SJ1A031 Spanish Linguistics I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
1/1/4. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Petr Stehlík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Petr Stehlík, Ph.D.
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 8:00–9:40 G24
Prerequisites
This course is not offered to Erasmus students (knowledge of Czech language required).
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
The aim of the course is to make students acquainted with the backgrounds of Spanish Phonetics and Phonology (phonetic and phonological system of Spanish;diphtongs, triphtongs, sineresis, sinalepha; speech segmentation; accent; intonation structures; Spanish of America). The second part of the course is dedicated to the basic terms of Morphology and the main word formation processes.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student will be able to define the basic concepts of phonetics and phonology, describe the phonological system of the Spanish language and be familiar with the specifics of American Spanish pronunciation.
Syllabus
  • Phonetic and phonological system of Spanish.
  • Diphtongs, triphtongs, sineresis, sinalepha
  • Speech segmentation.
  • Accent
  • Intonation structures
  • Spanish of America
  • Inflectional and derivational morphology
  • The main word formation mechanisms in Spanish
Literature
  • Bartoš, L.: Úvod do fonetiky, fonologie a pravopisu španělštiny, Ostrava, 1999
  • Čermák, Petr: Fonetika a fonologie současné španělštiny, Karolinum, Praha, 2005
  • Alarcos Llorach, Emilio.: Fonología espańola, Gredos, Madrid, 1991
  • Quilis, A.: Tratado de fonología y fonética espańolas, Gredos, Madrid, 1993.
Teaching methods
Lecture: exposition and definitions of basic terms of Spanish phonetics and phonology and their exemplification on Spanish texts, introduction to Spanish morphology.
Assessment methods
Written test (minimum: 70%).
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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