NJ_G200 Morphology of German

Faculty of Education
Spring 2019
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Roland Anton Wagner, M.A., 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 of Seminar Groups
NJ_G200/Kombi01: Fri 22. 2. 13:00–14:50 učebna 6, Fri 8. 3. 13:00–14:50 učebna 6, Fri 22. 3. 13:00–14:50 učebna 6, Fri 5. 4. 13:00–14:50 učebna 6, Fri 26. 4. 13:00–14:50 učebna 6, Fri 10. 5. 13:00–14:50 učebna 7, R. Wagner
NJ_G200/Prez01: Mon 18:00–18:50 učebna 10, R. Wagner
Prerequisites
Sufficient working knowledge of German in order to follow class lectures in German.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
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Course objectives
The lecture provides a short survey on the morphology of German concentrating on inflectional morphology. In the course of the semester, basic concepts for analyzing morphological structure (e.g. affix, root, and stem) are introduced, as well as widely used classifications (word categories, paradigms, inflectional classes). All concepts are illustrated by language material taken from contemporary German. Emphasis is put on a comparative perspective on different theoretical approaches (e.g. morphology as the internal structure of words vs. word and paradigm morphology) and on critical assessment of the concrete solutions chosen in different textbooks of German grammar. As the presentation will introduce a wealth of examples of German word forms, students will develop their practical knowledge of German declension and conjugation. However, for practical exercises in building up German word forms, an additional course (NJ_G211 Cvičení z německé morfologie) is offered during the semester.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, students should be able
- to define and explain the basic concepts of morphological analysis (e.g., affix, paradigm, word form etc.);
- to identify the internal structure of inflected or derived words and to distinguish between both types (inflection vs. derivation);
- to name the grammatical categories relevant for different parts of speech;
- to actively form the regular and the most important irregular word forms of German inflection;
- to recognize different theoretical approaches to the description of German morphology, to compare them and to select the most adequate for their own purposes;
Syllabus
  • - The content of morphology, the place of morphology among the linguistic disciplines;
  • - Grammatical categories and the internal structure of the word form;
  • - Basic concepts of morphology: root, stem, affix, grammatical markers; lexeme, paradigm, word form;
  • - Inflectional classes of the German noun; connection between inflectional class and noun gender/animacy;
  • - pronominal inflection;
  • - Are there inflectional classes with German adjectives?
  • - Inflection and derivation; determination of inflectional class and gender by suffixes;
  • - Finite and infinite verbal forms;
  • - The inflectional classes of the verb; classification of strong verbs according to the type of apophony;
  • - Verbal morphology depending on the syntactic properties of the verb;
  • - Morphology and morphosyntax of modal verbs; praeteritopraesentia and morphological adjustment of verbs expressing modal meanings;
  • - Modal semantics: deontic and epistemic meaning of modalverbs;
  • - Analytical forms in the verbal paradigm and auxiliaries;
Literature
    required literature
  • THIEROFF, Rolf and Petra M. VOGEL. Flexion / Rolf Thieroff, Petra M. Vogel. Heidelberg: Winter, 2009, 100 s. ISBN 9783825354893. info
  • MEIBAUER, Jörg. Einführung in die germanistische Linguistik. 2., aktualisierte Aufl. Stuttgart: J.B. Metzler, 2007, xi, 369. ISBN 9783476021410. info
    recommended literature
  • HELBIG, Gerhard and Joachim BUSCHA. Deutsche Grammatik :ein Handbuch für den Ausländerunterricht. Berlin: Langenscheidt, 2001, 654 s. ISBN 3-468-49493-9. info
  • EISENBERG, Peter. Grundriß der deutschen Grammatik. Stuttgart: J.B. Metzler, 1999, 551 s. ISBN 3-476-01642-0. info
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
Written test at the end of the term. A minimum of 60% of the overall amount of points is required to pass the test.
Language of instruction
German
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Kombinované studium má výuku v pátek, prezenční od pondělí do čtvrtka..
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hodin v kombinované formě.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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