JAP324 Theories on the Japanese language

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Hana Bogdanová (lecturer), Mgr. Jiří Matela, M.A., Ph.D. (deputy)
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
Mon 12. 11. 14:00–16:40 B2.24, Tue 13. 11. 12:00–15:40 K21, Wed 14. 11. 9:00–11:40 B2.23
Prerequisites (in Czech)
JAP111a Japanese language II.-theory && JAP103 Introduction to Japan. Studies
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course students will be able to describe the systém of modern Japanese language; explain basic linguistic phenomenons on the samples of Japanese; apply their previous language skills as well as the knowledge of general linguistics to a metalinguistic analysis of the modern Japanese language; formulate simple definitions of basic grammatical categories; judge the relevance of various linguistic theories for the need of describing a linguistic reality.
Syllabus
  • I. Introduction to the study of language
  • II. Material of language: ortography, phonetics, phonology
  • III. Constructing language: morphology, morphosyntax, syntax
  • IV. Linguistic meaning: semantics, pragmatics
  • V. Sociolinguistics
Literature
    recommended literature
  • KOIKE, Seiji. Úvod do gramatiky moderní japonštiny. V Tribunu EU vyd. 1. Brno: Tribun EU, 2010, 237 s. ISBN 9788073990503. info
  • O podstatě japonského jazyka. Watanabe, M. Praha, Karolinum, 2008
  • The Languages of Japan. Shibatani, M. Cambridge University Press, 1990.
    not specified
  • An Introduction to Japanese Linguistics. Tsujimura, N. New York, Blackwell Publishing, 1996.
  • The Handbook of Japanese Linguistics. Tsujimura, N. (ed.) New York, Blackwell Publishing, 1999.
  • Politeness strategies in cross-cultural perspective. Barešová I. Olomouc, Univerzita Palackého, 2008.
  • The Japanese Copula, Forms and Functions. Narahara, T. New York, Palgrave Macmillan, 2002.
  • Keigo wa kowakunai. Inoue, F. Tokyo, Kodansha, 1999.
  • Nihongogaku kīwādo jiten. Koike, S. a kol. Tokyo, Asakura shoten, 1997.
Teaching methods
Lecture in Slovak, work with texts in English and Japanese, linguistic analysis practice
Assessment methods
Midterm test (20 %) Final paper (80 %)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Opakovaný zápis předmětu je možný na základě žádosti o výjimku, kterou musí schválit vyučující.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo japanistiku je podmíněn souhlasem vyučujícího
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2018, recent)
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