KJ1B008X Catalan dialectology

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/1/3. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jiří Pešek (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Lucie Kuzmová, Ph.D.
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucie Kuzmová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites (in Czech)
KJ1A004X Catalan 4
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 main objective of this subject is to provide students with a basic description of all the geographical dialects of the Catalan language. A panorama of the geolectal variation of Catalan will be offered, within which the territorial demarcation of each dialect will be taken, subdialect and speak, the factors that have conditioned it, and phonetic-phonological, morphological, syntactic and lexical issues that allow to characterize them.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students must be able to: 1. Know what is the dialectology, the objectives and the main characteristics of the discipline.
2. To know the history of dialectology, especially Catalan dialectology.
3. Know how to describe the dialects of Catalan and identify the elements that characterize them.
4. Identify the dialect with which any text in Catalan was built.
Syllabus
  • 1. The field of dialectology
  • 1.1 Goals of dialectology
  • 1.2 History of Catalan dialectology
  • 1.3 Language change
  • 1.4 Language variation
  • 1.5 Summary: language and dialects
  • 2. Dialectal division of Catalan
  • 2.1 The formation of Catalan
  • 2.2 Eastern and Western Catalan
  • 2.3 Catalan dialects: classification criteria
  • 3. Eastern Catalan
  • 3.1 Central Catalan
  • 3.2 Northern Catalan
  • 3.3 Balearic Catalan
  • 3.4 Catalan from Alghero
  • 4. Western Catalan
  • 4.1 Northern Western Catalan
  • 4.2 Valencian Catalan
Literature
  • Badia i Margarit, Antoni M. (1984): Gramàtica històrica catalana. València: Editorial 3i4.
  • Veny, Joan (1978): Els parlars catalans (13a ed.). Palma de Mallorca: Editorial Moll, 2002.
  • Alcover, Antoni M. & Francesc de B. Moll (1926-1968): Diccionari català-valencià-balear. Palma de Mallorca: Editorial Moll.
  • Badia i Margarit, Antoni M.; Lídia Pons i Griera & Joan Veny (1993): Atles lingüístic del domini català: qüestionari. Barcelona: IEC.
Teaching methods
lectures, exercises, oral presentations, listening, homework, reading
Assessment methods
1st call: 25% practical exercises + 25% oral presentation + 50% exam 2nd call: exam (100%)
Language of instruction
Catalan
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught every week.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 13 prezenčních hodin za semestr.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2021, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2025, recent)
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