Course: English Morphology II

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Course title English Morphology II
Course code UAN/7MA2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Kos Petr, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Kozubíková Šandová Jana, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Nouns - gender 2. Nouns - case 3. Pronouns 4. Adjectives 5. Adverbs 6. Verbs - auxiliary and modal verbs 7. Verbs - semantic classification of verbs 8. Verbs - the tense system 9. Verbs - verbal categories 10. Prepositions, conjunctions 11. Numerals, interjections 12. Overall morphological analysis 13. Revision

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
The course continues English Morphology I. It focuses on a detailed description of individual word-classes, their categories and both syntactic and semantic characteristics. Part of the course is an elaboration of a seminar paper, the results of which are also orally presented at a seminar. The lecture summarizes theoretical issues connected to the topic which are subsequently practised in the practicals.
The student explains the given characteristics of the parts of speech covered. The student discusses the morphological aspects of an English written text. The student analyzes individual parts of speech in an English written text. The student performs a morphological analysis of an English text.
Prerequisites
No preliminary requirements.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance assessment, Test

Active participation in class, seminar work, final examination.
Recommended literature
  • Dušková, L. et al. Mluvnice současné angličtiny na pozadí češtiny. Praha: Academia, 2006.
  • Dušková, L., et al. Morfologie současné angličtiny: sbírka cvičení, příkladů a textů k morfologickému rozboru. Praha: Karolinum, 2010.
  • Huddleston, R. D., Pullum, G. K. The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language. Cambridge: CUP, 2002.
  • Quirk, R., et al. A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language. Harlow: Pearson Longman, 1985.


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