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Introduction to Linguistics (ZJAZ course)

Introduction to Linguistics (ZJAZ course). Martin Adam Brno, Intensive Session 12-IX-08. Teacher . Mgr. Martin Adam, Ph.D. Office hours: Mon 9:45-10:30 Tue 10:45-11:30 E-mail: martinadamcz@yahoo.com Other courses: Normative Syntax, Functional Syntax, Text Analysis, FSP, Phonetics.

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Introduction to Linguistics (ZJAZ course)

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  1. Introduction to Linguistics(ZJAZ course) Martin Adam Brno, Intensive Session 12-IX-08

  2. Teacher • Mgr. Martin Adam, Ph.D. • Office hours: • Mon 9:45-10:30 • Tue 10:45-11:30 • E-mail: martinadamcz@yahoo.com • Other courses: • Normative Syntax, Functional Syntax, Text Analysis, FSP, Phonetics

  3. „Soustředění“ Why the intensive session? 4 lessons today this PP presentation will be available at IS 2 more single lessons in the semester Groups A+C: 19.9. + 7.11. (teacher absent on 3.10.and 24.10.; chance to shift Phonetics???) Group B: 26.9. +17.10. Credit Test Groups A+C: 21.11. Group B: 14.11.

  4. Sources • The principal study material (reference was sent by email): Josef Hladký (2006): Úvod do studia anglického jazyka • Text proper (Czech and English parts) • Glossary of Linguistic Terms

  5. Moodlinka • E-learning support • details – M. Němec; preview now • Title of the course: Úvod do studia jazyka • Address: http://moodlinka.ped.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=941 • Password (login): ‚hladky‘ • all necessary sources (incl. the book) • mock questions (~ Credit Test) • extra materials (websites etc.)

  6. Procedure • 6 contact lessons per semester • Self-study!!! • Required: • Reading the whole book • Knowing selected issues from the book (Moodlinka + teacher‘s talk) • Reading the whole Glossary • Knowing the selected itmes (Moodlinka)

  7. Questions???

  8. Session 1 (pp. 1-10) • Language; philology • duality • 3 characteristic features of language • Sign nature • Functional approach • Language is a system • sign types (icon, index, symbol) • language functions (reference, expressive...)

  9. why is linguistics a science • language description • Phonetics and Phonology • Morphology • Syntax • Lexicology and Lexicography • Etymology etc. • translating Shakespeare • only main representatives!

  10. Session 2 (pp. 11-18) • V. E. Mourek • V. Mathesius • Prague School of Linguistics • B. Trnka; O. Vočadlo; I. Poldauf • J. Vachek • J. Firbas • handout "Prague School of Linguistics" (see Moodlinka)

  11. Historický vývoj angličtiny • (Celts, Gothic) • OE (7 century - 1100) • Anglo-Saxon (Germanic) • Latin influence • ME (1100-1500) • Skandinavian influence • Norman (Central French influence) • ENE (1500-1650) (+ handout with texts) • Spisovná vs. nespisovná angličtina

  12. Let’s have a break :o)

  13. Session 3 (pp. 19-24) • main features of regional varieties of English • Scottish • Irish • Canadian • American • Caribbean • Australian • South African • differences between Pidgin and Creole

  14. Session 4 (pp. 25-35) • a general outline of basic English and Czech dictionaries • Noah Webster • their types • etymological, pictorial dictionaries, dictionaries of false friends or idioms ) • Grammars

  15. Origin of language • Herder and his beliefs • Hockett • blending • duality • man - a social creature; brain, organs of speech; ear • human language • arbitrariness, creativity, displacement, reflexiveness, prevarication • basic data on Indo-European END

  16. HOMEWORK: - Read all today‘s material and study the assigned issues - Read the Glossary and study the assigned items *** See you on 19.9. (A+C) and 26.9. (B)

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