AJ42012 Introduction to Syntax

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2005
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Jana Chamonikolasová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Tomáš Kačer, Ph.D.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
AJ40999 Qualifying Examination
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
The course denotes the position of functional syntax in linguistic theory. It analyses the function of language units in the act of communication. The course presents the Brno theory of Functional Sentence Perspective (FSP) and outlines other approaches to the analysis of the information structure of language. Most seminars include exercises in text analysis. Final assessment is based on the result of a test in the FSP analysis and a final assignment, i.e. a summary of a paper presenting some aspect of the information structure theories in focus.
Syllabus
  • The course denotes the position of functional syntax in linguistic theory. It analyses the function of language units in the act of communication. The course presents the Brno theory of Functional Sentence Perspective (FSP) and outlines other approaches to the analysis of the information structure of language. Most seminars include exercises in text analysis. Final assessment is based on the result of a test in the FSP analysis and a final assignment, i.e. a summary of a paper presenting some aspect of the information structure theories in focus.
Assessment methods (in Czech)
1. Test in syntactic analysis focusing on the FSP interpretation of a text. 2. Summary of a paper presenting some aspects of the information structure theories in focus.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every other week.
Teacher's information
http://www.phil.muni.cz/elf/course/category.php?id=2
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2009, Spring 2011, Spring 2013, Spring 2015, Spring 2017, Spring 2019, Spring 2021.
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