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Text Linguistics and Stylistics - OINA3A011A
Title: Text Linguistics and Stylistics
Guaranteed by: Katedra anglického jazyka a literatury (41-KAJL)
Faculty: Faculty of Education
Actual: from 2021
Semester: winter
E-Credits: 4
Examination process: winter s.:
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:1/1, Ex [HT]
Extent per academic year: 0 [hours]
Capacity: unknown / unknown (unknown)
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
State of the course: taught
Language: English
Teaching methods: full-time
Teaching methods: full-time
Guarantor: doc. PhDr. Renata Pípalová, CSc.
Annotation -
Last update: PhDr. Monika Kadrnožková, Ph.D. (26.10.2020)
The course introduces the students into the parole area of linguistics, familiarizing them with essentials of textual and stylistic analysis. Since the course deals with macrotextual and microtextual phenomena and also takes account of some contrastive issues, it will be valuable for language proficiency and teaching. Themes: 1. Introduction. Basic concepts 2. Approaches to style. Style and register. 3. Approaches to style. 2. Functional frameworks of style 4. Approaches to style. 3. Other schools and treatments 5. Intertextuality. Prior texts. Text types. Genres 6. Text Structure/Organization 7. Texture 1. Cohesive ties and the system of cohesive devices 8. Texture 2. Cohesive chains 9. Thematic progressions 10. Paragraph types, paragraphing and paragraph build-up 11. Coherence 12. Review; Comprehensive analysis of a sample
Descriptors -
Last update: doc. PhDr. Renata Pípalová, CSc. (10.09.2021)
individual self-study of literature: 20 hours per semester
individual work with study materials: 15 hours per semester
assignments: 15 hours
no seminar paper
Literature -
Last update: PhDr. Monika Kadrnožková, Ph.D. (26.10.2020)

CRYSTAL, David, DAVY, Derek. Investigating English Style. 16th ed. Abingdon, Oxon and New York: Routledge, 2013. ISBN 9780582 550 11 7.

DANEŠ, František. “Functional Sentence Perspective“ and Text Connectedness. In: Maria E. Conte, Janos S. PETӦFI, Emel SӦZER (eds). Text and Discourse Connectedness. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Co., 23-31, 1989. ISBN9789027230171

DANEŠ, František. The Paragraph. A Central Unit of the Thematic and Compositional Buildup of Texts, InBrita WARVIK, Sanna K.TANSKANEN, Risto HILTUNEN (eds) Organization of Discourse, Proceedings from the Turku Conference, Turku: University of Turku, 1995, 29-40. ISBN 951-29-0572-8.

ESSER, Jűrgen. Introduction to English Text-Linguistics. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang, 2009.  ISBN 978-3-631-56003-7.

FAIRCLOUGH, Norman. Analyzing Discourse: Textual Analysis for Social Research. London and New York: Routledge, 2003. ISBN 0-415-25893-6.

HALLIDAY, Michael. A. K., HASAN, Ruqaiya. Language, Context, and Text: Aspects of Language in a Social-Semiotic Perspective. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1985. ISBN:0-19-437154-9.        

JOHNSTONE, Barbora. Discourse Analysis. Malden, Mass.; Oxford: Blackwell. 3rd ed. 2018. ISBN 978-111 9257691.

NORGAARD, Nina, BUSSE, Beatrix, MONTORO, Rocio. Key Terms in Stylistics, London, New York: Continuum, 2010. ISBN 978-0-8264-1948-4.

TÁRNYIKOVÁ, Jarmila. From Text to Texture: An Introduction to Processing Strategies. Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci: Olomouc, 2009. ISBN 9788024424293.

Requirements to the exam -
Last update: doc. PhDr. Renata Pípalová, CSc. (12.09.2021)

A student may take the written exam as long as they completed successfully all the seminar requirements (adequate attendance, active participation in seminars, presentation, five assignments turned in at satisfactory level). Prior to taking the practical part of the written exam, the candidate provides the examiner with their reading list, including essential sources and a minimum of 6 sources recommended for reading with three different syllabus topics.

