FF:CJBB175 Chrematonyms in Czech Republic - Course Information

CJBB175 Chrematonyms in Czech Republic

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

prof. PhDr. Jana Pleskalová, CSc. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

prof. PhDr. Jana Pleskalová, CSc.
Department of Czech Language – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jaroslava Vybíralová
Supplier department: Department of Czech Language – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

Wed 12:00–13:40 D31

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 2/40, only registered: 0/40, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/40

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Czech Language and Literature (programme FF, B-FI) (2)
• Czech Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)
• Czech Language and Literature (programme FF, B-MA)
• Czech Language and Literature (programme FF, N-CJ_) (2)
• Czech Language and Literature (programme FF, N-FI) (2)
• Czech Language and Literature (programme FF, N-HS)
• Czech Language with Orientation on Computational Linguistics (programme FF, N-FI)
• Czech As Foreign Language (programme FF, N-CJ_)
• Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in Czech Language and Literature (programme FF, N-SS) (2)

Course objectives

The course deals with chrematonyms, i.e. with proper names of various products and other results of social activities - e.g. with Czech names of brands of beers, the novel Pride and Prejudice (Pýcha a předsudek), social institutions (Masarykova univerzita/Masaryk University) and events (Christmas/Vánoce) used in the Czech Republic.

Learning outcomes

Having participated in the course, students will be able:
- to describe main features of chrematonyms;
- to have good knowledge of their classification;
- to get orientated in scholarly sources;
- to describe a specific kind of chrematonyms.

Syllabus

• 1. Basic issues of onomastic theory and terminology (onomastics and its division, definition of proper names and their function).
• 2. Chrematonyms and their division (chrematonymical object, classification of chrematonyms, development of chrematonyms).
• 3. Individual types of chrematonyms (names of products, names of social institutions etc.).

Literature

• Ostatní literatura bude konkretizována ve výuce.
• Nový encyklopedický slovník češtiny. Edited by Petr Karlík - Marek Nekula - Jana Pleskalová. První vydání. Praha: NLN, Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2016, 1092 stran. ISBN 9788074224812. info

Teaching methods

The lecture has the form of teacher’s explanations, detailed handouts will be distributed to students.

Assessment methods

Requirements for the colloquium: an overall knowledge of the topics dealt with.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials

• Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2022, recent)
  
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