Vj5 Continuing lexicology of Vietnamese language

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Václav Blažek, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Julie Lien Vrbková (lecturer)
Mgr. Michal Schwarz, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
Mgr. Ondřej Srba, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Václav Blažek, CSc.
Department of Mongolian, Korean and Vietnamese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Michal Schwarz, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Mongolian, Korean and Vietnamese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 10:00–11:40 L41, except Tue 14. 11.
Prerequisites
accomplished course Vj3 Lexicology of Vietnamese language
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
Course objectives
The course goal is continuing study and systematic analysis of types of words in Vietnamese language and their origin. The course further develops basic knowledge from the course Vj3 required for the State examination. The course Continuing lexicology of Vietnamese language is a profile core course of the study programme Vietnamese Studies.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students will be able to:
- describe the means of creating modern terminology in Vietnamese language and explain semantic shifts in the historical terminology reused in the present;
- analyse the context and meaning of traditional Vietnamese and Sinovietnamese words;
- describe differences among selected words in Vietnamese dialects;
- analyse the most used Vietnamese personal and geographical names on the basis of acquired theory and terminology;
- identify and partially actively use further means of Vietnamese phraseology.
Syllabus
  • - Creating of modern terminology
  • - Examples of differences between traditional and new meanings of words
  • - Vietnamese syllable in poetry
  • - Vietnamese dialectology
  • - Advances phraseology
  • - Onomastics of Vietnamese personal names, names of institutions etc.
  • - Toponyny (toponomastics) of Vietnam
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Thompson, Laurence C. 1985. A Vietnamese Reference Grammar. Honolulu: University of Hawaii.
    not specified
  • VÕ, Thị Minh Hà. Từ vựng học tiếng Việt. Edited by Thiện Giáp Nguyễn. Hà Nội: Nhà xuất bản giáo dục Việt Nam, 2016, 243 stran. ISBN 9786040089557. info
  • Emeneau, M. B. 1951. Studies in Vietnamese (Annamese) grammar. University of California publications in linguistics (Vol. 8). Berkeley: University of California Press.
  • Maspéro, Henri. 1912. Études sur la phonétique historique de la langue annamite. In: Bulletin de l'École française d'Extrême-Orient Vol. 12, No. 1 (1912), pp. 1-127.
  • Lê Đình Khẩn. 2002. Từ vựng gốc hán trong tiếng Việt. The Stock of the Sino-original Vocabulary in Vietnamese. TP. Hồ Chí Minh: Nhà xuất bản Đại học quốc gia TP. Hồ Chí Minh.
  • Zheng, Yangwen + Macdonald, Charles J.-H. (eds.). 2010. Personal Names in Asia. History, Culture and Identity. Singapore: NUS Press.
  • Cao Xuân Hạo. 2001. Tiếng Việt mấy vấn đề ngữ âm ngữ pháp ngữ nghĩa. Hà Nội: Nhà xuất bản Giáo dục.
Teaching methods
lectures and practical exercises with analyses
Assessment methods
Written brief tests at the beginning of every lecture - 50 % of correct answers from all brief tests (including tests from missed classes) is needed to pass for final written examination. Then at least 80 % of correct answers from final written examination is needed to pass the course. Note: also at least 75 % of correct answers from all brief tests is enough (= with no required level of results from final written examination) to pass the course.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2023, recent)
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