistik : Grundlagen, Anwendungen, Probleme. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 2002, 210 s. ISBN 9783110170139. info
• HOLLY, Werner. Einführung in die Pragmalinguistik : germanistische Fernstudienenheit. Berlin: Langenscheidt, 2001, 72 s. ISBN 3468495668. info
• MEY, Jacob L. Pragmatics : an introduction. 2nd ed. Oxford: Blackwell, 2001, xiv, 392. ISBN 0631211322. info
• THOMAS, Jenny. Meaning in interaction : an introduction to pragmatics. Harlow: Longman, 1995, xii, 224. ISBN 0582291518. info
• MCCARTHY, Michael. Discourse analysis for language teachers. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991, x, 213. ISBN 0521367468. info
• LEECH, Geoffrey N. Principles of pragmatics. First published. New York: Longman, 1983, xii, 250. ISBN 0582551102. info

Teaching methods

lecture, class discussion

Assessment methods

Course requirements: Oral examination - students submit a seminar paper on a chosen topic related to pedagogial practice. Debate.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every other week.

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