Course: Syntax

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Course title Syntax
Course code UMJL/A4SYN
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Masár Machová Dagmar, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Mazáková Tereza, Mgr.
Course content
The subject covers the following topics: - Levels of analysis of a sentence (semantics, morphology, syntax, information structuring) - Subjects (expletive subjects, pro-drop languages) - Objects (direct vs. indirect) - Passivization (form and function, English vs. Czech) - Negation (types of negation, unique negation vs. negative concord) - English sentence patterns, word order - Subordinate clauses (nominal, relative, adverbial) - Information structuring (theme/rheme, eng-weight princip)

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecturing, Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book), Practice exercises
  • Preparation for examination - 50 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 30 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 42 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 28 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Knowledge of Morphology (parts of speech, nouns, NPs, pronouns, APs, verbal morphology, auxiliaries and modals)
Knowledge of Morphology (parts of speech, nouns, NPs, pronouns, APs, verbal morphology, auxiliaries and modals)
learning outcomes
To list the types of sentence functions, semantic roles and phrase types
To list the types of sentence functions, semantic roles and phrase types
To define subject and object and their morphological and syntactic properties
To define subject and object and their morphological and syntactic properties
To describe morphosyntactically the process of passivization
To describe morphosyntactically the process of passivization
To list the types of negation
To list the types of negation
To define a subordinate clause and list its types
To define a subordinate clause and list its types
To describe the basic principles of information structuring in a sentence (theme - rheme)
To describe the basic principles of information structuring in a sentence (theme - rheme)
Skills
To analyze correctly the sentence function, semantic role and phrase type of a given constituent
To analyze correctly the sentence function, semantic role and phrase type of a given constituent
To explain the difference in the function of the passive voice in English and Czech
To explain the difference in the function of the passive voice in English and Czech
To explain the difference between the negation in English and Czech
To explain the difference between the negation in English and Czech
To analyze correctly subordinate clauses and their types
To analyze correctly subordinate clauses and their types
To analyze word order in an English sentence
To analyze word order in an English sentence
To explain the impact of information structuring principles on the English word order
To explain the impact of information structuring principles on the English word order
teaching methods
Knowledge
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Lecturing
Lecturing
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
assessment methods
Essay
Grade (Using a grade system)
Grade (Using a grade system)
Essay
Written examination
Written examination
Recommended literature
  • Brinton, L., and Brinton, D. The Linguistic Structure of Modern English. Amsterdam, 2010.
  • Dušková, L. Mluvnice současné angličtiny na pozadí češtiny. Praha: Academia, 2012.
  • Fromkin, V et al. An Introduction to Language. Cengage Learning, 2013.
  • HUDDLESTON, R. and P., GEOFFREY K. A Students Introduction to English Grammar. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2002.
  • Koeneman, O. and Zeijlstra, H. Introducing Syntax. Cambridge, 2017.
  • QUIRK, R. A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language. Longman, 1994.
  • Quirk, R., and Greenbaum, S. A Student´s Grammar of the English language. Longman, 1991.
  • Veselovská, Ludmila. English Syntax (1) Syllabi for the Lectures, Examples and Exercises. Olomouc, 2017. ISBN 978-80-244-5127-5.
  • Veselovská, Ludmila. English Syntax (2) Syllabi for the Lectures, Examples and Exercises. Olomouc, 2017. ISBN 978-80-244-5128-2.


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