NJI_03 Introduction to German Linguistics

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024

The course is not taught in Autumn 2024

Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Vlastimil Brom, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Anna Marie Halasová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Aleš Urválek, Ph.D.
Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
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
An introductory course discussing the basic questions of the linguistics especially in context of German and Germanic Languages.
There is a strong focus on terminology, enabling students to understand more advanced topics of the respective specialised courses.
Upon completion of this course, the student will have a general knowledge of the basic methodology and terminology of linguistics as well as the skills needed to adapt and apply it in more specialised contexts.
Syllabus
  • Introduction to German Linguistics
  • Indoeuropean languages and some other languages of the world
  • German languages
  • Language - theories, Language and Communication
  • Branches of Linquistics:
  • Phonetics / Phonology
  • Morphology
  • Syntax
  • Lexicology, Stilistics
  • History of German linquistics
  • Contemporary German - selected aspects and tendentions
Literature
  • Bergmann, Rolf : Einführung in die deutsche Sprachwissenschaft. Heidelber: Winter, 1991. ISBN 3-533-03056-3
  • KÖNIG, W.: dtv-Atlas Deutsche Sprache, ISBN: 3-423-03025.9
  • ČERMÁK, František. Jazyk a jazykověda : přehled a slovníky. Vydání 3., doplněné. V Praze: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, nakladatelství Karolinum, 2001, 341 stran. ISBN 8024601540. info
  • ČEJKA, Mirek. Úvod do studia jazyka (pro bohemisty ). (Introduction to the Study of Language (For Bohemists).). In Úvod do studia jazyka (pro bohemisty ). Brno: Masarykova univerzita Brno, 1996. ISBN 80-210-1393-1. info
  • SPĚVÁKOVÁ, Dana. Německá a česká lingvistická terminologie : (tematický slovníček). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1993, 70 s. ISBN 8021007478. info
  • GROSS, Harro. Einführung in die germanistische Linguistik. 2. Aufl. München: Iudicium Verlag, 1990, 268 s. ISBN 3-89129-240-6. info
  • ERHART, Adolf. Základy jazykovědy. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1984, 185 s. info
Teaching methods
In the lectures the general characteristics, terminology and methodology of the linguistics are presented. This introduction is designed as a propedeutics for the specialised linguistic courses. In the seminars the acquired skills will be practiced on natural texts, further elaborated and concretised.
Assessment methods
final written test (terminology, general linguistics, an analysis of a short text)
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information about innovation of course.
This course has been innovated under the project "Faculty of Arts as Centre of Excellence in Education: Complex Innovation of Study Programmes and Fields at FF MU with Regard to the Requirements of the Knowledge Economy“ – Reg. No. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0228, which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

logo image
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2024, recent)
  • Permalink: https://is.muni.cz/course/phil/autumn2024/NJI_03