UCJALIP1 Introduction to Linguistics

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Pavel Kolář, CSc.
Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The aim of this course is to introduce students to the present situation of Czech Anglophone studies and give them an opportunity to learn about, understand and use professional literature and basic linguistic terminology so that they are well informed about their study program and practical issues of their studies.
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
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
See the syllabus for the content of the course.
An examination at the end of the semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2007, Winter 2008, Winter 2009, Winter 2010, Winter 2011, Winter 2012, Winter 2013, Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019.
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