UCJAP005 Introduction to Linguistics

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/0/2. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. René Kron, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Pavel Kolář, CSc.
Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Prerequisites (in Czech)
TYP_STUDIA(B)
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
The aim of the course is to familiarize the students with the current state of the Czech studies of English and teach them the basic linguistic terminology and literature so that they are well-informed about their field of study and its practical aspects. Contents: 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
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.
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 2012, Winter 2013, Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2023.
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