UBKCJLBP32 Seminar on New Czech grammar

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2026
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Martin Janečka, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. et Mgr. Martin Janečka, Ph.D.
Institute of The Czech Language and Library Science – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Timetable of Seminar Groups
UBKCJLBP32/A: Thu 13:05–14:40 H4, M. Janečka
Prerequisites
Knowledge of the Czech language and previous linguistic objects.
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 goal of this seminar is to deepen students' understanding of the Czech grammatical system, with a focus on morphology, orthography, and selected topics in lexicology and syntax. Students learn to evaluate ongoing shifts in contemporary Czech, verify their status using reference resources, and—based on the material studied—anticipate the future trajectory of grammatical or orthographic phenomena that have not yet been codified. Emphasis is placed on the use of the *Internetová jazyková příručka* (Online Language Reference) and the Czech National Corpus. The state of contemporary Czech is examined within the context of its historical development; consequently, attention is also devoted to the Czech language as used by expatriate communities (where, for instance, certain archaic or unusual forms and expressions are preserved), the influence of foreign languages ​​(such as the tendency toward indeclinability), and a comparison of the Czech language in the 20th and 21st centuries.
Learning outcomes
Students will learn to evaluate current shifts in today's Czech, verify their validity in manuals and estimate the outlook of those grammatical or spelling phenomena that have not yet been codified on the basis of the studied issues.
Syllabus
1. Layering of the Czech national language; standard language, colloquial standard Czech, general Czech 2. The issue of codification and attitudes to codification 3. Variability of phonological means 4. Selected problematic phenomena of Czech orthography 5. Variability of morphological means - nouns, pronouns and others 6. Variability of morphological means - verbs 7. Verbal connections 8. Fashion expressions and ties; the most common offenses against the norm 9. Adaptation and declension of foreign proper names; gender inflection 10. The influence of foreign languages on the contemporary Czech language 11. Czech compatriots abroad 12. Czech of the 20th century 13. Czech of the 21st century
Literature
    required literature
  • PRAVDOVÁ, M. Akademická příručka českého jazyka. Praha: Academia, 2010. info
  • ČERNÁ, A., SVOBODOVÁ, I., ŠIMANDL, J., UHLÍŘOVÁ, L. Na co se nás často ptáte. Praha: Scientia, 2002. info
  • KARLÍK, P. (Ed.). Korpus jako zdroj dat o češtině. Brno: FF MU, 2004. info
  • Pravidla českého pravopisu. Praha, 1993. info
  • BĚLIČ, J. Přehled nářečí českého jazyka. Praha, 1976. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussion.
Assessment methods
Course credit is based on attendance (maximum of 3 absences), the presentation, and the completion of ongoing assignments.
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2023, Winter 2024, Winter 2025.
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