The exam consists of two parts of equal value (max 30pts each), both held on the same day. However, the success in the theoretical part (a minimum of 15pts) represents a prerequisite for taking the practical (analytical) part. Therefore, failure in the theoretical part (less than 15pts)means the candidate failed all the exam and has to resit it. For a successful completion of the entire exam, the requirement is set at 40pts/60pts. Each candidate can take the exam three times during the same exam period. If a candidate chooses not to sign up for the exam dates registered in the SIS, they will not be offered any extra dates later in the exam period.

The theoretical part verifies the candidate´s theoretical familiarity with the terms, concepts and issues covered in the course. The analytical part represents a comprehensive analysis of an unfamiliar sample from the standpoint of the topics covered in the course and the candidate´s readings.

In all parts, the proficiency and language skills are part of the overall assessment.

Syllabus -
Last update: doc. PhDr. Renata Pípalová, CSc. (12.09.2021)

Topics:
1. Introduction. Basic concepts
2. Approaches to style 1. Style and register
3. Approaches to style 2. Functional approaches to style
4. Approaches to style: 3. Other schools and frameworks
5. Intertextuality. Prior texts. Text types. Genres
6. Structure / organisation of the text
7. Texture 1. Cohesion, cohesive ties and the system of cohesive devices 
8. Texture 2. Cohesive chains
9. Thematic progressions
10. Types and build-up of paragraphs, segmentation into paragraphs
11. Coherence
12. Summary; comprehensive analysis of a text sample

Syllabus 2021:

1.(14/10/21) Introduction. Basic concepts (Essential sources: Halliday, Hasan, chapter 1; moodle 1.4) Recommended sources: Esser 1; Widdowson (1); moodle 1.1; moodle 1.3
2. (21/10/21) Approaches to style 1. Style and register (Essential sources: Halliday, Hasan, chapters 2-3) Recommended sources: moodle 2.2;
3. (4/11/21) Approaches to style 2. Functional approaches to style (Essential sources: Crystal, Davy, esp. Chapter 3; Vachek); Recommended sources:  Urbanová
4. Self-study: Approaches to style: 3. Other schools and frameworks (Essential sources: moodle 2.1; moodle 2.4); Recommended sources: Verdonk;
5. (11/11/21) Intertextuality. Prior texts. Text types. Genres (Essential sources: Esser 2.3; Esser, 6); Recommended sources. moodle 1.2; moodle 3.3; moodle 3.4
6. (18/11/21) Structure / organisation of the text (Essential source moodle 3.1) Recommended source  moodle 3.2
7. (25/11/21) Texture 1. Cohesion, cohesive ties and the system of cohesive devices (Essential source: moodle 4.1) 
8. (2/12/21) Texture 2. Cohesive chains (Essential source: moodle 4.1) Recommended source: moodle 4.2
9. (11/12/21) Thematic progressions (Essential source: moodle 5.1) Recommended source: moodle 5.2
10. (18/12/21) Types and build-up of paragraphs, segmentation into paragraphs (Essential source: moodle 6)
11. Self-study: Coherence (Essential source: Halliday, Hasan, chapter 6)
12. (6/1/22) Summary; comprehensive analysis of a text sample

Course completion requirements -
Last update: doc. PhDr. Renata Pípalová, CSc. (12.09.2021)

Regular attendance (up to two seminars may be missed)

Active participation is seminar activities

Regular reading of secondary sources and self-study

Reading list

One five-minute presentation per semester, based on independent reading on a text-linguistic or stylistic topic.

Five written home assignments per semester on syllabus topics at the candidate´s choice – analyses of short samples (selected by the candidate themselves) in view of a selected course topic (to be turned in a week after the particular topic is covered). In each assignement, a minimum of five features in the sample have to be discussed. Note: The last topic (comprehensive analysis) is not eligible for this purpose.

Written exam (both parts), a minimum 40/60pts.

 
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