UCJNTSJ1 Tendencies in Contemporary German

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2014
Extent and Intensity
0/6/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Iva Zündorf, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Iva Zündorf, 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. Tendencies in the language changes I
    2. Tendencies in the language changes II
    3. Situation in the contemporary language I
    4. Situation in the contemporary language II, Standard and normativity
    5. Pronounciation and Writing, New orthographic conventions
    6. Morphological reduction
    7. Periphrastic forms
    8. Word formation
    9. Syntactic changes I
    10. Syntactic changes II
    11. Lexical changes
    12. Pragmatic aspect of tendencies
Language of instruction
German
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Attendance, active participation.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2007, Winter 2008, Winter 2009, Winter 2010, Summer 2013, Winter 2013, Winter 2015, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2020, Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023.
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