AJ32042 Modern Linguistics

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2019
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Ludmila Urbanová, CSc. (lecturer)
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: 0/15, 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 presenting important works of general and Anglo-American theoretical linguistic literature and guiding the students to a comparison between the Anglo-American and the Czech linguistic traditions. Another aim is to deepen their knowledge of the methodology of linguistic research.
Learning outcomes
The students will become acquainted with important works of general and Anglo-American theoretical linguistic literature. They will be able to compare the Anglo-American and the Czech linguistic traditions. They will deepen their knowledge of the methodology of linguistic research.
Syllabus
  • 1. The works of Mathesius, Vachek, Firbas and Daneš and their contribution to the current research within English Linguistics. 2. Anglo-American lingusitic appraoches: N. Chomsky and hos theory of generative grammar. 3. Anglo-American lingusitic appraoches: M.A.K. Halliday and his functional systemic approach to language 4. Theory of meaning: Pragmatics, semantics, and sociolinguistics 5. Interdisciplinary approach to the study of language
Literature
    recommended literature
  • A functional analysis of present day English on a general linguistic basis. Edited by Vilém Mathesius - Josef Vachek - Lisbuše Dušková. 1 online r. ISBN 9783110813296. info
  • MATHESIUS, Vilém. Jazyk, kultura a slovesnost. Vyd. v tomto uspoř. 1. Praha: Odeon, 1982, 527 s. URL info
  • Daneš, F.: A Three-Level Approach to Syntax. TLP 1964, vol. 1, pp. 225-240
  • Papers on functional sentence perspective. Edited by František Daneš. Prague: Academia, 1974, 222 s. info
  • FIRBAS, Jan. Functional sentence perspective in written and spoken communication. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992, xv, 239. ISBN 0521373085. info
  • LYONS, John. Linguistic semantics : an introduction. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995, xvi, 376. ISBN 0521438772. info
  • MEY, Jacob L. Pragmatics :an introduction. 2nd ed. Oxford: Blackwell, 2001, xiv, 392 s. ISBN 0-631-21131-4. info
  • HALLIDAY, M. A. K. Language as social semiotic : the social interpretation of language and meaning. London: Edward Arnold, 1979, 256 s. ISBN 0713162597. info
  • CHOMSKY, Noam. Syntactic structures. Edited by Mouton de Lightfoot. 2nd ed. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, 2002, xviii, 117. ISBN 3110172798. info
  • CHOMSKY, Noam. Language and mind. San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1972, xii, 194. ISBN 0155492578. info
Teaching methods
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!.
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