Course: German Philology - Linguistic Seminar

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Course title German Philology - Linguistic Seminar
Course code KGN/LGS02
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
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 seminar 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
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
Learning outcomes
The aim of this seminar 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.
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 seminar is held in German.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Written exam

Regular attendance at the seminar - up to two excused absences are permitted. The seminar concludes with a written test.
Recommended literature
  • Bartschat, Brigitte. (1996). Methoden der Sprachwissenschaft. Berlin.
  • 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.
  • 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.


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): German Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): German Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): German for Translators and Interpreters (2019_24) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): German for Translators and Interpreters (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): German Philology (2022) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -