Vj6 Continuing Vietnamese grammar and syntax

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Michal Schwarz, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Julie Lien Vrbková (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Michal Schwarz, Ph.D.
Department of Mongolian, Korean and Vietnamese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Michal Schwarz, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Mongolian, Korean and Vietnamese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
previous study of Vu1 Linguistical terminology for Vietnamese Studies and Vj4 Grammar and Syntax of Vietnamese
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 course follows and further develops explanations of basic grammar and syntax of Vietnamese with focus on higher level of syntactic patterns, types of developed patterns of Vietnamese sentences + their combinations. Another subjects of the course are less usual syntactic patterns and identification of grammatical and syntactic patterns borrowed from Chinese. The course Continuing Vietnamese Grammar and Syntax is a profile core course of the study programme Vietnamese Studies.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course a student:
- knows the theory, terminology and higher levels of Vietnamese grammar and syntax
- is able to describe and on practical examples analyze structure of Vietnamese sentences
- is able to identify grammatical and syntactic patterns borrowed from Chinese.
Syllabus
  • 1. Advanced terminology of Vietnamese grammar and syntax
  • 2. Types + classifications of Vietnamese clauses and sentences (additional explanations)
  • 3. Sentence structures with co-verbs (additional explanations)
  • 4. Types of complements in sentences (additional explanations)
  • 5. System of dependent clauses in Vietnamese language (additional explanations)
  • 6. Types, order and hierarchy of parts of developed sentences
  • 7. Grammatical and syntactic patterns borrowed from Chinese
  • 8. Intonation and patterns of grammar in polite vs. impolite speech
  • 9. Analogies in language families of Asia
  • 10. Analyses and exercises
Literature
    required literature
  • Nguyễn Văn Hiệp. 2017. Cú pháp tiếng Việt. Hà Nội: Nhà xuất bản Đại học Quốc gia Hà Nội.
  • Nguyễn Hữu Quỳnh. 2001. Ngữ pháp tiếng Việt. Hà Nội: Nhà xuất bản Từ điển bách khoa.
    recommended literature
  • Phan, John Duong. 2013. Lacquered words: The evolution of Vietnamese under Sinitic influences from the 1st century BCE through the 17th century CE. Ph.D. Dissertation - Cornell University.
  • BISANG, Walter. 1992. Das Verb im Chinesischen, Hmong, Vietnamesischen, Thai und Khmer. Vergleichende Grammatik im Rahmen der Verbserialisierung, der Grammatik und der Attraktorpositionen. (Language Universals Series, Vol. 7). Tübingen: Gunter Narr.
  • Clark, Marybeth. 1978. Coverbs and case in Vietnamese. Canberra: Australian National University.
  • CADIÈRE, L. 1958. Syntaxe de la langue viêtnamienne. Paris: École Française d᾽Extrême-Orient.
  • Nguyên Đăng Liễm. 1975. Cases, clauses and sentences in Vietnamese. Canberra: Australian National University.
    not specified
  • EMENEAU, M. B. 1951. Studies in Vietnamese (Annamese) Grammar. Berkeley – Los Angeles: University of California Press.
  • Luong Van Ke. 1994. Der chinesische Einfluss auf die vietnamesische Sprache. Untersuchungen zu Kontaktprozessen zwischen dem Vietnamesischen und dem Chinesischen... Münster – Hamburg: Lit Verlag.
  • NGUYỄN, Chí Hoà. 2006. Ngữ pháp tiếng Việt thực hành. A Practical Grammar of Vietnamese. Hà nội: Nhà xuất bản đại học quốc gia Hà nội.
  • THOMPSON, L. C. 1965. A Vietnamese Grammar. Seattle: University of Washington Press.
Teaching methods
Lectures and exercises.
Assessment methods
Written brief tests at the beginning of every lecture - 50 % of correct answers from all brief tests (including tests from missed classes) is needed to pass for final written examination. Then at least 80 % of correct answers from final written examination is needed to pass the course. Note: also at least 75 % of correct answers from all brief tests is enough (= with no required level of results from final written examination) to pass the course.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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