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Lecturer(s)
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Nováková Eva, Mgr. PhD.
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Huschová Petra, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Introduction to syntax: terminology, simple sentence structure in English and in Czech. Sentence elements: formal, syntactic and semantic characteristics. Subject: grammatical, notional and general subject; Czech subjectless verbal sentences and their English equivalents. Predicate: syntactic types of verbs, sentence patterns. Adverbials - adjuncts: form, position, semantic roles. Adverbials - subjuncts, conjuncts, disjuncts: form, position, sematic roles. Non-finite verb forms as sentence elements: syntactic roles, Czech equivalents. Negation in English and in Czech: scope and focus of negation. Concord/agreement: grammatical, notional, proximity rules; apposition Complex noun phrase: head, premodification and postmodification; Czech equivalents. Communicative types of sentences: statements, commands, exclamations, questions. Minor sentence types, block language.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Methods of individual activities
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to provide students with essential theoretical knowledge concerning English and Czech simple sentence structure, the form and function of clause elements, and communicative types of sentences. The course focuses on analyzing authentic structures/texts from the contrastive perspective.
Students will be able to use English grammatical structures correctly and appropriately in particular contexts. They will be able to identify clause elements, to describe sentence patterns, and to apply the theoretical knowledge when analysing authentic texts as well as when producing their own texts. They will acquire a competence for comparative study of the English and Czech sentence structure.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
KAA/GRA1
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written examination, Home assignment evaluation
active participation in seminars (only 2 seminars can be missed) passing at least 2 of 3 progress tests during the term homework: syntactic analysis of a text extract
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Recommended literature
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BAKER, C. L. English Syntax. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1995.
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BIBER, D., JOHANSSON, S.; LEECH G., CONRAD, S., FINEGAN, E. Longman Grammar of Spoken and Written English. Longman, London, 1999.
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CLOSE, R.A. A University Grammar of English Workbook. Longman, 1974.
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DUŠKOVÁ, L. Mluvnice současné angličtiny na pozadí češtiny. Praha, 1989.
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DUŠKOVÁ, L. Studies in the English Language I, II. Praha, 1999.
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DUŠKOVÁ, L. Syntax současné angličtiny - sbírka textů a příkladů k syntaktickému rozboru. Praha: Karolinum, 2002.
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GREENBAUM, S.; QUIRK, R. A Student's Grammar of the English Language. Longman, 1990.
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HUDDLESTON, R. and PULLUM, G.K. The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language. Cambridge University Press, 2002.
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CHALKER, S. A Student's English Grammar Workbook. Longman, 2000.
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LOBECK, A. Discovering Grammar - An Introduction to English Sentence Structure. OUP, 2000.
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MATHESIUS, V. A Functional Analysis of Present Day English on a General Linguistic Basis.. Praha: Academia, 1975.
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NEWBY, M. The Structure of English. CUP, 2003.
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QUIRK, R. et al. A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language. Longman, 1985.
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TÁRNYIKOVÁ, J. Chapters from Modern English Syntax I. (A communicative approach). Olomouc : Palackého univerzita v Olomouci, 2nd edition, 1993.
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