Course: German-Czech Language Contact

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Course title German-Czech Language Contact
Course code KGER/N005
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction German
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Schuppener Georg, prof. Dr. phil.
  • Bergerová Hana, doc. Dr.
Course content
1. Contextual linguistics 2. Contact and language conflict 3. Foundations of German-Czech Relations 4. History of German-Czech Language Contact 5. German-Czech language contacts at the time of Jan Hus 6. Development of language contacts in the 18th century 7. Development of language contacts in the 19th century 8. Developing linguistic contacts until the end of World War I. 9. Development of language contacts during the existence of Czechoslovakia 10. Development of language contacts from 1938 to 1945 11. Language contacts after 1945 12. Today's situation

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes of the course unit The aim of the course is to convey the theoretical foundations and overview of Czech-German language contact, including its effects, both in its social and political and historical context. The regional linguistic contacts in Central and Eastern Europe and the mutual influences of German and Czech language are taken into account.
Student gains - knowledge of the development of German-Czech language contacts, - knowledge of the basics of historical linguistics, - competence to analyse historical sources.
Prerequisites
None

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Credit requirements: - Regular active participation - Continuous fulfilment of assigned tasks - successful participation in the final discussion
Recommended literature
  • Goebl, H. Kontaktlinguistik: ein internationales Handbuch. Handbücher zur Sprach und Kommunikationswissenschaft, Bd. 12.1. Berlin/New York, 1996.
  • Mauerer, C. Mehrsprachigkeit in Mittel-, Ost- und Südosteuropa: Gewachsene historische Vielfalt oder belastendes Erbe der Vergangenheit. Regensburg: Friedrich Pustet, 2017.
  • Riehl, C. M. Sprachkontaktforschung: Eine Einführung. Tübingen, 2009.
  • Skála, E. Tschechisch-deutsche Sprachkontakte. In: Germanistica Pragensia XII. 1994.


Study plans that include the course
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