RSb041 Elements of Linguistics

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Jiří Gazda, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Jiří Gazda, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jiří Gazda, CSc.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. PhDr. Jiří Gazda, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 10:00–11:40 C33
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
Propaedeutic course that is conceived as overview interpretation of basic philological terms, methods and theories appearing mainly from pieces of knowledge of general linguistics. The students will learn to view language as a subject of scientific research, to comprehend language as a structured system and to realize the universality of relations between language and social phenomena in the widest meaning. They will be equipped with philological definitions and will get to know the basics of the problematic of every single philological discipline which they will come across during their studies.
Learning outcomes
Student will be able to:
- to explain basic concepts and theories of general linguistics;
- to consciously use basic linguistic terminology;
- to use the gained knowledge in further theoretical linguistic training in the study of special linguistic disciplines.
Syllabus
  • 1. Linguistics as a scientific discipline. The subject of linguistics. Structure of linguistics. Basic philological approaches and methods. The relation of linguistics to other scientific disciplines.
  • 2. Language as a social phenomenon. Theory of the nature and substance of language. Theory of the language origins. Factors of lingual development. Basic language functions.
  • 3. The relation of language and thinking. Biological pre-requisitions for creation of language.
  • 4. Language as a system of signs. The character of a lingual sign.
  • 5. Systematic character of language. Basic lingual units and their relations.
  • 6. Phonetic system of language. Phonetics and phonology. Prosodic language system, accentology, types of accent.
  • 7. Morphological language system. Basic terms and categories. Types of morphemes and their variants. Basic word formative means.
  • 8. Lexical language system. Lexicology. The word as a central lingual unit. Types of lexical relations. Lexicography, vocabulary types.
  • 9. Syntactical language system. Sentence and collocations. Types of syntactical relations. Actual statement articulation.
  • 10. Graphics. Orthographical principles, transcription and transliteration.
  • 11. Stylistics.
  • 12. Typological classification of languages. Genealogical language classification.
  • 13. The history of linguistics, basic philological styles and approaches.
Literature
    required literature
  • Úvod do studia jazyka. Edited by Jiří Černý. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Rubico, 1998, 243 s. ISBN 80-85839-24-5. info
  • SALZMANN, Zdeněk. Jazyk, kultura a společnost : úvod do lingvistické antropologie. Translated by Zdeněk Hlavsa - Jaroslava Hlavsová - Vladimíra Šatavová. 1. vyd. Praha: Ústav pro etnografii a folkloristiku AV ČR Praha, 1997, 211 s. info
  • ČERNÝ, Jiří. Dějiny lingvistiky. 1. souborné vyd. V Olomouci: Votobia, 1996, 517 s. ISBN 80-85885-96-4. info
  • MYRONOVA, Halyna and Jiří GAZDA. Úvod do jazykovědy v přehledech a cvičeních. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1995, 89 s. ISBN 8021012595. info
    recommended literature
  • GENZOR, Jozef. Jazyky světa : historie a současnost. 1. vydání. V Brně: Lingea, 2015, 672 stran. ISBN 9788075080615. info
  • ČERMÁK, František. Jazyk a jazykověda : přehled a slovníky. Vydání 3., doplněné. V Praze: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, nakladatelství Karolinum, 2001, 341 stran. ISBN 8024601540. info
  • ERHART, Adolf. Základy jazykovědy. 2. upr. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1990, 198 s. ISBN 8004246125. info
  • KLÉGR, Aleš and Petr ZIMA. Světem jazyků. 1. vyd. Praha: Albatros, 1989, 522 s. URL info
  • KUBÍK, Miloslav and Natal‘ja Ivanovna FORMANOVSKAJA. Osnovy jazykoznanija dlja rusistov. 1. vydání. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1985, 231 stran. info
Teaching methods
The course has a form of lecture and class discussion. Direct tuition is supported by an e-course with tests on each discussed topic.
Assessment methods
Tests in e-course.
Exam: written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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