CJ2BP_JUZK Elementary Learning of Corpus Linguistics

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Ivana Kolářová, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Ivana Kolářová, CSc.
Department of Czech Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Petra Rozbořilová
Supplier department: Department of Czech Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Students get acquainted with the types of the language corpora and they learn to work with the them.
The targets:
- acquirement of the terminology of the corpus linguistics;
- establishment of the ability to vote suitable corpus in accordance with the language phenomena;
- correct formulation of the suitable query when looking into the language corpus;
- establishment and development of the ability to analyse and classification of the language data.
Learning outcomes
It is presupposed after finishing the course student:
(a) get acquainted with comtemporary Czech language corpora and is able to work with the web interface KonText that enables browsing in Czech National Corpus SYN2015;
(b) get acquainted with the function of attributes “word”, “lc”, “lemma” and “tag” and is able to use them;
(c) is skilled at browsing in corpus SYN and is able to find elementary language phenoma of morphology and of lexicon (vocabulary) and to arrange them according to the assigned criterion;
(d) is able to use "positive Filter" and "negative Filter" to find suitable corpus data;
(e) is able to use Czech National Corpus to find out frequency of language phenomena.
Syllabus
  • 1. Czech National Corpus and its structure. Corpus SYN2015.
  • 2. The ways of browning language phenomena of Czech National corpus.
  • 3. The term „atribute“. Types of attributes and using them for seeking language phenomena. Attributes "word", "lc", "lemma".
  • 4. Elementary methods of browning in Czech National Corpus. Attribute "tag".
  • 5. The term „concordance“ in Corpus linguistics. Sorting and arranging of found language phenomena.
  • 6. Frequency of language phenomena. Methods of making frequency list. "Positive" and "negative" filter.
  • 7. Evaluation of the language phenomena found in Corpus.
Literature
  • TUŠKOVÁ, Jana Marie. Deklinační systém femininních oikonym v češtině. Synchronní pohled na základě Českého národního korpusu. (The declension system of Czech feminine oikonyms. Synchronous view based on the Czech National Corpus). 1st ed. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, s. r. o. / Ústav Českého národního korpusu, 2011, 289 pp. Studie z korpusové lingvistiky, sv. 17. ISBN 978-80-7422-138-5. info
  • ČERMÁK, František, Karel KUČERA and Vladimír PETKEVIČ. Korpusová lingvistika Praha 2011, 2 Výzkum a výstavba korpusů. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, Ústav Českého národního korpusu, 2011. Studie z korpusové lingvistiky 15. ISBN 978-80-7422-115-6. info
  • ČERMÁK, František, Karel KUČERA, Vladimír PETKEVIČ and Alexander ROSEN. Korpusová lingvistika, Praha 2011. 3. Gramatika a značkování korpusů. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2011, 225 pp. Studie z korpusové lingvistiky 16. ISBN 978-80-7422-116-3. info
  • Grammar & Corpora 2007 :selected contributions from the conference Gramar and Corpora, Sept. 25-27, 2007, Liblice. Edited by František Štícha - Mirjam Fried. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2008, 443 s. ISBN 9788020016348. info
  • TUŠKOVÁ, Jana Marie. Variantní a dubletní tvary v současné deklinaci apelativních feminin. (Variant grammar form and doublets in the contemporary declension of female appelatives). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2006, 175 pp. Spisy Pedagogické fakulty Masarykovy univerzity 58. ISBN 80-210-4138-2. info
  • Studie z korpusové lingvistiky. 1. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 2000, 531 s. ISBN 80-7184-893-X. info
  • Manuál lexikografie. Edited by František Čermák - Renata Blatná. 1. vyd. Jinočany: H & H, 1995, 283 s. ISBN 80-85787-23-7. info
Teaching methods
A seminar - problem method, controlled discussion on the professional issues of the course. Working with Czech National Corpus using special tools - web interface KonText. Analysis of founded language phenomena.
Assessment methods
The subject is ended by a credit test. Compulsory attendance. Credit requirements: - The students submit written papers of searched linguitic phenomena elaborated during seminars. There are evaluated: factually correctness and appropriate using professional style. Detailed requirements will be given to the students during first three lectures. - The students master 75 % of questions in the final test that proves their knowledge and abilities of working with Czech National Corpus.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
General note: Předmět bude realizován při minimálním počtu 10 zapsaných studentů.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Předmět bude realizován při minimálním počtu 10 zapsaných studentů.
Teacher's information
https://wiki.korpus.cz/doku.php/manualy:kontext:index
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017.
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