UCJNTLI1 Text Linguistics 1

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2017
Extent and Intensity
1/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Gabriela Rykalová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Gabriela Rykalová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Gabriela Rykalová, Ph.D.
Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
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 aim of courses and seminars is to introduce students to the methodological fundamentals and objectives of text linguistics and to illustrate how text linguistics can apply to both grammatical and stylistic analyses, mainly in terms of functionality. In particular, attention will be paid to classification, creation, interpretation and structure of texts. The seminar focuses on the analysis of specific texts. Literatur: Brinker, K.: Linguistische Textanalyse. Eine Einführung in Grundbegriffe und Methoden. 4., durchges. und erw. Aufl. Berlin, 1997. de Beaugrande, R.-A. / Dressler, W. U.: Einführung in die Textlinguistik. Tübingen, 1981. Heinemann, W./ Viehweger, D.: Textlinguistik. Tübingen, 1991. van Dijk, T.: Textwissenschaft. Tübingen, 1980. Vater, H.: Einführung in die Textlinguistik. Struktur, Thema und Referenz in Texten. 3., überarbeitete Auflage. Wilhelm Fink Verlag, München, 2001
Syllabus
  • 1. Text and its definition, criteria of textuality
    2. Communication, Speech act theory
    3. Functional styles, text types
    4. Text structure, text production, text comprehension
    5. Language and style
    6. Figures of speech
    7. Spoken text vs. written text
    8. Interview analysis
    9. Text types and aspects of classification
    10. Text and image, illustrated texts
    11. Current topics in the field of text linguistics
Language of instruction
German
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
- 80% active participation
- sitting an oral exam
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012, Summer 2013, Summer 2014, Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2020, Summer 2021, Summer 2022.
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