NJ_G400 Lexicology and Stylistics of German

Faculty of Education
Spring 2015
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Tomáš Káňa, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Tomáš Káňa, Ph.D.
Department of German Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Helena Rytířová
Supplier department: Department of German Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Timetable
Thu 12:05–12:50 učebna 59; and Fri 20. 2. 9:20–11:00 učebna 64, Fri 6. 3. 9:20–11:00 učebna 64, Fri 20. 3. 9:20–11:00 učebna 64, Fri 3. 4. 9:20–11:00 učebna 64, Fri 17. 4. 9:20–11:00 učebna 64, Fri 15. 5. 9:20–11:00 učebna 64
Prerequisites
Knowledge of German at least B1 level (CEFR). No certificate needed.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This course presents Lexicology as a multilevel discipline, describes the fields of interest of these levels and defines main lexicological units. In the focus is German word formation and the stylistic value of German lexical units.
At the end of the course the students should know about the basic fields of lexicology, they can answer question dealing with changes in a word-stock, they can characterise the elements of a lexicon; they are able to analyse complex lexical units and characterize their elements. Further on they know the principles of the German word formation and can compare this with the word formation of the Czech and other European languages. The students are also able to describe the stylistic stratification of the German word stock and to characterize the stylistic value of several context-bound lexical units.
Syllabus
  • Lexikology and its fields
  • Lexical (lexem x lex x word) and “lexicological” units (phraseme as a special case of lexeme, “onyms”
  • Nomination (new coinage, sematic derivation, borrowings)
  • Word formation as a Nomination
  • Composition, derivation, abbreviations and clippings
  • Gender by word formation
  • Diminutives in Czech, German and English
  • German proper names and their formation
  • Stylistic stratification of the German word stock: horizontal (regional) and vertical aspects
  • Stylistic stratification in dictionaries
Literature
    required literature
  • KÁŇA, Tomáš. Wortbildung: Umriss der Theorie mit Aufgaben und Übungen. 2., přeprac. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2012. Elportál. ISBN 978-80-210-5989-4. html url epub info
  • KÁŇA, Tomáš. LEXIKOLOGIE Struktur des Faches mit Aufgaben und Übungen (Lexicology. Basic Knowledge with Tasks and Practice). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2008. 2. verze. URL URL info
  • FLEISCHER, Wolfgang, Irmhild BARZ and Marianne SCHRÖDER. Wortbildung der deutschen Gegenwartssprache. Tübingen: Max Niemeyer Verlag, 1995, 382 pp. info
  • SCHIPPAN, Thea. Lexikologie der deutschen Gegenwartssprache. Tübingen: Max Niemeyer, 1992, x, 306 s. ISBN 3-484-73002-1. info
    recommended literature
  • MALÁ, Jiřina. Stilistische Textanalyse: Grundlagen und Methoden (Stylistic Analysis of Text: base and methods). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2009, 146 pp. Spisy MU v Brně, Filozofická fakulta, č. 385. ISBN 978-80-210-5040-2. info
  • UHROVÁ, Eva. Grundlagen der deutschen Lexikologie. 2. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2002, 136 s. ISBN 8021027940. info
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
1) Written test: 50% of the final note; 70% of correct answers is needed to pass.
2) Oral examination: 50% of the final note; passed written test requiered.
Language of instruction
German
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: nebo 12 hodin v kombinované formě.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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