UCJNUK04 Text Linguistics

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/11/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
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
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 courses and seminars is to introduce students to the methodological fundamentals and objectives of text linguistics and to illustrate how text linguistics can apply to both grammatical and stylistic analyses, mainly in terms of functionality. In particular, attention will be paid to classification, creation, interpretation and structure of texts. The seminar focuses on the analysis of specific texts.
Syllabus
  • Contents:
    1. Text and its definition, criteria of textuality
    2. Communication, Speech act theory
    3. Functional styles, text types
    4. Text structure, text production, text comprehension
    5. Language and style
    6. Figures of speech
    7. Spoken text vs. written text
    8. Interview analysis
    9. Text types and aspects of classification
    10. Text and image, illustrated texts
    Literatura:
    Adamzik, K.: Textlinguistik. Eine einführende Darstellung. Tübingen, 2004.
    Adamzik, K.: Grundlagen, Kontroversen, Perspektiven, 2. Aufl. Berlin/New York, 2016.
    Brinker, K.: Linguistische Textanalyse: eine Einführung in Grundbegriffe und Methoden. Berlin, 2005.
    Fandrych, Ch. / Thurmair, M.: Textsorten im Deutschen. Linguistische Analysen aus sprachdidaktischer Sicht. Tübingen, 2011.
    Fix, U. / Habscheid, S. / Klein, J. (Hg.): Zur Kulturspezifik von Textsorten. Tübingen, 2001.
    Fix, U. / Poethe, H. / Yos, G.: Textlinguistik und Stilistik für Einsteiger: Ein Lehr- und Arbeitsbuch. Frankfurt am Main, 2002.
    Heinemann, M. / Heinemann, W.: Grundlagen der Textlinguistik: Interaktion - Text - Diskurs. Tübingen, 2002.
    Linke, A. / Nussbaumer, M. / Portmann, P. R.: Studienbuch Linguistik. 5. erweiterte Auflage. Tübingen, 2004.
    Vater, H.: Einführung in die Textlinguistik. Struktur, Thema und Referenz in Texten. 3., überarbeitete Auflage. München, 2001.

    11. Current topics in the field of text linguistics
Language of instruction
German
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Self-study instructions will be provided through initial consultations, in the study support containing specific self-study tasks and comprehension checks and also references to the recommended literature.
Students will hand in the completed tasks in writing. These tasks are marked SA in the study support.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Summer 2020, recent)
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