UIIABP0049 Introduction to Linguistics

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2022
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Petr Hájek (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. René Kron, Ph.D.
Institute of Computer Science – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Timetable
Mon 11:25–12:10 H3
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 (in Czech)
Cílem kurzu je seznámit účastníky s aktuálním stavem české anglistiky a zprostředkovat jim orientaci v základech lingvistické terminologie a odborné literatuře tak, aby byli schopni se orientovat v oboru i v praktických aspektech studia.
Syllabus
  • 1. Language and communication, Definition of language, Language typology
  • 2. English as a world language, Germanic languages, Accents and standards
  • 3. Linguistics – scientific study of language, Structuralism, The scope of linguistics
  • 4. Grammar, morphology, syntax
  • 5. Phonetics and phonology
  • 6. Word stock, lexicology and lexicography
  • 7. The linguistic sign - semantics and semiotics
  • 8. Obtaining linguistic data – corpus linguistics, Corpus annotation, Types of corpora
  • 9. Language and mind – psycholinguistics, Idiolect, Speech disorders
  • 10. Language and society – sociolinguistics, Sociolect, Dialect
  • 11. Language and logic – pragmalinguistics, Cooperative Principle, Politeness Principle
  • 12. Text linguistics and functional stylistics
Literature
    required literature
  • Svoboda, A; Hrehovčík, T. :. An ABC of theoretical and applied linguistics. Slezská univerzita. Opava. 2006. info
    recommended literature
  • KAPLAN, Robert B. The Oxford Handbook of Applied Linguistics. New York, United States: Oxford University Press Inc, 2010, 792 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-538425-3. info
  • CATHERINE, Elder. The Handbook of Applied Linguistics. Wiley-Blackwell, 2006. ISBN 978-1-4051-3809-3. info
Teaching methods (in Czech)
Písemná a ústní zkouška.
Assessment methods
Lecture
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2021, Summer 2023, Summer 2024, Summer 2025, Summer 2026.
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