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Lecturer(s)
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Masár Machová Dagmar, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Development of lexical verbs and their morphological categories Development of lexical verbs and their syntax Development of modals and auxiliary verbs, grammaticalization Categories and their morphosyntactic properties (lexical verb, auxiliary, modal) Verbs, auxiliaries and modals in formal grammar Auxiliary verbs do, be, have and their morphosyntax in contemporary English Lexical verbs, their semantics and categories Recent development in verbal morphosyntax (e.g. subjunctives, irregular verbs) Recent development in morphosyntax of modals, auxiliaries (e.g. gotta, wanna) Verbs, auxiliaries and modals in different varieties of English
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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- Participation in classes
- 28 hours per semester
- Home preparation for classes
- 56 hours per semester
- Preparation for course credit
- 36 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| knowledge of linguistic terminology at the level of a bachelor's degree in Philology |
| knowledge of linguistic terminology at the level of a bachelor's degree in Philology |
| learning outcomes |
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| describe diachronic development of the English lexical verb |
| describe diachronic development of the English lexical verb |
| describe the diachronic development of English auxiliaries |
| describe the diachronic development of English auxiliaries |
| describe the diachronic development of English modals |
| describe the diachronic development of English modals |
| define the properties of modern verbs, auxiliaries and modals |
| define the properties of modern verbs, auxiliaries and modals |
| explain the concept of grammaticalization |
| explain the concept of grammaticalization |
| describe recent trends in the development of verbs, modals and auxiliaries |
| describe recent trends in the development of verbs, modals and auxiliaries |
| describe the morphosyntactic properties of verbs, modals and auxiliaries in varieties of English |
| describe the morphosyntactic properties of verbs, modals and auxiliaries in varieties of English |
| Skills |
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| analyse the morphosyntactic properties of verbs diachronically |
| analyse the morphosyntactic properties of verbs diachronically |
| analyse the morphosyntactic properties of auxiliaries diachronically |
| analyse the morphosyntactic properties of auxiliaries diachronically |
| analyse the morphosyntactic properties of modals diachronically |
| analyse the morphosyntactic properties of modals diachronically |
| analyze the properties of each category based on the text |
| analyze the properties of each category based on the text |
| understand the process of grammaticalization on auxiliaries and modals |
| understand the process of grammaticalization on auxiliaries and modals |
| use the knowledge acquired in the seminar in an argumentative essay |
| use the knowledge acquired in the seminar in an argumentative essay |
| teaching methods |
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| Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book) |
| Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book) |
| Lecturing |
| Lecturing |
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| Text analysis |
| Text analysis |
| Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming) |
| Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming) |
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| Essay |
| Essay |
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Recommended literature
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Anderwald, Lieselotte. The Morphology of English Dialects. Cambridge, 2009.
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Brinton, Laurel J. - Bergs, Alexander. Early Modern English. Berlin, 2017.
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Brinton, Laurel J. - Bergs, Alexander. Middle English. Berlin, 2017.
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Brinton, Laurel J. - Bergs, Alexander. Old English. Berlin, 2017.
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Emonds, Joseph. The Syntax and Morphology of English Verbs. Berlin, 2022.
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Hopper, Paul - Traugott, Elisabeth Closs. Grammaticalization. Cambridge, 2003.
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Leech, Geoffrey. Meaning and the English Verb. New York, 2014.
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Lightfoot, David. Principles of Diachronic Syntax. Cambridge, 1979.
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Lobeck, Anne - Denham, Kristin. Navigating English Grammar. Malden, 2014.
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Millward, C. M. - Hayes, Mary. A Biography of the English Language. Boston, 2011.
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Warner, Anthony. English Auxiliaries. Structure and History. Cambridge, 1993.
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