FF:OJ466 Word - Course Information

OJ466 Word

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

PhDr. Aleš Bičan, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

prof. RNDr. Václav Blažek, CSc.
Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

Tue 10:00–10:50 K23, Tue 11:00–11:50 K23

Prerequisites

Knowledge of linguistic concepts, reading ability in English

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 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Classical Archaeology (programme FF, B-HI) (2)
• Classical Archaeology (programme FF, B-HS)
• Classical Archaeology (programme FF, N-HI)
• Classical Archaeology (programme FF, N-HS)
• Classical Greek Language and Literature (programme FF, B-FI)
• Classical Greek Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)
• Classical Greek Language and Literature (programme FF, N-FI)
• Classical Greek Language and Literature (programme FF, N-HS)
• Latin Language and Literature (programme FF, B-FI)
• Latin Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)
• Latin Language and Literature (programme FF, N-FI)
• Latin Language and Literature (programme FF, N-HS)
• Modern Greek Language and Literature (programme FF, B-FI) (2)
• Modern Greek Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)
• Modern Greek Language and Literature (programme FF, N-FI) (2)
• Modern Greek Language and Literature (programme FF, N-HS)
• General Linguistics (programme FF, B-FI) (2)
• General Linguistics (programme FF, B-HS)
• General Linguistics (programme FF, N-FI) (2)
• General Linguistics (programme FF, N-HS)

Course objectives

The course deals with the word as the basic linguistic unit. Most of linguistic analyses are done with a reference to the word, but words are also the first thing we learn in a language, and even the layman knows that it is words that make languages different. Still there is no single and uniform definition of the word and its analysis. In the course the student will learn about various approaches to the word, and will be able to critically evaluate their strengths and weaknesses. The attention will be paid to phonological, morphological, semantic and syntactic characteristics of words.

Syllabus

• Word and its definition
  Morphology vs. syntax
  Phonology of the word: phonological word vs. grammatical word; the problem of clitics
  Morphology of the word: the problem of so-called cranberry morphemes
  Word formation
  Semantics of the word: the problem of synonymy and polysemy of words
  Syntax of the word: the word as the minimal unit of syntax?
  

Literature

recommended literature
• Dixon, R. M. W. - Aikhenvald, A. Y. 2002. Word: A Cross-Linguistic Typology. Cambridge University Press.
• Taylor, J. R. 2015. The Oxford Handbook of the Word, Oxford University Press.

Teaching methods

seminar, discussion, reading, homework

Assessment methods

oral exam (discussion) or final project (essay)

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

• Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2020, recent)
  
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