FF:OJ105 Languages of the World - Course Information

OJ105 Languages of the World

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

prof. RNDr. Václav Blažek, CSc. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

prof. RNDr. Václav Blažek, CSc.
Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

Wed 13:20–14:55 C33

Prerequisites

no requisitions

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

• Czech Language and Literature (programme FF, B-FI) (2)
• Czech Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)
• Czech Language and Literature (programme FF, M-FI) (2)
• Czech Language and Literature (programme FF, M-HS)
• Czech Language and Literature (programme FF, N-FI) (2)
• Czech Language and Literature (programme FF, N-HS)
• Czech Language (programme FF, D-FI)
• Classical Archaeology (programme FF, B-HI) (2)
• Classical Archaeology (programme FF, B-HS)
• Classical Archaeology (programme FF, M-HI)
• Classical Archaeology (programme FF, M-HS)
• Classical Archaeology (programme FF, N-HI)
• Classical Archaeology (programme FF, N-HS)
• Classical Philology (programme FF, B-FI)
• Classical Philology (programme FF, D-FI)
• Classical Philology (programme FF, M-FI)
• Classical Greek Language and Literature (programme FF, B-FI)
• Classical Greek Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)
• Classical Greek Language and Literature (programme FF, M-FI)
• Classical Greek Language and Literature (programme FF, M-HS)
• Classical Greek Language and Literature (programme FF, N-FI)
• Classical Greek Language and Literature (programme FF, N-HS)
• Latin Language and Literature (programme FF, B-FI)
• Latin Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)
• Latin Language and Literature (programme FF, M-FI)
• Latin Language and Literature (programme FF, M-HS)
• Latin Language and Literature (programme FF, N-FI)
• Latin Language and Literature (programme FF, N-HS)
• Modern Greek Language and Literature (programme FF, B-FI) (2)
• Modern Greek Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)
• Modern Greek Language and Literature (programme FF, M-FI)
• Modern Greek Language and Literature (programme FF, M-HS)
• Modern Greek Language and Literature (programme FF, N-FI) (2)
• Modern Greek Language and Literature (programme FF, N-HS)
• General Linguistics (programme FF, B-FI) (2)
• General Linguistics (programme FF, B-HS)
• General Linguistics (programme FF, D-FI)
• General Linguistics (programme FF, M-FI)
• General Linguistics (programme FF, M-HS)
• General Linguistics (programme FF, N-FI) (2)
• General Linguistics (programme FF, N-HS)
• Paleoslavic and Slavic Languages (programme FF, D-FI)
• Study of Religions (programme FF, M-HS)
• Study of Religions (programme FF, M-PH)
• Indo-European Comparative Linguistics (programme FF, D-FI)

Course objectives

Elementary information about purposes and methods of language classification. Three approaches: typological, areal and genetic. Principles of lexicostatistics and glottochronology. Systematical overview of all language families with the most important languages, classified genetically in higher taxonomical units.

Syllabus

• Genetical classification of languages of the world, its principles and methods. Genetical and areal affinity of languages. Models of convergetion and language affinity. Methods for finding of genetical affinity, methods of genetical classification. Survey of standard language families and hypotetical higger affinity classes. Nostratic , dene-causasian, austro-asian, indo-pacifician, amerindian, khoisanic macrophylas.

Literature

• ERHART, Adolf. Základy jazykovědy. 2. upr. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1990, 198 s. ISBN 8004246125. info
• HJELMSLEV, Louis. Jazyk. Translated by Miloš Dokulil. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1971, 145 s. URL info
• KRUPA, Viktor, Jozef GENZOR and Ladislav DROZDÍK. Jazyky sveta. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Obzor, 1983, 507 s. info
• MEIER, Georg Friedrich and Barbara MEIER. Handbuch der Linguistik und Kommunikationswissenschaft. Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, 1979, xiv, 552. info
• GREENBERG, Joseph H. Language, culture, and communication : essays. Edited by Anwar S. Dil. Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press, 1971, xiv, 367. ISBN 0804707812. info
• GREENBERG, Joseph H. Language universals : with special reference to feature hierarchies. The Hague: Mouton, 1966, 89 p. info

Assessment methods (in Czech)

Přednášky, samostatná práce studentů (písemná práce), ústní zkouška.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• OJ204 Writing systems of the World

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Information on completion of the course: Ukončení zápočtem je možné pouze pro kredit typu C. Uděluje se na základě aktivní účasti při výuce.
The course is taught annually.

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