Course: Introduction to German Language Studies

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Course title Introduction to German Language Studies
Course code KCJ/STJN
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction German
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Matušková Lenka, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Language and number of its users, world language, artificial language, basic terminology. Language, speech, sign, kinds of signs and their characteristics. Communication, language functions, basic terminology, semiotic disciplines. Language signs, its structure and characteristics according to F. Saussure. Semiotics. Basic linguistic disciplines. Structure of language (linguistics). Phonetics and phonology. Grammar, morphology, morpheme, parts of speech. Graphics, script. Spoken and written form of language. Grammatical categories of nouns, adjectives and verbs. Lexicology, word-formation processes. Types of dictionaries. Semantics, semantic disciplines. Lexicon, lexicology, lexicography, lexical units. Syntax - introduction, definition of a sentence, types of questions, question and negation, sentence elements and their relationship. Syntax - functional sentence perspective, valence and generative syntax. Text and discourse, text factors, text linguistics. Pragmatics. Socio-linguistics. Psycho-linguistics. Genetic and typological classification of languages. Phases of development of linguistics since 19th century, movements, main principles and benefits, representatives - 19th century to today.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Methods of individual activities, Projection
Learning outcomes
There will be presented basic information in relevant fields of general linguistics, mainly from the area of psychology of language and its communicative functions. Specific part brings an overlook of main development branches of linguistics of the 20th century.
Students will learn how to orientate in the structure of language, will gain ability segmentational analysis of its individual plans, will acquire academic linguistics terminology, will be able to work with linguistics literature.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination

Active participation in seminars and seminar paper on given topic. Oral exam based on the lectured topics.
Recommended literature
  • Bartschat, B. Methoden der Sprachwissenschaft. Von Hermann Paul bis Noam Chomsky. Erich Schmidt Verlag. Berlin, 1996.
  • Bühler und Kol. Linguistik I. Lehr-und Übungsbuch zur Einführung in die Sprachwissenschaft. Niemeyer.
  • Bünting, K. D. Einführung in die Linguistik. Studienbuch Linguistik. Athenäum, 1996.
  • Clément, D. Linguistisches Grundwissen : eine Einführung für zukünftige Opladen : Westdeutscher. Verlag, 1996.
  • Čejka, M.; Lotko, E. Jazyk a jazykověda I.Úvod do studia jazyka pro bohemisty. FF UP Olomouc, 1974.
  • Čermák, F. Jazyk a jazykověda. Pražská imaginace, 1994.
  • Černý, J.; Holeš, J. Sémiotika. Praha, 2004.
  • ČERNÝ, J.; HOLEŠ, J. Sémiotika. Votobia, 1996.
  • Černý, J. Úvod do studia jazyka. Olomouc, 1998.
  • GLÜCK, H. Metzler Lexikon Sprache. Metzler, 1993.
  • GROSS, H. Einführung in die germanistische Linguistik. Iudicium, 1990.
  • Helbig, G. Entwicklung der Sprachwissenschaft seit 1970. VEB Leipzig, 1988.
  • HINDELANG,G. Einführung in die Sprechakttheorie. Niemeyer.
  • LINKE, A.; NUSSBAUER, M.; PORTMANN, P. R. Studienbuch Linguistik. Niemeyer. Studienbuch Linguistik. Niemeyer, 1996.
  • Lyons, John. Einführung in die moderne Linguistik. C.H.Beck Verlag München, 1971.
  • Palek, B. Základy obecné jazykovědy. SPN, 1989.
  • Pelz, H. Linguistik. Eine Einführung. Hoffmann und Campe.. Hamburg, 1998.
  • SPILLMANN, H.O. Einführung in die germanistische Linguistik. Kassel, 2004.
  • Šimečková, A. Úvod do studia jazykovědné germanistiky. Praha, 2004.
  • Wunderlich, D. Grammatisches Grundwissen. Cornelsen, 1993.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): German for Business (2016) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): German for Business (2013) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): German for Business (2014) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter