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Course: Linguistic Methodology

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Course title Linguistic Methodology
Course code KRI/JM
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Zajícová Lenka, prof. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Systemic-functional linguistics. 2. Discourse and discourse analysis. 3. Critical discourse analysis. 4. Rhetoric and rhetorical analysis. 5. Pragmatics - theory of speech acts. 6. Conversational implicature 7. Cognitive approach to language. 8. Prototype semantics 9. Conceptualization and language structuring 10. Methodology for the analysis of multimodal and multimedia texts. Texts for seminars: Lorenzo Renzi & Alvise Andreose, "Manuale di linguistica e filologia romanza", cap. II ("Il paradigma classico") Lorenzo Renzi & Alvise Andreose, "Manuale di linguistica e filologia romanza", cap. III ("Il paradigma storico") Lorenzo Renzi & Alvise Andreose, "Manuale di linguistica e filologia romanza", cap. IV ("Il paradigma moderno: la lingua come struttura e la visione sincronica del linguaggio") Lorenzo Renzi & Alvise Andreose, "Manuale di linguistica e filologia romanza", cap. V ("Variazione sociale e geografica") Ilaria Fiorentini, "Prefazione", in Chiara Meluzzi & Nicholas Nese (a cura di), "Metodi e prospettive della ricerca linguistica", Ledizioni, Milano, pp. 7-12, 2022 Chiara Meluzzi, "La raccolta dati sul campo (e in campo)", in Chiara Meluzzi & Nicholas Nese (a cura di), "Metodi e prospettive della ricerca linguistica", Ledizioni, Milano, pp. 37-51, 2022 Nicholas Nese, "La raccolta dati a distanza: metodologia per uno studio fonetico", in Chiara Meluzzi & Nicholas Nese (a cura di), "Metodi e prospettive della ricerca linguistica", Ledizioni, Milano, pp. 53-63, 2022 Federica Cugno & Lorenzo Massobrio, "Atlanti linguistici", in Raffaele Simone (a cura di), Enciclopedia dell'italiano, 2 voll., Istituto della Enciclopedia Treccani, Roma, 2010-2011 Wolfgang Schweickard, "Dizionario", in Raffaele Simone (a cura di), "Enciclopedia dell'italiano", 2 voll., Istituto della Enciclopedia Treccani, Roma, 2010-2011 Gloria Comandini, "Corpus linguistics nei nuovi media", in Chiara Meluzzi & Nicholas Nese (a cura di), "Metodi e prospettive della ricerca linguistica", Ledizioni, Milano, pp. 65-82, 2022 Filippo Pecorari, "Fare linguistica del testo", in Chiara Meluzzi & Nicholas Nese (a cura di), "Metodi e prospettive della ricerca linguistica", Ledizioni, Milano, pp. 117-133, 2022

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
  • Attendace - 24 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 31 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Course Credit - 30 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 40 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to introduce students to the main perspectives of language study throughout history and to selected methodologies in the field of contemporary linguistic research, in particular the basics of discourse analysis, cognitive linguistics and pragmatics. Special attention will be paid to working tools and research products.
The student has knowledge regarding the study of languages throughout history and selected methodologies and tools in the field of contemporary linguistic research.
Prerequisites
No special prerequisites.

Assessment methods and criteria
Seminar Work, Written exam

Written test and final seminar paper.
Recommended literature
  • Antelmi, Donela. (2012). Comunicazione e analisi del discorso. Torino.
  • Čermák, F. (2001). Jazyk a jazykověda. Praha.
  • Čermák, František. Jazyk a jazykověda. 3. vyd. Praha. 2022.
  • Čermák, František. (1997). Základy lingvistické metodologie: Nástin hlavních principů na pozadí obecné teorie vědy. Praha.
  • Čermák, František. (1997). Základy lingvistické metodologie: Nástin hlavních principů na pozadí obecné teorie vědy. Praha.
  • Černý, J. Dějiny lingvistiky , Olomouc: Votobia 1996 .
  • Černý, Jiří. (1996). Dějiny lingvistiky. Praha.
  • Černý, Jiří. (2008). Úvod do studia jazyka. 2. vyd.. Olomouc.
  • Dolník, J. Všeobecná jazykoveda. Opis a vysvetľovanie jazyka.
  • Dolník, Juraj. (2013). Všeobecná jazykoveda: opis a vysvetľovanie jazyka. 2., doplnené a upravené vyd.. Bratislava.
  • Hirschová, Milada. (2006). Pragmatika v češtině. Olomouc.
  • Lehečková, Eva, a Chromý, Jan (eds.). (2013). Teoreticko-metodologické výhledy současné lingvistiky. Praha.


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Palacký University Olomouc, date of update: 02.05.2026 23:52. Data created for academic year 2026/2027