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Lecturer(s)
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Dach Stefanie, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Kapusta Jan, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Introduction 2. The problem of meaning 3. Early theories of meaning (Frege, early Wittgenstein, verificationism) 4. Holistic approaches to language (Quine, later Wittgenstein) 5. Communication and pragmatics (presupposition, conversational maxims and implicatures, speech acts) 6. Language acquisition (ostensive approach and its critique, Chomsky) 7. The origin of language (Enlightenment theories, biological vs. cultural evolution) 8. Language and thought (mutual influences, the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, linguistic relativism) 9. Representationalist conceptions of language and their critique 10. Structuralism and postmodern approaches to language (de Saussure, Derrida) 11. Universal and ideal language 12. Language, society, and power
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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- Contact hours
- 39 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 30 hours per semester
- Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40)
- 15 hours per semester
- Preparation for formative assessments (2-20)
- 20 hours per semester
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| characterize the basic interpretative and analytical methods of sociocultural anthropology characterize the basic conceptual apparatus of sociocultural anthropology characterize the basic sociocultural theories of culture |
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| read and critically analyze a technical text understand a text written in English use electronic information sources |
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| characterize and explain terms and conceptual tools in the field of linguistic anthropology, linguistic relativism theory, structuralism, semiology, semantics, sociolinguistics, speech act theory, discourse theory, deconstruction, dialogical and cognitive approaches to language describe or summarize the historical development of anthropological, linguistic, and philosophical concepts of language explain the uses of linguistic models in sociocultural |
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| apply basic interpretative procedures of the presented approaches to language research identify, classify, and analyze individual linguistic phenomena critically reflect on the sources and literature with which they work |
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| Textual studies |
| Self-study of literature |
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| Seminar classes |
| Skills demonstration |
| Students' portfolio |
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| Lecture |
| Textual studies |
| Self-study of literature |
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| Combined exam |
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| Seminar work |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
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| Combined exam |
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Recommended literature
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Austin, J. L. Jak udělat něco slovy. Praha: Filosofia, 2000. ISBN 80-7007-133-8.
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Cassirer, Ernst. Filosofie symbolických forem. 1, Jazyk. Praha: Oikoymenh, 1996. ISBN 80-86005-10-0.
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Gadamer, Hans-Georg. Pravda a metoda I : nárys filosofické hermeneutiky. Vyd. 1. Praha: Triáda, 2010. ISBN 978-80-87256-04-6.
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Heidegger, Martin. Básnicky bydlí člověk : německo-česky. 2., opr. vyd. Praha: Oikoymenh, 2006. ISBN 80-7298-165-X.
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Hroch, Jaroslav. Filosofická hermeneutika v dějinách a současnosti. Vyd. 1. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1997. ISBN 80-210-1709-0.
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Lycan, William G. Philosophy of language : a contemporary introduction. London: Routledge, 2002. ISBN 0-415-17116-4.
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Peregrin, Jaroslav. Kapitoly z analytické filosofie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Filosofia, 2005. ISBN 80-7007-207-5.
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Peregrin, Jaroslav. Význam a struktura. 1. vyd. Praha: Oikoymenh, 1999. ISBN 80-86005-93-3.
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Pinker, Steven. Jazykový instinkt : jak mysl vytváří jazyk. Vyd. 1. Praha: Dybbuk, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7438-006-8.
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