CJBB175 Chrematonyms in Czech Republic

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
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
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: 0/40, 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
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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
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022.
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