SLJAT01 General Linguistics

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 15 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Roman Madecki, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jiří Gazda, CSc.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. PhDr. Jiří Gazda, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Slavonic Studies – 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 main aim of the course is to deepen the knowledge in the field of general linguistics, which students gained during previous studies. The course is focused on the basic characteristics of language, a comprehensive description of the language system and the function of language as a tool for communication, knowledge, and interpretation of the world. In addition to the structuralist and functional approach to language, the subject of interest is also the transformational-generative approach and the and cognitive approach, etc. Attention is also paid to the classification of languages and concepts from modern linguistics (communication act, text, discourse, speech genres; linguistic picture of the worl). The aim of the course is also to help doctoral students in formulating the theoretical basis of doctoral work and placing their own research in a general linguistic context.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course the student will be able to:
- be familiar with the issues of general linguistics and linguistic terminology;
- characterize linguistic paradigms;
- characterize approaches to language research;
- classify the languages ​​of the world and state the characteristics of language families;
- apply the acquired knowledge in the field of own research.
Syllabus
  • 1. Linguistic paradigms;
  • 2. Nature and structure of the language sign;
  • 3. Language levels and their description;
  • 4. Language nad communication;
  • 6. Language pragmatics;
  • 5. Language as a tool of cognition;
  • 6. Text and discourse;
  • 7. Philosophy of language.
  • 8. Languages of the world ​​and their classification.
Literature
    required literature
  • HJELMSLEV, Louis. O základech teorie jazyka. Translated by František Čermák. Druhé, upravené a doplněn. Praha: Academia, 2016, 216 stran. ISBN 9788020026095. info
  • COMRIE, Bernard, Stephen MATTHEWS and Maria POLINSKY. Atlas jazyků : vznik a vývoj jazyků napříč celým světem. Edited by Jean Aitchison. Vyd. 1. V Praze: Metafora, 2007, 224 s. ISBN 9788073591298. info
  • ČERNÝ, J. Dějiny lingvistiky. Praha: Votobia, 1996. info
  • SAUSSURE, Ferdinand de. Kurs obecné lingvistiky. Edited by Charles Bally - Albert Sechehaye - Albert Riedlinger - Tullio De Mauro. Vyd. 2., v nakl. Academia vy. Praha: Academia, 1996, 468 s. ISBN 8020005609. info
  • ERHART, Adolf. Základy jazykovědy. 2. upr. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1990, 198 s. ISBN 8004246125. info
  • CHOMSKY, Noam. Syntaktické struktury : logický základ teorie jazyka : o pojmu "gramatické pravidlo". Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1966, 209 s. URL info
    recommended literature
  • TAYLOR, John R. Gramatyka kognitywna. Kraków: Towarzystwo Autorów i Wydawców Prac Naukowych Universitas, 2007. 755 s. ISBN 9788324206933.
  • EVANS, Vyvyan. Leksykon językoznawstwa kognitywnego. Kraków:Towarzystwo Autorów i Wydawców Prac Naukowych Universitas, 2009. 235 s. ISBN 978832421213528.
  • FAUCONNIER, Gilles i Mark TURNER. Jak myślimy. Mieszaniny pojęciowe i ukryta złożoność. Warszawa: Fundacja Augusta hr. Cieszkowskiego, 2019. 616 s. ISBN 9788365787187.
  • TAYLOR, John R. Cognitive Grammar. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002. ISBN 978-0198700333.
  • EVANS, Vyvyan. A Glossary of Cognitive Linguistics. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2007. ISBN 9780874809145.
  • WIERZBICKA, Anna. Semantyka. Lublin: Wydawnictwo UMCS, 2006. 535 s. ISBN 8322725043.
  • POLAŃSKI, Kazimierz (ed.). Encyklopedia językoznawstwa ogólnego. Wrocław - Warszawa - Kraków: 1993.
  • BARTMIŃSKI, Jerzy. Jazyk v kontextu kultury : dvanáct statí z lublinské kognitivní etnolingvistiky. Edited by Irena Vaňková. První české vydání. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, nakladatelství Karolinum, 2016, 168 stran. ISBN 9788024628837. URL info
  • Nový encyklopedický slovník češtiny. Edited by Petr Karlík - Marek Nekula - Jana Pleskalová. První vydání. Praha: NLN, Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2016, 1092 stran. ISBN 9788074224812. info
  • LANGACKER, Ronald W. Gramatyka kognitywna : wprowadzenie. Edited by Elżbieta Tabakowska. Wyd. 1. Kraków: Towarzystwo Autorów i Wydawców Prac Naukowych Universitas, 2009, 758 s. ISBN 9788324212880. info
  • BARTMIŃSKI, Jerzy. Językowe podstawy obrazu świata. Wyd. 3. Lublin: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej, 2009, 328 s. ISBN 9788322726853. info
  • LANGACKER, Ronald W. Cognitive grammar : a basic introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008, x, 562. ISBN 9780195331967. info
  • MADECKI, Roman. Myślę, więc mówię. Tekst - Dyskurs - Szyftery - Gatunki mowy (I think therefore I speak. Text - Discourse - Shifters - Genres of Speech). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2006, 154 pp. monografie. ISBN 80-210-3906-X. info
  • LAKOFF, George. Ženy, oheň a nebezpečné věci : co kategorie vypovídají o naší mysli. Edited by Dominik Lukeš. Vydání první. Praha: Triáda, 2006, 655 strana. ISBN 808613878X. info
  • ČERNÝ, Jiří and Jan HOLEŠ. Sémiotika. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2004, 363 s. ISBN 8071788325. URL info
  • FAUCONNIER, Gilles and Mark TURNER. The way we think : conceptual blending and the mind's hidden complexities. 1st pbk. ed. New York: Basic Books, 2003, xvii, 440. ISBN 0465087868. info
  • LAKOFF, George. Metafory, kterými žijeme. Edited by Mark Johnson. Vyd. 1. Brno: Host, 2002, 282 s. ISBN 8072940716. info
  • Kognitywne podstawy języka i językoznawstwa. Edited by Elżbieta Tabakowska. Kraków: Universitas, 2001, 363 s. ISBN 8370526357. info
  • HOFFMANNOVÁ, Jana. Stylistika a-- : současná situace stylistiky. 1. vyd. Praha: Trizonia, 1997, 200 s. ISBN 8085573679. info
  • PALEK, Bohumil. Základy obecné jazykovědy. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1989, 285 s. ISBN 8004229379. info
  • LAKOFF, George. Women, fire, and dangerous things. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1987, xvii, 614. ISBN 0226468038. info
  • Języki indoeuropejskie. Edited by Leszek Bednarczuk. Warszawa: Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe, 1986. ISBN 8301033525. info
  • ERHART, Adolf. Indoevropské jazyky : srovnávací fonologie a morfologie. 1. vyd. Praha: Academia, 1982, 260 p. URL info
  • LAKOFF, George. Metaphors we live by. Edited by Mark Johnson. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1980, xiii, 242. ISBN 0226468011. info
Teaching methods
Pilot lecture, consultations, guided self-study, final seminar.
Assessment methods
Seminar work on a chosen topic, oral exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught each semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024.
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