NOII_0805 Comparative and Intertextual Linguistics

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Tomáš Bratina, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Pavel Přibáň (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Tomáš Bratina, Ph.D.
Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. PhDr. Miluše Juříčková, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each even Monday 12:00–13:40 N43
Prerequisites
Knowledge of Norwegian at least at B2 level.
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 aim of the course is to introduce students to the theoretical framework of comparative linguistics as a distinct field of language study. Emphasis is placed on practical work and the analysis of specific linguistic phenomena, comparing their differences based on lexical, grammatical, syntactic, and pragmatic similarities.
Learning outcomes
Students will learn to:
- Contrastively analyse linguistic phenomena within a single language
- Compare linguistic phenomena across different languages using translated texts
- Work with lexical, grammatical, syntactic, and pragmatic categories
- Practically use language corpora
Syllabus
  • Comparative linguistics and related fields
  • Typological classification of languages from a morphological perspective
  • Typological classification of languages from a syntactic perspective
  • The system and structure of languages
  • Norwegian and Czech/Slovak
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Språk : en grunnbok. Edited by Kristian Emil Kristoffersen - Hanne Gram Simonsen - Andreas Sveen. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget, 2005, 566 s. ISBN 9788215007601. info
  • KINN, Torodd and Lars Anders KULBRANDSTAD. Språkmønster : innføring i det norske språksystemet. 5. utgave. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget, 2023, 511 stran. ISBN 9788215068527. info
  • ÅRFALI, Tor Anders and Laila SAKSHAUG. Grammatikk : syntaks of morfologi med norsk i sentrum. Oslo: Norske Samlaget, 2006, 287 s. ISBN 8252167845. info
  • HEINE, Bernd. The grammar of interactives. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2023, xvi, 457. ISBN 9780192871497. info
  • James, C. 1980. Contrastive Analysis. New York. Longman. McEnry, T. & Wilson, A. 2001. Corpus Linguistics. Edinburgh. Edinburgh University Press.
Teaching methods
The course is conducted through lectures and practical exercises.
Assessment methods
Students are required to submit a written paper on a chosen and pre-approved topic within the scope of contrastive language analysis, with a length of 5 standard pages.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
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