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KAA / EKSEP
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Course description
Department/Unit / Abbreviation
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KAA
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EKSEP
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Academic Year
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2020/2021
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Academic Year
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2020/2021
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Title
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Chapters from Semntics and Pragmatics
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Form of course completion
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Course-credit
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Form of course completion
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Course-credit
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Accredited / Credits
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Yes,
3
Cred.
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Type of completion
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Combined
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Type of completion
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Combined
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Time requirements
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Seminar
2
[HRS/WEEK]
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Course credit prior to examination
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No
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Course credit prior to examination
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No
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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No
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Included in study average
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NO
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Language of instruction
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English
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Occ/max
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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No
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Summer semester
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0 / 0
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0 / 0
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0 / 5
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Included in study average
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NO
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Winter semester
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0 / 0
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0 / 22
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0 / 0
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Timetable
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Yes
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Semester taught
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Summer semester
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Semester taught
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Summer semester
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Minimum (B + C) students
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not determined
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Optional course |
Yes
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Optional course
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Yes
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Language of instruction
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English
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Internship duration
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0
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No. of hours of on-premise lessons |
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Evaluation scale |
S|N |
Periodicity |
každý rok
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Periodicita upřesnění |
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Fundamental course |
No
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Evaluation scale |
S|N |
Substituted course
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None
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Preclusive courses
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N/A
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Prerequisite courses
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N/A
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Informally recommended courses
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N/A
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Courses depending on this Course
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N/A
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Note
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The course is intended only for Erasmus students.
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Histogram of students' grades over the years:
Graphic PNG
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Course objectives:
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The course serves as an introduction into the study of meaning as it is understood by semantics and pragmatics. Students will become familiar with basic concepts and theories formulated in the two fields, with various approaches towards the study of meaning and the way it is conveyed.
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Requirements on student
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Contact classes:
- active participation in seminars (two seminars can be missed)
- reading assigned texts before seminars, handouts available in LMS Moodle
- final written test
Online classes:
- seminars in MS Teams, active participation in seminars
- reading assigned texts before seminars, handouts available in LMS Moodle
- in case of online teaching only, oral exam in MS Teams
communication with students via e-mail and Moodle, consultations in MS Teams
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Content
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Approaches to the study of meaning.
Sense relations.
Compositionality and combination of meaning.
Extensions of meaning.
Reference and deixis.
Speech acts.
Grice's Cooperative Principle.
Politeness theories and principles.
Conversation analysis.
Vagueness and indirectness.
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Activities
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Fields of study
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Guarantors and lecturers
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Literature
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Basic:
CRUSE, D. A. Lexical Semantics. Cambridge University Press, 2001.
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Basic:
THOMAS, J. Meaning in Interaction: An Introduction to Pragmatics. Harlow, 1995.
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Basic:
JENNY, T. Meaning in Interaction: An Introduction to Pragmatics. Harlow, 1995.
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Basic:
YULE, G. Pragmatics. Oxford University Press, 1996.
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Basic:
CUTTING, J. Pragmatics: A Resource Book for Students. London, 2015.
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Basic:
LÖBNER, S. Understanding Semantics. London: Arnold, 2002.
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Recommended:
CRUSE, D. A. Meaning in Language: An Introduction to Semantics and Pragmatics. Oxford University Press, 2000.
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Recommended:
CUTTING, J. Pragmatics: A Resource Book for Students. London, 2015.
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Recommended:
LEECH, G. Principles of Pragmatics. London and New York: Longman, 1989.
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Recommended:
LYONS, J. Semantics. Cambridge University Press, 1977.
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Recommended:
LEECH, G. Semantics: The Study of Meaning. 2nd edition. London: Penguin Books, 1990.
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Recommended:
BLAKEMORE, D. Understanding Utterances. An Introduction to Pragmatics. Oxford: Blackwell, 1992.
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Prerequisites - other information about course preconditions |
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Competences acquired |
Based on the gained knowledge, students will be able to analyze authentic written and spoken discourse from the viewpoint of pragmatics and semantics and to apply the knowledge in their own production. |
Teaching methods |
- Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
- Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming)
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Assessment methods |
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