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Lecturer(s)
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Huschová Petra, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Multiple sentence structure: complex, compound, compound-complex sentence; coordination vs. subordination. Coordination: coordinator, semantic relations, coordination and concord. Nominal clauses: object clauses, indirect speech, subject and complement clauses. Relative and appositive clauses: restrictive and non-restrictive; adnominal, sentential and nominal relative clauses. Adverbial clauses: position, semantic relations; comment clauses. Ellipsis and substitution: textual vs. contextual ellipsis, pro-forms. Condensation: non-finite clauses, absolute structures, unattached participle. Structuring information: word order, functional sentence perspective - theme, transition, rheme. Structuring information: structural variations, passive structures, existential sentences, lexical devices. Structuring information: highlighting structures - cleft sentences, fronting, inversion, discontinuities. From sentences to text: introduction to discourse analysis. Punctuation.
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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 the analysis of English and Czech complex and compound sentences, formal realization of individual clauses, means of sentence condensation and reduction, and functional sentence perspective. The course focuses on analyzing authentic texts with regard to the contrastive approach.
Students will learn to analyse complex sentences, to identify form and function of particular clauses, and to define the principles of word order in English. They will be able to apply the theoretical knowlege when analysing authentic texts as well as when producing their own texts. They will also acquire a competence for comparative study of the English and Czech sentence structure.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
KAA/GRA2
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral examination, Home assignment evaluation
active participation in seminars (only 2 seminars can be missed) two written assignments (the tasks and deadlines will be specified in seminars) oral examination (based on text analysis)
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Recommended literature
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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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FIRBAS, J. Functional Sentence Perspective in Spoken and Written Communication. Cambridge University Press, 1992.
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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 II. (A communicative approach). Olomouc : Palackého univerzita v Olomouci, 1992.
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