Course: General Linguistics

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Course title General Linguistics
Course code KGN/LAJOJ
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction German
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Opletalová Veronika, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
The aim of this lecture is to introduce students to "systemic linguistics," that is, to the various levels of language (sound, word, sentence, text) and the methods used to study them. The primary method is the one developed by structuralists. Introduction: Linguistics: subject matter, objectives, methods, history of the field Language as a system: principles of the structuralist conception of language Linguistic levels: forms of linguistic units: Phonetics / phonology Morphology and word formation Classification of words: the study of parts of speech Syntax 1: Traditional syntax: sentence components / subject and predicate / definition of a sentence Syntax 2: Constituent analysis / valency grammar Text linguistics Content of linguistic units: Semantics Pragmatics On the relationship between form and content: Selected problem areas: Lexicology and phraseology Word order Other topics will include the relationship between linguistics and other sciences and the classification of linguistic disciplines; fundamental questions in linguistics will also be presented (the nature of the linguistic sign, the relationship between language and reality, and the relationship between language and thought).

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
The aim of this lecture is to introduce students to "systemic linguistics," that is, to the various levels of language (sound, word, sentence, text) and the methods used to study them. The primary method is the one developed by structuralists. The lecture is based on the model of language as a system, on its structurelevels, units, their relationships, dependencies, and processes of cooperation. It focuses on the functions of language and linguistic units, as well as on the fundamental principles governing the relationships between language, reality, and the active role of the language user. It addresses issues of semantics, as well as questions of function and content. It emphasizes the connection between synchronic and diachronic aspects, the nature of developmental trends, the causes and course of language change, and the relationship between the spoken and written forms of natural language. These topics are illustrated with examples from Indo-European and Semitic languages.
Students will become familiar with the various levels of language (sound, word, sentence, text) and the methods used to analyze them.
Prerequisites
The lecture is intended for all students of the Palacký University. The lecture is in German

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark, Written exam

The series of lectures will be completed with a written exam.
Recommended literature
  • Bartschat, Brigitte. (1996). Methoden der Sprachwissenschaft. Berlin.
  • Bußmann, Hadumod. (2002). Lexikon der Sprachwissenschaft. Stuttgart.
  • Coseriu, Eugenio. (1992). Einführung in die Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft. Tübigen.
  • Fleischer, W.; Helbig, G.; Lerchner, G. (Hrsg.). (2001). Kleine Enzyklopädie deutsche Sprache. Frankfurt am Main. u.a.
  • Glück, Helmut (Hrsg.). (1993). Metzler Lexikon Sprache. Stuttgart/Weimar.
  • GRAEFEN, Gabriele a Martina LIEDKE-GÖBEL. (2020). Germanistische Sprachwissenschaft: Deutsch als Erst-, Zweit- oder Fremdsprache. Tübingen.
  • HELBIG, Gerhard a Joachim BUSCHA. (2021). Deutsche Grammatik. Ein Handbuch für den Ausländerunterricht. Stuttgart.
  • Hg. v. Dudenred. (2022). Duden - Die Grammatik. Berlin.
  • König, W. (2004). dtv-Atlas Deutsche Sprache. München.
  • Krämer, Sybille. (2001). Sprache, Sprechakt, Kommunikation. Sprachtheoretische Positionen des 20. Jahrhun. Frankfurt am Main.
  • Linke, Angelika; Nussbaumer, Markus; Portmann, Paul R. (2004). Studienbuch Linguistik. Tübingen.
  • Rinas, Karsten. (2015). Einführung in die Sprachwissenschaft. I., Die sprachlichen Ebenen. Olomouc.
  • Saussure, Ferdinand de. (1967). Grundfragen der allgemeinen Sprachwissenschaft. Berlin.


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