UCJNTSJ1 Tendencies in Contemporary German

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2019
Extent and Intensity
0/6/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
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
  • German (programme FPF, N7310 Filo)
Course objectives
The lecture is designed as an introduction to a series of topics concerning tendencies and trends in contemporary German language. In so doing, the focus will be on the current development in pronounciation, grammatical forms (morphology), syntax, vocabulary, etc. The goal of the course will be to acquire the linguistic tools needed to study especially the recent history of German. The discussed texts will include authentic examples of contemporary German, their analysis will deepen and extend the knowledge and understanding of contemporary language. The seminars incorporate student presentations and discussions to the topics, characterisations of the texts in relation to the social and cultural enviroment as well as to the text types.
Syllabus
  • 1. Sprachwandel - Charakteristik, Gründe
    2. Grammatikalisierung
    3. Merkmale sprachlicher Ökonomie
    4. Tendenzen im Bereich Phonetik
    5. Tendenzen im Bereich Morphologie
    6. Tendenzen im Bereich Lexik
    7. Anglizismen im Deutschen
    8. Jugendsprache
    9. Tendenzen im Bereich Syntax
    10. Textdenzen in der Textsortenentwicklung
    11. Die Sprache der Zukunft?

    Literatura:
    Borchert, N.: Pragmalinguistische Tendenzen in der Jugendsprache. GRIN Verlag, 2013.
    Braun, P.: Tendenzen in der deutschen Gegenwartssprache. Stuttgart/Berlin: Braun, 1987.
    Eichhoff-Cyrus, K. M. / Hober, R. (Hrsg.): Die deutsche Sprache zur Jahrtausendwende - Sprachkultur oder Sprachverfall? Mannheim: Duden, 2000.
    Glück, H. / Sauer, W.-W.: Gegenwartsdeutsch. Stuttgart, Weimar: Metzler 1997.
    Masařík, Z. / Kratochvílová, I.: Die Entwicklungstendenzen in der deutschen Sprache des 20. Jhs., Opava: Slezská univerzita v Opavě, 1998.
    Moraldo, S. M.: Deutsch aktuell 2. Einführung in die Tendenzen der deutschen Gegenwartssprache. Carocci 2011.
    Roelcke, T.: Typologische Variation im Deutschen: Grundlagen - Modelle - Tendenzen (Grundlagen der Germanistik). ESV, 2011
Language of instruction
German
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Self-study instructions will be provided through initial consultations, in the study support containing specific self-study tasks and comprehension checks and also references to the recommended literature.
Students will hand in the completed tasks in writing. These tasks are marked SA in the study support.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2007, Winter 2008, Winter 2009, Winter 2010, Summer 2013, Winter 2013, Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2020, Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023.
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