PRZA001 Stylistics

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Petr Kyloušek, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Lucie Taraldsen Medová, M.Phil., Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Aleš Urválek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Zdeňka Hladká, Dr. (seminar tutor)
doc. PhDr. Pavla Doležalová, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
doc. PhDr. Petr Dytrt, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Zdeňka Hladká, Dr.
Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Czech Language – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 16:00–17:40 L33, except Mon 15. 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
For future translators, it is important not only to focus on the style approaches of the default language, but also to master the stylistic specifics of the target language. The aim of the course is to provide students with a view of modern Czech stylistics to creation of texts and characteristics of expression means typical of individual functional areas of human communication. The theoretical basis will be supplemented by practical analysis of specific texts and by the development of stylistic skills.
Learning outcomes
Students will become familiar with the principles of Czech texts from various functional areas and will be able to apply their knowledge when translating from foreign languages.
Syllabus
  • 1. Basic concepts, Czech stylistics and its development
  • 2. Styling factors
  • Discours: spoken and written
  • 4.Style and language functions
  • 5. Stylistics and text typology; the specifics of individual functional styles and genres
  • 6. Professional style
  • 7. Legal and administrative style
  • 8. Publicistic style
  • 9. Artistic style
  • 10. Conversational style.
Literature
  • HOFFMANOVÁ, Jana, Jiří HOMOLÁČ, Eliška CHVALOVSKÁ, Lucie JÍLKOVÁ, Petr KADERKA, Petr MAREŠ and Kamila MRÁZKOVÁ. Stylistika mluvené a psané češtiny. Vydání první. Praha: Academia, 2016, 510 stran. ISBN 9788020025661. info
  • VACHEK, Josef. Lingvistický slovník Pražské školy. Edited by František Čermák, Translated by Vladimír Petkevič - Jaromír Tlá. Vyd. české 1. Praha: Karolinum, 2005, 289 s. ISBN 8024609339. info
  • VRBOVÁ, Alena. Stylistika pro překladatele : texty a cvičení. 1. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 1998, 198 s. ISBN 807184585X. info
  • KRAUS, Jiří and Jana HOFFMANNOVÁ. Písemnosti v našem životě. 1. vyd. Praha: Fortuna, 1996, 159 s. ISBN 8071683019. info
  • BEČKA, Josef Václav. Česká stylistika. 1. vyd. Praha: Academia, 1992, 467 s. ISBN 8020000208. info
  • MISTRÍK, Jozef. Rétorika. 3. vyd. Bratislava: Slovenské pedagogické nakladateľstvo, 1987, 207 s. info
  • HAUSER, Přemysl, Eva MINÁŘOVÁ and František UHER. Cvičení z lexikologie, syntaxe a stylistiky. 1. vyd. Brno: Univerzita Jana Evangelisty Purkyně v Brně, 1986, 90 s. URL info
  • MISTRÍK, Jozef. Štylistika. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Slovenské pedagogické nakladatel'stvo, 1985, 582 s. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, seminars, group projects and homework.
Assessment methods
Active approach in seminars and regular homework required. Final exam: written test success rate: 75%).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2025.
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