OJ539 Axiomatic Functionalism

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Aleš Bičan, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Marie Krčmová, CSc.
Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 13:20–14:55 C11bezkodu
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
The course wants to introduce students to a linguistic approach known as Axiomatic Functionalism (AF) which follows the tradition of Ferdinand de Saussure, Prague School and above all functionalism of the French linguist André Martinet. At the end of the course students will be able to explain differences between this and other structuralist and functionalist approaches, and to assess where AF is more effective in explaining linguistic problems and where not. They will summarize and formulate principles of this approach and will be able to apply them on morphology, syntax and semantics.
Syllabus
  • Axiomatic Functionalism in the context of world linguistics
  • Linguistic theory and metodology of description
  • The use of the set theory in linguistic description
  • Classification of semiotic systems and the theory of sign
  • Morphological analysis and the problem of so-called cranberry morphemes
  • Synonymy, homonymy, allomorphy
  • Syntax
  • Sentence and sentential level
Literature
  • Mulder, Jan & Sándor Hervey. 1980. The Strategy of Linguistics. Edinbourgh: Scottish Academic Press.
  • Mulder, Jan. 1989. Foundations of Axiomatic Linguistics. Berlin - New York: Mouton de Gruyter.
  • Hervey, Sándor. 1979. Axiomatic Semantics. Edinburgh: Scottish Academic Press.
Teaching methods
seminars, discussion, presentations
Assessment methods
active participation in the course, a presentation, essay
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
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