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Lecturer(s)
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Krappmann Marie, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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The lecture covers the following topics: 1. Basic concepts of the dicipline of "Semantics"; the subject of research in this linguistic discipline; definition of the concept of "meaning"; problems associated with the choice of methodology; points of contact with other linguistic disciplines 2. Historical origins of reflections on meaning; arbitrariness of linguistic signs; historical development of the discussion on the conditionality of linguistic signs; conventional anchoring of linguistic signs. (Plato: Cratylus) 3. Semantics at the lexical level; the problem of semes, attempts at seme (component) analysis; semantic relations; semantic fields; gaps in the lexical system (Lyons, John: Linguistic Semantics) 4. Semantics at the lexical level and mental lexicon; memory capacity and access to vocabulary; points of contact with psycholinguistics; prototype theories; the function of metaphor in language (Aichitson, Jean: Wörter im Kopf) 5. Reference theories; extension/intension; principles of successful reference: implicatures, reference-oriented models of linguistic signs; meaning in context (Ogden, C. K. / Richards I. A.: The Meaning of Meaning; Malinowski, Bronislav: The Problem of Meaning in Primitive Languages) 6. Semantics at the boundary of pragmatics; e.g.: deixis; domain-bound deixis; direct/indirect deixis; direct/indirect anaphoric expressions (Consten, Manfred: "Beißen sie?" - Indirekte Deixis und die Selektion von Referenzdomänen) 7. Sentence semantics; truth values versus contextual meaning; points of contact between semantics and syntax; the semantic "problem" in generative approaches. (Polenz, Peter von: Deutsche Satzsemantik) 8. Historical semantics; development of the discipline of historical semantics; theories of development and change in meaning, types of innovative communication processes and their influence on changes in meaning; processes of conventionalization; typology of changes in meaning (Fritz, Gerd: Historische Semantik)
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
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Learning outcomes
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The aim is to introduce students to the following topics: 1. Basic concepts of the dicipline of "Semantics"; the subject of research in this linguistic discipline; definition of the concept of "meaning"; problems associated with the choice of methodology; points of contact with other linguistic disciplines 2. Historical origins of reflections on meaning; arbitrariness of linguistic signs; historical development of the discussion on the conditionality of linguistic signs; conventional anchoring of linguistic signs. (Plato: Cratylus) 3. Semantics at the lexical level; the problem of semes, attempts at seme (component) analysis; semantic relations; semantic fields; gaps in the lexical system (Lyons, John: Linguistic Semantics) 4. Semantics at the lexical level and mental lexicon; memory capacity and access to vocabulary; points of contact with psycholinguistics; prototype theories; the function of metaphor in language (Aichitson, Jean: Wörter im Kopf) 5. Reference theories; extension/intension; principles of successful reference: implicatures, reference-oriented models of linguistic signs; meaning in context (Ogden, C. K. / Richards I. A.: The Meaning of Meaning; Malinowski, Bronislav: The Problem of Meaning in Primitive Languages) 6. Semantics at the boundary of pragmatics; e.g.: deixis; domain-bound deixis; direct/indirect deixis; direct/indirect anaphoric expressions (Consten, Manfred: "Beißen sie?" - Indirekte Deixis und die Selektion von Referenzdomänen) 7. Sentence semantics; truth values versus contextual meaning; points of contact between semantics and syntax; the semantic "problem" in generative approaches. (Polenz, Peter von: Deutsche Satzsemantik) 8. Historical semantics; development of the discipline of historical semantics; theories of development and change in meaning, types of innovative communication processes and their influence on changes in meaning; processes of conventionalization; typology of changes in meaning (Fritz, Gerd: Historische Semantik)
The resulting competence consists of: a solid overview of the content and development of the linguistic discipline of "Semantics."
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Prerequisites
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The lecture is intended for all students of the Palacký University. Students of other than German studies programme who sign up for this "course" can choose any actual course from the modular selection of the Department for German studies that belongs to the "Linguistics" modulus, whether it is a lecture to particular linguistic disciplines, methods or schools or seminars to particular component linguistic problems. Actual selection of all linguistic courses including the timetable details is to be found before the beginning of each term on the departmental web pages www.germanistika.cz.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Mark, Written exam
The lecture will be completed with a written exam.
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Recommended literature
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Aitchison, Jean. Wörter im Kopf: eine Einführung in das mentale Lexikon. Tübingen. 1997.
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Bartschat, Brigitte. (1996). Methoden der Sprachwissenschaft. Berlin.
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Bühler, Karl. (1965). Die Darstellungsfunktion der Sprache. Stuttgart.
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Bußmann, Hadumod. (2002). Lexikon der Sprachwissenschaft. Stuttgart.
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Fritz, Gerd. Einführung in die historische Semantik. Tübingen. 2005.
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Glück, Helmut (Hrsg.). (1993). Metzler Lexikon Sprache. Stuttgart/Weimar .
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Linke, Angelika; Nussbaumer, Markus; Portmann, Paul R. (2004). Studienbuch Linguistik. Tübingen.
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Ogden C. K. / Richards I. A. Die Bedeutung der Bedeutung. Eine Untersuchung über den Einfluß der Sprache auf das Denken und über die Wissenschaft des Symbolismus. Frankfurt am Main. 1974.
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Polenz, Peter von. Deutsche Satzsemantik: Grundbegriffe des Zwischen-den-Zeilen-Lesens. Berlin. 1985.
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Saussure, Ferdinand de. (1967). Grundfragen der allgemeinen Sprachwissenschaft. Berlin.
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Schwarz, Monika. Semantik: ein Arbeitsbuch. Tübingen. 2004.
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