OJD05 Languages of the World

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2002
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Václav Blažek, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Václav Blažek, CSc.
Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
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
Elementary information about purposes and methods of language classification. Three approaches: typological, areal and genetic. Principles of lexicostatistics and glottochronology. Systematical overview of all language families with the most important languages, classified genetically in higher taxonomical units.
Syllabus
  • Principles and methods of the linguistics research. Elementary information about purposes and methods of language classification. Three approaches: typological, areal and genetic. Essential compendium of the World's languages [Celts lang., Caucasian lang., Slavic lang. etc.]. Systematical overview of all language families with the most important languages, classified genetically in higher taxonomical units. Principles of lexicostatistics and glottochronology.
Literature
  • ERHART, Adolf. Základy jazykovědy. 2. upr. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1990, 198 s. ISBN 8004246125. info
  • ERHART, Adolf. Baltu valodas. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1984, 199 s. URL info
  • KRUPA, Viktor, Jozef GENZOR and Ladislav DROZDÍK. Jazyky sveta. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1983, 507 s. info
  • ERHART, Adolf. Struktura indoíránských jazyků. Vyd. 1. V Brně: Univerzita J.E. Purkyně, 1980, 234 s. URL info
  • MEIER, Georg Friedrich and Barbara MEIER. Handbuch der Linguistik und Kommunikationswissenschaft. Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, 1979, xiv, 552. info
  • MEIER, Georg Friedrich and Barbara MEIER. Handbuch der Linguistik und Kommunikationswissenschaft. Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, 1979, xiv, 552. info
  • HJELMSLEV, Louis. O základech teorie jazyka. Translated by František Čermák. Vydání 1. Praha: Academia, 1972, 154 stran. info
  • HJELMSLEV, Louis. Jazyk. Translated by Miloš Dokulil. 1. vyd. Praha: Academia, 1971, 145 s. URL 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. Essays in linguistics. 1st Phoenix ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1963, vii, 108. info
  • MEIER, Georg Friedrich. Das Zéro-Problem in der Linguistik : Kritische Untersuchungen zur strukturalistischen Analyse der Relevanz sprachlicher Form. Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, 1961, 249 s. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Individuální konzultace, samostatná práce studentů (písemná práce). Předmět je zakončen kolokviem.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught each semester.
Note related to how often the course is taught: přednášky, kontaktní hodiny.
General note: jen pro doktorandy.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: přednášky + kontaktní hodiny.
Credit evaluation note: určí ústav dle doktorského studia.
Information on course enrolment limitations: jen pro doktorandy
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2003, Autumn 2003, Spring 2004, Autumn 2004, Spring 2005, Autumn 2005, Spring 2006, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015.
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