AJ32040 The History of Linguistics

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2019
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 15 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Ludmila Urbanová, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Jana Chamonikolasová, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Ludmila Urbanová, CSc.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Supplier department: Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
The knowledge of the basics of linguistic disciplines.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 1/15, only registered: 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The aim of the subject is to make the doctoral students acquainted with the major representatives of linguistic thinking who made a lasting contribution to the development of contemporary linguistic research in distinctive fields of linguistics. Starting from modern linguistic approaches, the students will trace the history of linguistic research into the essential components of language study at the time when linguistics was being constituted as an independent science. The course will outline the split development resulting in two parallel streams in mainstream linguistics: European vs. American linguistics.
Learning outcomes
The students will get acquainted with the major representatives of linguistic thinking who made a lasting contribution to the development of contemporary linguistic research in distinctive fields of linguistics. The students will be able to trace the history of linguistic research into the essential components of language study at the time when linguistics was being constituted as an independent science. They will become familiar with the split development resulting in two parallel streams in mainstream linguistics: European vs. American linguistics. They will be able to compare the linguistic approaches presented in the subject.
Syllabus
  • 1. Humboldt as Predecessor of Modern Linguistics 2. European Structuralism - Geneva School - Prague School - Copenhagen School 3. Rise of American Linguistics - Edward Sapir - Leonard Bloomfield 4. Diversification after Bloomfield - Kenneth L.Pike - Zellig S. Harris - Charles F. Hockett 5. Transformational-Generative Grammar - Noam Chomsky 6. Oxford School of Ordinary Language Philosophy - Ryle - Strawson - Austin - Russell - Wittgenstein
Literature
    recommended literature
  • ČERNÝ, Jiří. Malé dějiny lingvistiky. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2005, 239 s. ISBN 8071789089. URL info
  • ČERNÝ, Jiří. Dějiny lingvistiky. 1. souborné vyd. V Olomouci: Votobia, 1996, 517 s. ISBN 80-85885-96-4. info
  • A short history of linguistics. Edited by R. H. Robins. 3rd ed. Burnt Mill: Longman Group, 1990, ix, 271. ISBN 0582291453. info
  • DE BEAUGRANDE, Robert. Linguistic theory : the discourse of fundamental works. London: Longman, 1991, 403 s. ISBN 0582037255. info
  • SEUREN, Pieter A. M. Western linguistics : an historical introduction. Malden: Blackwell, 1998, xv, 570. ISBN 0631208917. info
    not specified
  • VACHEK, Josef. Prolegomena k dějinám Pražské školy jazykovědné. Vydání první. Jinočany: H & H, 1999, 135 stran. ISBN 8086022129. info
Teaching methods
e-learning, individual reading, consultations
Assessment methods
Oral exam.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught each semester.
General note: Tento kurz je určen pouze studentům doktorského studia! This course is designated for PhD students ONLY!.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2002, Spring 2003, Autumn 2003, Spring 2004, Autumn 2004, Spring 2005, Autumn 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
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