FF:AJ12102 Intro. to Functional Syntax - Course Information

AJ12102 Introduction to Functional Syntax

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

doc. PhDr. Jana Chamonikolasová, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Michaela Hrazdílková

Timetable

Wed 10:00–11:35 32

Prerequisites (in Czech)

AJ09999 Qualifying Examination

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

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Course objectives

The course denotes the position of functional syntax in linguistic theory. It analyzes the function of language units in the act of communication. The course presents the Brno theory of Functional Sentence Perspective (FSP) and outlines other approaches to the analysis of the information structure of language. Most seminars include exercises in text analysis. Final assessment is based on the results of a test in syntactic analysis focusing on the FSP interpretation, and the final course assignment, i.e. a summary of a paper presenting some aspect of the information structure theories in focus.

Syllabus

• The course denotes the position of functional syntax in linguistic theory. It analyzes the function of language units in the act of communication. The course presents the Brno theory of Functional Sentence Perspective (FSP) and outlines other approaches to the analysis of the information structure of language. Most seminars include exercises in text analysis. Final assessment is based on the results of a test in syntactic analysis focusing on the FSP interpretation, and the final course assignment, i.e. a summary of a paper presenting some aspect of the information structure theories in focus.

Literature

• FIRBAS, Jan. Functional Sentence Perspective in Written and Spoken Communications. Reprint. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995, 239 pp. ISBN 0-521-37308-5. info
• SGALL, Petr, Eva HAJIČOVÁ and Jarmila PANEVOVÁ. The meaning of the sentence in its semantic and pragmatic aspects. 1. vyd. Prague: Academia, 1986, ix, 353 s. info
• CHAFE, Wallace L. Discourse, consciousness, and time : the flow and displacement of conscious experience in speaking and writing. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1994, xiii, 327. ISBN 0226100545. info
• QUIRK, Randolph. A comprehensive grammar of the English language. Edited by David Crystal. 1st pub. London: Longman, 1985, x, 1779. ISBN 9780582517349. info
• Příruční mluvnice češtiny. Edited by Miroslav Grepl - Petr Karlík - Marek Nekula - Zdenka Rusínová. Vyd. 2., opr. Praha: Lidové noviny, 1996, 799 s. ISBN 8071061344. info

Assessment methods (in Czech)

Základem hodnocení je test ze syntaktické analýzy, zaměřený na interpretaci z hlediska FSP, a seminární práce - souhrn článku, který představuje některý z přístupů k informační struktuře jazyka. Final assessment is based on the results of a test in syntactic analysis focusing on the FSP interpretation, and the final course assignment, i.e. a summary of a paper presenting some aspect of the information structure theories in focus.

Language of instruction

English

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.

Teacher's information

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