CJBB184 Language Typology

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Pavel Caha, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Pavel Caha, Ph.D.
Department of Czech Language – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jaroslava Vybíralová
Supplier department: Department of Czech Language – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 14:10–15:45 T209
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of linguistic terminology in English (like what are nouns, verbs, postpositions, affixes, articles, cases, comparatives, superlatives, ...)
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 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The goal is to look at what variation we find in the languages of the world, and see what the limits of such variation are: language universals. At the end of the course, the students should gain some understanding of what is common in languages and what is rare, and what kind of languages we find on our planet. This helps in approaching concrete problems of translation, comparison etc.
Syllabus
  • Language Universals and language samples Classification of languages Word order Case Typology of spatial and color terms Tense, Mood, Aspect Phonological typology Pidgins and Creoles
Literature
    required literature
  • Song, J.J. 2001. Linguistic Typology: Morphology and Syntax. London, New York: Longman.
Teaching methods
Lecture
Assessment methods
There will be a written exam at the end of the term.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2017, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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