ROM1A001 Introduction to Linguistics

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
2/0/4. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Ivo Buzek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Petr Stehlík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Ivo Buzek, Ph.D.
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Petr Stehlík, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 15. 9. to Fri 17. 12. Tue 12:00–13:40 B2.13, except Tue 16. 11.
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
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Prerequisites
This course is not offered to Erasmus students (knowledge of Czech language required).
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The aim of the course is to familiarize students with basic linguistic terms and history of linguistics, especially of the Romance linguistics.
Learning outcomes
The student will acquire basic knowledge of general and Roman linguistics, which are necessary for subsequent study of specific linguistic disciplines.
Syllabus
  • General linguistics part: Differentiation of terms; language segmentation, language plans, utterance and utterance typology, functional sentence perspective. General and particular linguistics, typology, kinship and classification of languages. Romance languages part: Origins, differentiation and contemporary status of Romance languages. Final part: Overview of developments in linguistics, emphasis is placed on Romance linguistics. Overview and analysis of main linguistic schools (European as well as others) and their propositions.
Literature
    required literature
  • Čermák, František (2011): Jazyk a jazykověda: přehled a slovníky. Praha: Karolinum.
  • OSTRÁ, Růžena and Eva SPITZOVÁ. Úvod do studia románských jazyků. 4. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1995, 175 s. ISBN 8021012587. info
    recommended literature
  • ČERNÝ, Jiří. Dějiny lingvistiky. 1. souborné vyd. V Olomouci: Votobia, 1996, 517 s. ISBN 80-85885-96-4. info
  • ŠABRŠULA, Jan. Úvod do srovnávacího studia románských jazyků. Praha, 1980. info
    not specified
  • SAUSSURE, Ferdinand de. Kurs obecné lingvistiky. Edited by Tullio De Mauro, Translated by František Čermák. Vyd. 3., upr., V nakl. Acade. Praha: Academia, 2007, 487 s. ISBN 9788020015686. info
Teaching methods
Exposition and definitions of basic terms of linguistics; overview of developments in linguistics, emphasis is placed on Romance linguistics.
Assessment methods
Examination – written test (minimum: 60%).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2021, recent)
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