Course: Syntax

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Course title Syntax
Course code KČJ/SČC
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Pavlovová Mrázková Klára, PaedDr. CSc.
  • Jindrová Petra, PhDr.
Course content
Lectures: 1. Introduction to the contents of the subject, recommended literature, syntax as the science about textual units. 2. Sentence - clause, these concepts in modern syntax - the types of sentences according to the attitude of speakers. 3. Syntactic relations, the ways and means of their expression (predication, determination, co-ordination, apposition). 4. Irregularities of sentence structures. 5. Basic sentence elements and their expression. 6. Attribute, verbal attribute. 7. Classification of sentence patterns. 8. Sentence pattern with respect to the criteria of valence syntax. 9. Sentence pattern with respect to the criteria of valence syntax. 10. Understandable characteristics of the most important functional styles (scientific, administrative, journalistic, literary, and the style of everyday speech) 11. Objective and subjective stylistics factors. Spheres of style and stylistic levels. 12. Stylistics and textual syntax. composition of the text, stylistic procedures and forms. 13. Composition of the text, stylistic procedures and forms.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture with practical applications, Task-based study method
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 50 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 36 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 15 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 30 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
charakterizovat základní stavbu věty
vymezit základní rozdíl mezi větou a souvětím
vysvětlit principy syntaktického pravopisu
characterize the basic structure of a sentence
define the basic difference between a sentence and a clause
explain the principles of syntactic spelling
Skills
provést syntaktický rozbor pravidelných typů vět a souvětí
aplikovat zásady syntaktického pravopisu
apply the principles of syntactic spelling
perform a syntactic analysis of regular types of sentences and clauses
Competences
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
characterize sentence members
interpret sentence in terms of both formal and semantic
identify syntactical and semantic relationships and means of their expressing
define the fundamental differences between the terms sentence and utterance
explain basic questions of semantic-oriented syntax (grammatical sentence formula, semantic sentence formula)
name functional styles and characterize their basic features
name objective and subjective style creating factors and characterize their interrelationship
explain the problems of stylistic characteristics of language means
name stylistic processes and basic stylistic formations and explain their matter
Skills
analyse the coherent text in terms of the construction of the sentences, in terms of the sentence-membership validity of the individual expressions
write by sentence formulas the underlying sentence structure of each utterance
analyse the coherent text in terms of composition construction
find style creating language means (phonological, morphological, word-forming, syntactic and lexical) in concrete text and characterize them in term of their style markers
define the stylistic prosesses used in texts of particular style areas
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Task-based study method
Lecture with visual aids
Interactive lecture
Skills
Lecture with visual aids
Task-based study method
Competences
Task-based study method
Textual studies
assessment methods
Knowledge
Skills demonstration during practicum
Combined exam
Test
Seminar work
hree intermediate tests during the semester, formative assessment. Combined exam: one final written test, summative assessment, oral part of the exam, interpretation of individual topics in a broader context
Skills
Combined exam
Self-evaluation
Competences
Continuous assessment
Self-evaluation
Recommended literature
  • Bachmannová, Jarmila,; Karlík, Petr; Nekula, Marek; Pleskalová, Jana. Encyklopedický slovník češtiny. Praha : Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2002. ISBN 80-7106-484-X.
  • Bauer, Jaroslav; Grepl, Miroslav. Skladba spisovné češtiny. Vyd. 1. Praha : Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1972.
  • Čechová, M. a kol. Čeština - řeč a jazyk. Praha, 1996.
  • Čechová, Marie; Krčmová, Marie,; Minářová, Eva. Současná stylistika. Vyd. 1. Praha : NLN, Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7106-961-4.
  • Čechová, Marie. Současná česká stylistika. Praha : ISV nakladatelství, 2003. ISBN 80-86642-00-3.
  • Čechová, Marie. Stylistika současné češtiny. Vyd. 1. Praha : ISV nakladatelství, 1997. ISBN 80-85866-21-8.
  • Daneš, F. Věta a text. Praha, 1985.
  • Daneš, František; Hlavsa, Zdeněk. Větné vzorce v češtině. Praha : Academia, 1981.
  • Daneš, František. Mluvnice češtiny : Vysokošk. učebnice pro stud. filozof. a pedagog. fakult. Díl 3., Skladba. Praha : Academia, 1987.
  • Grepl, Miroslav. Jak dál v syntaxi. Vyd. 1. Brno : Host, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7294-511-5.
  • Grepl, Miroslav,; Karlík, Petr,; Nekula, Marek,; Rusínová, Zdenka. Příruční mluvnice češtiny. Praha : NLN, Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7106-980-5.
  • Grepl, Miroslav; Karlík, Petr. Skladba češtiny. Olomouc : Votobia, 1998. ISBN 80-7198-281-4.
  • Grepl, Miroslav; Karlík, Petr. Skladba spisovné češtiny : Vysokošk. učebnice pro stud. filozof. fakult. 1. vyd. Praha : SPN, 1986.
  • Hausenblas, Karel. Výstavba jazykových projevů a styl. Praha, 1971.
  • Jedlička, Alois. Základy české stylistiky. Praha : Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1970.
  • Kopečný, František. Základy české skladby. Praha : Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1958.
  • Mistrík, Jozef. Štylistika. Prvé vydanie. 1985.
  • Šmilauer, Vladimír. Novočeská skladba. Praha : Mikuta, 1947.
  • Štícha, František. Akademická gramatika spisovné češtiny. 2013. ISBN 978-80-200-2205-9.
  • Štícha, František. Kapitoly z české gramatiky. Vyd. 1. Praha : Academia, 2011. ISBN 978-80-200-1845-8.
  • Vaňková, Jana; Vejvodová, Jana. Soubor úkolů k syntaktické analýze textů. I.. Plzeň : Západočeská univerzita, 2004. ISBN 80-7043-325-6.


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