UCJNNKWB Word Building in German

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/0/8. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Dr. phil. Veronika Kotůlková (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Gabriela Rykalová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Gabriela Rykalová, Ph.D.
Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Prerequisites
TYP_STUDIA(N)
without precondition
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
This course gives students the opportunity to investigate the word-formation processes of Modern German. The first half of the course will explore the major word formation processes of German (compounding, derivation, blending), combining this survey with a thorough discussion of key concepts such as `morpheme`, `word`, `productivity` etc. The second half will focus on using the forms in written and spoken language. In the seminar part students can check their understanding of the principal word formation processes of German analyzing texts and corpora.
Learning outcomes
Students will learn to apply theoretical knowledge in the field of word formation after practice in the form of text analysis.
Syllabus
  • 1. Wortbildung: Wozu braucht man sie? Wortbildung und semantische Transparenz, Motivation
  • 2. Wortbildung zwischen Lexikon und Grammatik, Wortbildungsprodukt vs. Wortform und syntaktische Fügung
  • 3. Wortbildungsbaupläne I
  • 4. Wortbildung des Substantivs I
  • 5. Wortbildung des Substantivs II
  • 6. Wortbildung des Substantivs III
  • 7. Wortbildung und Adjektivgrammatik
  • 8. Wortbildung des Verbs I
  • 9. Wortbildung des Verbs II
  • 10. Wortbildungsprodukte im Wortschatz und Text
  • 11. Textkonstitutive Funktion der Wortbildung I
  • 12. Textkonstitutive Funktion der Wortbildung II
  • 13. Zusammenfassende Diskussion
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussion, group projects, presentations, homework.
Assessment methods
písemný test, ústní zkouška
Language of instruction
German
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2023, Winter 2024.
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