FF:LgBA05 Languages of the world - Course Information
LgBA05 Languages of the world
Faculty of ArtsAutumn 2024
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching - Teacher(s)
- prof. RNDr. Václav Blažek, CSc. (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- prof. RNDr. Václav Blažek, CSc.
Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts - Timetable
- Wed 10:00–11:40 D22, except Mon 18. 11. to Sun 24. 11.
- Prerequisites
- no requisitions
- 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
- there are 33 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- At the end of the course student should be able to understand the basic strategies in classification of languages: typological, areal and genetic. On the basis of the genetic classification the student could intepret the main features of the world language families or higher taxonomical units is presented, including the alternative models.
- Learning outcomes
- The output of the subject is a manysided orientation in the present multilingual world.
- Syllabus
- 1. Typological, areal and genetic classification of languages: differences in purposes. 2. Genetic clasification of languages, its principles and methods (qualitative vs. quantitative). 3. Convergence models vs. divergence models and language relativity 4. Survey of the standard language families and hypothetical higher taxonomic units: 4.1. Khoisan. 4.2. Kongo-Saharan. 4.3. Nostratic. 4.4. Dené-Sino-Caucasian. 4.5. Amerindian. 4.6. Austric. 4.7. Australian. 4.8. Indo-Pacific.
- Literature
- recommended literature
- ERHART, Adolf. Základy jazykovědy. 2. upr. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1990, 198 s. ISBN 8004246125. info
- HJELMSLEV, Louis. Jazyk. Translated by Miloš Dokulil. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1971, 145 s. URL info
- KRUPA, Viktor, Jozef GENZOR and Ladislav DROZDÍK. Jazyky sveta. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1983, 507 s. info
- GENZOR, Jozef. Jazyky světa. Historie a současnost. Brno: LINGEA 2015.
- MEIER, Georg Friedrich and Barbara MEIER. Handbuch der Linguistik und Kommunikationswissenschaft. Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, 1979, xiv, 552. info
- GREENBERG, Joseph H. Language, culture, and communication : essays. Edited by Anwar S. Dil. Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press, 1971, xiv, 367. ISBN 0804707812. info
- GREENBERG, Joseph H. Language universals : with special reference to feature hierarchies. The Hague: Mouton, 1966, 89 p. info
- Teaching methods
- Teacher presents the most modern models of classification of the world's languages, in the case of doubts various alternatives. The cultural and historical circumstances are discussed together with students.
- Assessment methods
- At least 50% in the final test is necessary for Bc.+ Ms. students.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- The course is taught annually.
- Enrolment Statistics (recent)
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