UIIABP0049 Introduction to Linguistics

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2021
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Pavel Heisig, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. René Kron, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. René Kron, Ph.D.
Institute of Computer Science – 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 (in Czech)
Cílem kurzu je seznámit účastníky s aktuálním stavem české anglistiky a zprostředkovat jim orientaci v základech lingvistické terminologie a odborné literatuře tak, aby byli schopni se orientovat v oboru i v praktických aspektech studia.
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
Literature
    required literature
  • Svoboda, A; Hrehovčík, T. :. An ABC of theoretical and applied linguistics. Slezská univerzita. Opava. 2006. info
    recommended literature
  • KAPLAN, Robert B. The Oxford Handbook of Applied Linguistics. New York, United States: Oxford University Press Inc, 2010, 792 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-538425-3. info
  • CATHERINE, Elder. The Handbook of Applied Linguistics. Wiley-Blackwell, 2006. ISBN 978-1-4051-3809-3. info
Teaching methods (in Czech)
Písemná a ústní zkouška.
Assessment methods
Lecture
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2024, Summer 2025.
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