ROMDJA2 Evolution of Romance Linguistics

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 15 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Ivo Buzek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Christophe Gérard L. Cusimano (lecturer)
doc. Egle Mocciaro, Dottore di Ricerca (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Alena Němcová Polická, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Petr Stehlík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Iva Svobodová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Ivo Buzek, Ph.D.
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
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 aim of the course is to introduce students to trends in the linguistic approach to the study of Romance languages. Students will gain a general overview of the development of linguistic thinking in the study of Romance languages. At the same time, they will become familiar with current trends and methodological approaches currently used in the study of Romance languages in the various national philological traditions.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the PhD student will have a comprehensive idea of the development of linguistic thinking in the study of Romance languages. At the same time, the student will become familiar with the various methodological approaches that are currently being developed.
Syllabus
  • 1. Selected chapters from the history of linguistics of Romance languages
  • 2. Examples of internal and external approaches to the study of Romance languages
  • 3. Frontier disciplines and their role in the study of Romance languages: examples from sociolinguistics, corpus linguistics and forensic linguistics
Literature
  • Swiggers, Pierre. Histoire de la pensée linguistique: Analyse du langage et réflexion linguistique dans la culture occidentale de l’Antiquité au XIXe siècle. Paris: Presses Universitaires de France, 1997.
  • Saussure, Ferdinand de. Kurs obecné lingvistiky [Saussure, 1989]. Edited by Albert Sechehaye - Charles Bally, Edited by Tullio de Mauro. Vyd. 1. Praha : Odeon, 1989. 467 s. ISBN 80-207-0070-6
  • Harris, Roy, and Talbot J. Taylor. Landmarks in linguistic thought: The Western tradition from Socrates to Saussure. 2d ed. London and New York: Routledge, 1997.
  • Allan, Keith. The Western classical tradition in linguistics. 2d ed. London: Continuum, 2009.
  • Joseph, John E., Nigel Love, and Talbot J. Taylor. Landmarks in linguistic thought II: The Western tradition in the twentieth century. London and New York: Routledge, 2001.
  • Thomas, Margaret. Fifty key thinkers on language and linguistics. London and New York: Routledge, 2011.
  • The Oxford handbook of the history of linguistics. Edited by Keith Allan. 1st ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013, xvii, 924. ISBN 9780199585847. info
  • 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
  • ČERNÝ, Jiří. Dějiny lingvistiky. 1. souborné vyd. Olomouc: Votobia, 1996, 517 s. ISBN 8085885964. info
Teaching methods
lectures and self-study
Assessment methods
written exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 5 dvouhodinových přednášek za semestr.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2002, Spring 2003, Autumn 2003, Spring 2004, Autumn 2004, Spring 2005, Autumn 2005, Spring 2006, Autumn 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Spring 2008, Autumn 2008, Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024.
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