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Course: A concept of "colour" in fiction

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Course title	A concept of "colour" in fiction
Course code	KBH/VKBFN
Organizational form of instruction	Seminar
Level of course	Master
Year of study	not specified
Semester	Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits	4
Language of instruction	Czech
Status of course	Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction	Face-to-face
Work placements	This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components	None

Lecturer(s)
Změlík Richard, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Color semantics in language: linguistic research of basic colors (Berlin and Key and others) 2. Conceptual and cultural meanings of colors in language 3. Semantics of Colors in Art Texts (Text Meanings) 4. Colors on the background of quantum-corpus analysis 5. Colors in Karel Hynek Mácha's Prose: Statistical Analysis and Interpretation 6. Colors in selected Karel Čapek's prose: statistical analysis and interpretation 7. Stratification model of basic colors in prose of Jan Čep 8. Interpretation of the stratification model of colors in the prose of Jan Čep (Double Home, Vigil, Earthlord) 9. Interpretation of the stratification model of the color model in Jan Čep's prose (Pentecost, Leaky Cloak, Shadow Border) 10. Interpretation of the stratification model of colors in Jan Čep's prose (Blue and Gold, Face under the Web, Field Grass)
Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
Learning outcomes
The seminar will focus on the analysis of fictional semantics of colors in prose of selected Czech authors. At first, students will learn about the different approaches to semantics of basic colors as offered by selected areas of linguistics, and will also try to think of fictive semantics of colors as, on the one hand, self-meaning quality, on the other hand, as a quality conditioned by so-called conceptual and generally cultural meanings. The seminar will work with electronic corpora.
Prerequisites
Completion of basic literary and linguistic disciplines within the undergraduate studies.
Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified Active participation in the seminar, preparation of interpretations and analyzes, reading.
Recommended literature
Anderson, Wendy - Bramwell, Ellen. A Metaphorical Spectrum. Surveying Colour Terms in English. In: Anderson, W. - Biggam, C. P. - Hough, C. - Kay, Ch. (eds.): Colour Studies. A Broud Spectrum. Glasgow: University of Glasgow 2014, s. 140-152.. Berlin, B. - Kay, P. Basic Color Terms. Their Universality and Evolution. Berkeley - Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1969.. Čermák, František. Colour terms in three languages: their distribution and function. Linguistica Pragensia 2, 2014, s. 136-146.. Dendrick, D. The Foundations of the Universalist Tradition in Color-Naming Research (and Their Supposed Refutation). In. Philosophy of the Social Science 28, č. 2, 1998, s. 179-204.. Gage. John. Color in Art. New York: Thames & Hudson 2006.. Hamilton, Rachael. Exploring th Metaphorical Use of Colour with the Historical Thesaurus of English. In: Anderson, W. - Biggam, C. P. - Hough, C. - Kay, Ch. (eds.): Colour Studies. A Broud Spectrum. Glasgow: University of Glasgow 2014, s. 153-166.. Chirimuuta, Mazviita. The Metaphysical Significance of Colour Categorization. Mind, World, and Their Complicated Relationship. In: Anderson, W. - Biggam, C. P. - Hough, C. - Kay, Ch. (eds.): Colour Studies. A Broud Spectrum. Glasgow: University of Glasgow 2014, s. 273-286.. Kandinskij, Wasilly. O duchovnosti v umění. Praha: Triáda 2012.. Kay, P. - Berlin, B. - Maffi, L. - Merrifirld, W. R. - Cook, R. The World Color Survey. Leland Standfort Junior University, 2009.. Kay, P. - McDaniel, Ch. K. The Lingusitic Significance of the Meaninbgs of Basic Color Terms. In. Language 54, č. 3, 1978, s. 610-646.. Libera, Zbigniew. ?Semiotyka barw w polskiej kulturze ludowej i w innych kulturach słowińskich?. Etnografia Polska 31, 1987, s. 115-138.. McManus, I. Christopher - Jones, Amanda L. - Cottrell, Jill. The Aestetics of Colour. Perception 10, 1981, s. 651-666.. Pajdzińska, Anna - Tokarski, Ryszard. Jazykový obraz světa a kreativní text. Slovo a slovesnost 71, č. 4, 2010, s. 288-297.. Steinavall, Andreas. Basic Colour Terms and the Type Modification: Meaning in Relation to Functions, Salience and Correlating Attributes. In: Biggam, C. P. - Kay, C. J. (eds.): Progress in Colour Studies. Volume I. Language an Culture. Glasgow: Uniwersity of Glasgow 2006, s. 56-71.. Tokarski, Ryszard. Semantyka barw we współczesnej polszczyźnie. Lublin: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej 2004.. Uusküla, Mari. The Basic Colour Terms of Czech. Trames 12, 2008, s. 3-28.. Vaňková, Irena. Jazykový obraz světa. In: Co na srdci, to na jazyku, Praha, Karolinum 2005.. Wierzbicka, Anna. The Semantic of Colour: A New Paradigm. In: Biggam, C. P. - Kay, C. J. (eds.): Progress in Colour Studies. Volume I. Language an Culture. Glasgow: Uniwersity of Glasgow 2006, s. 1-24..

Study plans that include the course

Faculty	Study plan (Version)	Category of Branch/Specialization	Recommended year of study	Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts	Study plan (Version): Czech Philology (2023)	Category: Philological sciences	-	Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts	Study plan (Version): Czech Philology (2023)	Category: Philological sciences	-	Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts	Study plan (Version): Czech Philology (2019)	Category: Philological sciences	-	Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts	Study plan (Version): Czech Philology (2019)	Category: Philological sciences	-	Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -

Palacký University Olomouc, date of update: 12.06.2025 23:55. Data created for academic year 2024/2025