BA_02 Introduction to linguitics

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Bc. Ondřej Šefčík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Bc. Ondřej Šefčík, Ph.D.
Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. PhDr. Bc. Ondřej Šefčík, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 10:00–11:40 D22, except Mon 13. 11.
Prerequisites
No prerequisites
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
Course objectives:
* to introduce students to the basic aims and methods of linguistics;
* explain the concept of a linguistic sign and teach students how to work with it;
* explain the differences between synchronic and diachronic methodologies in linguistics;
* teach students to actively use elementary concepts and methods of basic disciplines from phonetics and phonology through morphology and lexicology to syntax. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, the student is able to:
- understand language as a system of signs
- distinguish between the concepts of synchronic and diachronic methodology in linguistics
- know the basic terminology of linguistics
Syllabus
  • - information, communication, thinking, speech
  • - langue vs. parole
  • - what is linguistics?
  • - phonetics and phonology
  • - morphology
  • - lexicology, semantics
  • - syntax
  • - script & letters in the speech
  • - languages classification - geographical, historical
  • - languages typology
  • - diachronic linguistics, etymology
  • - history of linguistics
  • - theory of "small linguistics" - sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics
Literature
  • VAUX, Bert a Justin COOPER. Introduction to linguistic field methods. München: Lincom Europa, 1999. Lincom coursebooks in linguistics. I
  • How languages work : an introduction to language and linguistics / editor Carol Genetti ; assistant editor Allison Adelman ; contributors Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald, Ayla Applebaum, Mira Ariel, Claire Bowern, Mary Bucholtz, Wallace Chafe, Dorothy Chun, Patr
  • Fox, Anthony. Linguistic reconstruction : an introduction to theory and method. New York : Oxford University Press, 1995
  • ERHART, Adolf. Základy jazykovědy. 2. upr. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1990, 198 s. ISBN 8004246125. info
  • SAUSSURE, Ferdinand de. Kurs obecné lingvistiky. Edited by Albert Sechehaye - Charles Bally - Tullio De Mauro, Translated by Fran. Vyd. 1. Praha: Odeon, 1989, 467 s. ISBN 8020700706. info
  • HJELMSLEV, Louis. Jazyk. Translated by Miloš Dokulil. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1971, 145 s. URL info
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
Written test consisting of 30 multiple-choice questions, minimum pass level 66 %.
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 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2023, recent)
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