FF:OJ309 Theory of the etymology - Course Information
OJ309 Theory of the etymology
Faculty of ArtsAutumn 2017
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- PhDr. Helena Karlíková, CSc. (lecturer), prof. RNDr. Václav Blažek, CSc. (deputy)
- Guaranteed by
- prof. RNDr. Václav Blažek, CSc.
Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Bc. Blanka Gross Čapková
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts - Timetable
- Tue 10:50–12:25 B2.33
- 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 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/40 - fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Classical Archaeology (programme FF, B-HI) (2)
- Classical Archaeology (programme FF, B-HS)
- Classical Archaeology (programme FF, N-HI)
- Classical Archaeology (programme FF, N-HS)
- Classical Greek Language and Literature (programme FF, B-FI)
- Classical Greek Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)
- Classical Greek Language and Literature (programme FF, N-FI)
- Classical Greek Language and Literature (programme FF, N-HS)
- Latin Language and Literature (programme FF, B-FI)
- Latin Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)
- Latin Language and Literature (programme FF, N-FI)
- Latin Language and Literature (programme FF, N-HS)
- Modern Greek Language and Literature (programme FF, B-FI) (2)
- Modern Greek Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)
- Modern Greek Language and Literature (programme FF, N-FI) (2)
- Modern Greek Language and Literature (programme FF, N-HS)
- General Linguistics (programme FF, B-FI) (2)
- General Linguistics (programme FF, B-HS)
- General Linguistics (programme FF, N-FI) (2)
- General Linguistics (programme FF, N-HS)
- Slavonic Studies (programme FF, N-FI) (2)
- Slavonic Studies (programme FF, N-HS)
- Course objectives
- At the end of the course students should be able to define the etymology, to apply its methods and to demonstrate the etymological relations of chosen words in Indo-European languages.
- Syllabus
- 1. What is etymology? 2. Etymon, etymological meaning. 3. Deetymologization. 4. Diachronic method. 5. Ie. vowel and consonantal system. 6. Laryngeal theory. 7. Elementar relationship. 8. Method "Wörter und Sachen". 9. Kalks 10. Principle of semantic paralels and analogical development. 11. "popular" etymology. 12. Semantic changes 13. Tabu, tabu antiphrease, noa.
- Literature
- VEČERKA, Radoslav and Adolf ERHART. K pramenům slov. Uvedení do etymologie. (Towards the roots of words. Introduction to etymology.). Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2006, 355 pp. Nakladatelství Lidové noviny 1. ISBN 80-7106-858-6. info
- Teaching methods
- Lectures, drills, class discussion.
- Assessment methods
- Written examination aimed at testing the student’s insight into the main theories, concepts and methodologies of the etymology.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further Comments
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2017, recent)
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