UCJAP005 Introduction to Linguistics

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2012
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Marie Machničová (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Marie Machničová
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 (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 (in Czech)
  • Sylabus:
    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
    recommended literature
  • Svoboda, A; Hrehovčík, T. :. An ABC of theoretical and applied linguistics. Slezská univerzita. Opava. 2006. info
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Seminář 2 HOD/SEM.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2013, Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2023.
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