BA_Fi_sys2 Finnish language: grammatical system II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Petra Hebedová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Petra Hebedová, Ph.D.
Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
BA_Fi_sys1 Finnish grammar I
Credit of BA_Fi_sys1 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
A basic insight into Finnish syntax is presented. Students learn to analyze syntactic structure, recognize constituents of Finnish sentences and describe specific syntactic constructions (specific types of sentences). The acquired knoledge should help them also in practical study of the language.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course students are able to analyze Finnish syntactic constructions, can recognize nominal constituents and is familiar with the distributions of case forms in different syntactic roles. Students are also able to recognize specific syntactic constructions according to their form and function. They are able to use this knowledge practically, especially when reading and writing in Finnish.
Syllabus
  • basic notions of Finnish syntax, types of predicates
  • nominal constituents (subject in Finnish, cases of object, Finnish predicative, types of adverbials)
  • basic sentence types (transitive, intransitive, predicative)
  • specific types of sentences (constructions)
  • infinitival and participial constructions
  • exercises in Finnish syntax
Literature
    recommended literature
  • White, Leila: Suomen kielioppia ulkomaalaisille. Finn lectura, Helsinki 2001.
  • Karlsson, Fred: Suomen peruskielioppi. SKS, Jyväskylä 2006.
  • Iso suomen kielioppi. Edited by Auli Hakulinen - Maria Vilkuna. 2. painos. Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, 2004, 1698 s. ISBN 9517465572. info
  • Finnishan essential grammar. Edited by Fred Karlsson - Andrew Chesterman. New ed. New York: Routledge, 1999, x, 268 p. ISBN 0415207053. info
  • VILKUNA, Maria. Suomen lauseopin perusteet. Helsinki: Edita, 1996, 348 s. ISBN 9513720217. info
Teaching methods
lectures, readings, homework
Assessment methods
written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: every week.
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