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PhDr. Jan Vomlela, SU Opava
Lingvistická propedeutika


Requirements

Mastering linguistic terminology [pdf]
passing written test


Description

This course is designed for students of the first year. It will provide the participants with essential knowledge about the English language, its development, scientific study and basic linguistic terminology, serving as a preparation for their further study of English.

Recommended literature

Bolinger, D.: Aspects of Language.
Crystal, D.: The Cambridge encyclopedia of language.
Černý, J.: Úvod do studia jazyka.
Lyons, J.: Language and linguistics. An introduction.
Svoboda, A.; Hrehovčík, T.: An ABC of theoretical and applied linguistics.
Swan, M.: Practical English Usage. (List of linguistic terms)
Štekauer, P.: Essentials of English Linguistics.
Wallace, M.J.: Study Skills in English.
Yule, G.: The Study of Language.

Online resources

Linguistics Online at http://languagelink.let.uu.nl/~lion/
Overview of Linguistics at http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/3920/
Survey of Linguistics for Beginners at http://www.uni-kassel.de/fb8/misc/lfb/html/text/startlfbframeset.html
Linguistic Resources at http://www3.baylor.edu/Linguistics/Lresources.html
Center for Applied Linguistics: http://www.cal.org/resources/onlineresources.html
Online Glossaries of Linguistic Terminology at:
http://www.sil.org/linguistics/glossaryOflinguisticTerms/
http://sps.k12.mo.us/khs/linguistics/lingtrms.htm http://www2.let.uu.nl/Uil-OTS/Lexicon/
http://www.orbilat.com/General_References/Linguistic_Terms.html
http://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/~pxc/nlpa/nlpgloss.html

Time&Room

Mon 13.55, M8 (Masarykova)

Topics

- English and its position in the world
- Language skills and their development
- Celtic languages
- Language and communication
- Speech and writing
- Linguistics, structure of language
- History of English
- Phonetics and phonology
- Grammar: morphology and syntax
- Semantics - study of meaning
- Words and lexemes - lexicology and lexicography
- Language and society - sociolinguistics
- Language and mind - psycholinguistics
- Language and pragmatics - Pragmalinguistics
- Text linguistics and corpora
- Applied linguistics: language teaching, translation and interpreting