JAP104 General linguistics course

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2016
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Tomáš Hoskovec, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jiří Matela, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Luboš Bělka, CSc.
Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each odd Friday 10:50–14:05 J31
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 aim of the course is to clarify basic theoretical concepts and methods of linguistics, with an emphasis on functionally structural linguistics. The course is a concise introduction into basic terms and methodology of general linguistics.
Syllabus
  • Science and science of language Linguistic laws and language norms Model and explanation Empiricism and knowledge a priori Axiomatic of language science Linguistic sign Language and reality Levels of language description Language sign as a sequence of functions and forms Language plurality Abstract system of language and concrete texts Meaning of language and sens of texts
Literature
  • Saussure, Ferdinand de. Kurs obecné lingvistiky [Saussure, 1989]. Edited by Albert Sechehaye - Charles Bally, Edited by Tullio de Mauro. Vyd. 1. Praha : Odeon, 1989. 467 s. ISBN 80-207-0070-6. info
  • Hjelmslev, Louis. Jazyk. Vyd. 1. Praha : Academia, 1971. 145 s. Obsahuje bibliografii. info
  • Erhart, Adolf. Základy jazykovědy [Erhart, 1990]. 2., upr. vyd. Praha : Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1990. 198 s. : i. Učebnice pro vysoké školy. Bibliogr. na konci kap. a s. 183-189. - Rejstř. ISBN 80-04-24612-5. info
  • SGALL, Petr. Úvod do syntaxe a sémantiky : některé nové směry v teoretické lingvistice. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1986, 197 s. URL info
  • MATHESIUS, Vilém. Jazyk, kultura a slovesnost. Vyd. v tomto uspoř. 1. Praha: Odeon, 1982, 527 s. URL info
  • HJELMSLEV, Louis. O základech teorie jazyka. Translated by František Čermák. Vydání 1. Praha: Academia, 1972, 154 stran. info
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
written test; attendance of 70 % of the lectures is required
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo japanistiku je podmíněn souhlasem vyučujícího.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2016, recent)
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